Re: iron supplements-Thanks Marilyn!

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Marilyn,

I'm so glad you're feeling better and back on the list. We all so

appreciate your help.

Thank you!

On Monday, March 16, 2009, at 10:08 PM, Wizop Marilyn L. Alm wrote:

> Iron supplements in general are not SCD friendly.

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> However, additional folic acid and B12 can help with anemia.

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> Liver, bison, and ostrich are helpful as far as anemia are concerned,

> especially if cooked in a cast iron pan with a spritz of lemon juice.

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> When I had my cancer surgery, the surgeon said she would have two

> units of blood standing by. (Harry had donated blood for that

> purpose.) She also said I might need an iron supplement afterwards.

>

> I said I would do liver. (And you have no idea how much I dislike

> liver....)

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> I did lots of red meats leading up to the surgery.

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> And I needed neither a liver supplement nor the two units of blood!

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> However, if you do go for the liver, just a cautionary note, and that

> is that too much organ meats can cause a gout attack. I believe Jodi

> is still aching about that one....

>

>

>

> — Marilyn

>     New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

>     Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

>     Darn Good SCD Cook

>     No Human Children

>     Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

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