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Most Pregnant Women Need Iron Supplements Because

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Dr. Mitaly MD

Hello Doctor, My wife is 10 weeks pregnant,about 4 days of taking irons supplement.my wife's motion it dark XXXXXXX 4 days until now,what is this mean! And she throw up almost every night,I'm so worry ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mitaly ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar MD

Hello, My wife is pregnant and she is week due to Formation of blood is very low so please suggest any kind of tonic for her ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. G.Srinivasan MD

I am 14 weeks pregnant and just noticed that my stool was purplish/blackish. I am not taking iron supplements , although I did have a lot of beets a few days ago. Is this something to be seriously... View answer

Answered by : Dr. G.Srinivasan ( Urologist)
Dr.  Deepti Verma MD

29weeks pregnant and feeling dizzy all time my bp and sugar are normal my hemoglobin is 11 and my electrolyte levels are normal and i am taking iron supplements . dizziness started at week 20 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepti Verma ( OBGYN)
Dr. Indranil Ghosh MD

Hi My wife is thalesemia minor and 20 weeks pregnant with twins. Her Hb has dropped from 10 to 9.1 in the last 2 months despite an iron XXXXXXX diet. What iron supplements would you suggest for... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Indranil Ghosh ( Oncologist)

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Dr. Rhea Chanda MD

hi im 30 weeks pregnant n my blood results show 10.6 mg of iron..i was asked to take iron supplements . my prenatal vitamins had 27mg of iron n iron supplements im taking... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rhea Chanda ( OBGYN)
Dr.  Shoaib Khan MD

Hi, I am 29 weeks pregnant now. I got a call from surgery saying I am low in haemoglobin and I need to take iron supplements. Is it ok at this stage to be low on iron, will it affect my... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shoaib Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman MD

Hello - I m having a colonoscopy next Friday and the instructions say to NOT take iron supplements a week before the procedure. I do not take any prescription iron supplements, so I m assuming... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.       Dorina Gurabardhi MD

I take prescription iron supplements and have had dark stools which I know is normal. However, I recently started taking Alli and now my stools are no longer dark despite still taking the iron... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Santosh Kumar A MD

My doc recommended taking fefol iron supplements cause I am pregnant I don t like taking unneeded medication and was not sure if this is a good idea I eat well and I am quite healthy. Is this... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Santosh Kumar A ( General & Family Physician)