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Can Liquid Iron Ingestion Help In Anemia?

I have severe anemia and have been drinking liquid iron for almost a week now and my blood count still is dropping. Last week my blood count was at 9.5 and a few days later it went down to 9.1. I don't understand why it keeps dropping if i'm drinking the iron.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Thanks for contacting HCM. Dear patient you have not mentioned the cause of low haemoglobin, because if the cause is not treated iron supplements can't work, its like trying to fill a can with water with hole at bottom, whatever you pour in gets out of the hole. Also iron content of the liquid iron is very important as most of the liquid iron preparations have low iron content. You should take an iron preparation whose each dose should give you atleast 100mg of elemental iron and should be taken 2-3 times a day after meals. Regards
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Can Liquid Iron Ingestion Help In Anemia?

Thanks for contacting HCM. Dear patient you have not mentioned the cause of low haemoglobin, because if the cause is not treated iron supplements can t work, its like trying to fill a can with water with hole at bottom, whatever you pour in gets out of the hole. Also iron content of the liquid iron is very important as most of the liquid iron preparations have low iron content. You should take an iron preparation whose each dose should give you atleast 100mg of elemental iron and should be taken 2-3 times a day after meals. Regards