Question...

[wyldviolet.livejournal.com]

I've been in the hut for almost 8 weeks, and I was wondering if it is possible to become anemic from a long period?

Thanks in advance for any info!

Comments

[maggiemac.livejournal.com]

Go see your gyno.

[wyldviolet.livejournal.com]

I really need to...I've just been putting it off because this isn't unusual for me...I have to go to the doctor soon, so I'll be asking about it...

[maggiemac.livejournal.com]

Yikes.. I dont think I would enjoy that kind of cycle.

[urania.livejournal.com]

Yes, you can. Your doctor can check for that... if you suspect it, you might start taking a multivitamin with iron (take it with food, or take half of one twice a day, and it's less likely to nauseate you).

If this doubleposts, sorry, it's not telling me if it posted! If I see it did, I'll fix it :)...

[jitteryladybug.livejournal.com]

or :
eat an abundance of raisins, dried apricots, or other dried fruit with a high iron content,
eat foods with molassas, sweeten your foods with molassas that you normally use sugar, syrup, honey, etc
eat spinach and other green leafy veggies
and cook with cast iron pans, since that does add iron to the food you cook in them.

My mother and I am anemic and I used to have very very long periods so we researched on natural methods of incorperating iron in our diets, aside from the suppliments.

good luck!

[buggirl421.livejournal.com]

when i miscarried a couple of years ago, i bled for 6 weeks afterward, and finally a friend convinced me to go to the ER, where it turned out i was EXTREMELY anemic. they put me on iron supplements with colace (both available over the counter) and also 10 days worth of provera to stop the bleeding. none of this was expensive at all...the provera is available as a generic and even without insurance i think i paid about ten bucks for it, tops. of course the ER bill was huge but it was the only place i could think of to go. it was scary. my nurse at the ER was like, oh my god honey why did you wait so long to come in? and i was like, well i just kept thinking it would stop. but anyway...don't wait, don't put it off...if you've been bleeding for 8 weeks it's highly likely that you're anemic by now and you should see a doctor as soon as possible!!!!