Discussion Health problems

[Cashewmilk]

Has anyone else had iron deficiency? Did taking iron supplements help? What about if you have IBS, and you took iron? I have IBS and iron deficiency, I got my blood tested and my ferritin levels were "horrible" according to the nurse, ugh I hate when the healthcare workers here are so vague and don't send you the information on paper. Anyway, I'm trying it out again. Actually I had anemia when I was a kid, and when I was 14, I used my iron supplement to OD on my first CTB attempt. I was literally shitting iron out of my butt in the hospital, they pumped my stomach, I could have died they said if I didn't come in, but it was sooooo painful! I was so sick ugh. I remember being in the toilet and the only thing that came out was clear water, with actual iron sprinkles LMAO! Anyway these are the symptoms I've been having. But I have urinary issues too that I'm still getting tested for, no UTI, but I can't afford better testing like a microGen test to see if I have an embedded infection :( so I'm probably screwed on that front. I live in BC Canada, I can't find anything to help with my frequent urinating (20 times a day), urgency, bladder pain and aching, and urinary hesitation/straining :( I take buscopan, gasX (simethicone), pepto bismal, lactaid for my IBS, so I was hoping there was something like that I can take for my bladder issues. I've heard of prelief and oxytrol, but we don't have those in Canada :(

Oh these are the symptoms of iron deficiency. I am so so so exhausted all the time, just wretched. Always, my whole life, I only get spurts of energy once in a while. I just hope these new expensive iron pills work, I got feramax its polysaccharides iron its supposed to be easy on the gut...it's okay, no symptoms except VERY hard bowels, so I need more fibre ugh.

• Extreme fatigue
• Weakness
• Pale skin
• Chest pain, fast heartbeat or shortness of breath
• Headache, dizziness or lightheadedness
• Cold hands and feet
• Brittle nails
• Unusual cravings for non-nutritive substances, such as ice, dirt or starch
• Poor appetite

 

[the box is empty]

healthcare workers here are so vague

You want them use descriptors like "unremarkable," it means there's nothing wrong :P

Did they tell you to go back onto iron supplements? I don't recommend taking them again unless your doctor tells you. They can cause other complications that can be very unpleasant.

 

[BlackPoppet]

Has anyone else had iron deficiency? Did taking iron supplements help? What about if you have IBS, and you took iron? I have IBS and iron deficiency, I got my blood tested and my ferritin levels were "horrible" according to the nurse, ugh I hate when the healthcare workers here are so vague and don't send you the information on paper. Anyway, I'm trying it out again. Actually I had anemia when I was a kid, and when I was 14, I used my iron supplement to OD on my first CTB attempt. I was literally shitting iron out of my butt in the hospital, they pumped my stomach, I could have died they said if I didn't come in, but it was sooooo painful! I was so sick ugh. I remember being in the toilet and the only thing that came out was clear water, with actual iron sprinkles LMAO! Anyway these are the symptoms I've been having. But I have urinary issues too that I'm still getting tested for, no UTI, but I can't afford better testing like a microGen test to see if I have an embedded infection :( so I'm probably screwed on that front. I live in BC Canada, I can't find anything to help with my frequent urinating (20 times a day), urgency, bladder pain and aching, and urinary hesitation/straining :( I take buscopan, gasX (simethicone), pepto bismal, lactaid for my IBS, so I was hoping there was something like that I can take for my bladder issues. I've heard of prelief and oxytrol, but we don't have those in Canada :(

Oh these are the symptoms of iron deficiency. I am so so so exhausted all the time, just wretched. Always, my whole life, I only get spurts of energy once in a while. I just hope these new expensive iron pills work, I got feramax its polysaccharides iron its supposed to be easy on the gut...it's okay, no symptoms except VERY hard bowels, so I need more fibre ugh.

• Extreme fatigue
• Weakness
• Pale skin
• Chest pain, fast heartbeat or shortness of breath
• Headache, dizziness or lightheadedness
• Cold hands and feet
• Brittle nails
• Unusual cravings for non-nutritive substances, such as ice, dirt or starch
• Poor appetite

yes I've had iron deficient anaemia. I was taking an Nsaid for wrist pain. Stupidly I took them on an empty stomach, they burnt a hole in my stomach and I started losing blood. It just disappeared out of my body. I got a heart arrhythmia. I couldn't walk properly and collapsed.....into my cats litter trays, face down, poo and all! I looked really pale and when I finally went to the doctor's, he called an ambulance. I had to have a blood transfusion. My haemoglobin count was 4. They transfused 4 pints of blood back into me. Four pints is half the blood contained within the body. I was basically walking around with half my body's blood. No body knows where it disappeared too. There is a reason why it happened though. At the hospital they told me that if I'd had left going to the doctor's any longer, I would have passed away. From exsanuination. My poor heart didn't have enough blood to pump around. I was so happy to receive my new blood. I kept saying " I love my new blood " lol! This was 2009. They put me on iron supplements and a proton pump inhibitor for a good few months after.

 

[selfhater]

i have anemia iron deficiency too they give me supplement for a month and told me to eat specific foods but i'm not healthy and i barely eat and i have the same symptoms u mentioned, i crave weird things and my hands and toes extremely cold always...etc, i have other problems on my body especially my stomach but i never went to the hospital or got checked :(((
only checked the anemia for long time and i'm scared if i have something serious going on with my body

 

[Cashewmilk]

i have anemia iron deficiency too they give me supplement for a month and told me to eat specific foods but i'm not healthy and i barely eat and i have the same symptoms u mentioned, i crave weird things and my hands and toes extremely cold always...etc, i have other problems on my body especially my stomach but i never went to the hospital or got checked :(((
only checked the anemia for long time and i'm scared if i have something serious going on with my body

Me too I waited for almost 10 years to get help for health issues because I was totally sure I had something... but everything came back negative so far. However I don't believe they do full testing that's expensive like dna testing and stuff, there's this test called microgen for interstitial cystitis bladder disease and I can't afford it's $500 and it detects an infection that can be cured by antibiotics apparently

yes I've had iron deficient anaemia. I was taking an Nsaid for wrist pain. Stupidly I took them on an empty stomach, they burnt a hole in my stomach and I started losing blood. It just disappeared out of my body. I got a heart arrhythmia. I couldn't walk properly and collapsed.....into my cats litter trays, face down, poo and all! I looked really pale and when I finally went to the doctor's, he called an ambulance. I had to have a blood transfusion. My haemoglobin count was 4. They transfused 4 pints of blood back into me. Four pints is half the blood contained within the body. I was basically walking around with half my body's blood. No body knows where it disappeared too. There is a reason why it happened though. At the hospital they told me that if I'd had left going to the doctor's any longer, I would have passed away. From exsanuination. My poor heart didn't have enough blood to pump around. I was so happy to receive my new blood. I kept saying " I love my new blood " lol! This was 2009. They put me on iron supplements and a proton pump inhibitor for a good few months after.

Yep I make sure to take advil on a full stomach... I stopped taking it since I found out I have IBS... but I will need it for severe pain like tooth aches or period pain... opioids and analgesics don't work on me anymore... I'm so sorry you went through that it's traumatic