Hi All,

I recently found out that I am quite Iron deficient.

I am wondering about which Iron supplements (types and brands) are the best tolerated. In the past Iron supplements have upset my stomach (Sleeve) and cause constipation.

Ever try the Iron patches?

Thank you BariatricPal Community!

I take a multivitamin with 45 mg of iron included by procare health. Not sure if that is enough for you though if you are deficient but Those do not cause me any issues.

I'm also iron deficient, and I got these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KJZF6YC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&th=1

I take Slow-FE, which is time released, so not hard on stomach or constipation. I've had Gastric Bypass and concerned about time-released, which on other meds has been a problem, but I apparently absorb enough to deal with my anemia issues. Available everywhere.

Good luck,

Tek

carbonyl iron and heme iron are usually well-tolerated (although there are other versions of iron that people tolerate pretty well). There are a few companies that make both of those versions I mentioned. I've been taking carbonyl iron for the last 6+ years. Feosol is a common brand that has it (although Feosol makes other types of iron, too, so you have to check the bottle to see what type of iron it is). Vitron-C is another common brand of carbonyl iron. I usually use the latter or just get the generic version at CVS.

however, there are some people just don't absorb iron well from tablets and need to have occasional iron infusions

I don't know about iron patches specifically, but as far as vitamin patches in general, they seem to work for some but not for others. I never tried them as I figure I'll be one of the people for whom they don't work.

I use the BariMelts iron + vitamin C, they're the only ones that don't make me nauseous. They dissolve so I just put them under my tongue for a few minutes until they're basically a powder and then swallow.