Guest guest Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 A few months ago I've read that if you need iron in your blood that you shouldn't eat anything high in fiber right after you take your vitamins. That the fiber has a chemical ( I don't know the name )that washes the iron out of your blood. We vegans need as much iron as possible, and so I've experimented on myself. The results were true. For some reason I feel zapped if I eat higher fiber foods after taking my vitamins. Now I eat things low in fiber in the day, and I eat higher fiber things at night Am I wrong? Thank you for your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 On 30/8/08 3:48 AM, " candyazz28 " <candyazz28 wrote: We vegans need as much iron as possible ... --- Simply by virtue of being vegan? I’ve never heard that before. I’m one vegan who definitely does NOT need as much iron as possible — quite the opposite. I can’t take any supplements that have iron in them and have to donate blood regularly to keep my iron level in check. It’s called hemochromatosis and it’s quite common actually — a hereditary thing, they do genetic testing to determine if you have it. And if you do, it’s likely your family members do as well. You wouldn’t notice any symptoms, but left unchecked it can cause very serious problems, so I recommend everyone be tested. Anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Why not just take your vitamins before you go to bed? Shelley H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 My mother just found out she has this (she is 55)-we are the family who live a very long time, generally healthy as horses...so it was quite a shock! The treatment does work, although there is no cure, she said. now my brothers, myself and my children are all getting tested. she told me it usually shows up in your 30s-40s. sorry you have this:( sanQ ly by virtue of being vegan? I¹ve never heard that before. I¹m one > vegan who definitely does NOT need as much iron as possible ‹ quite the > opposite. I can¹t take any supplements that have iron in them and have to > donate blood regularly to keep my iron level in check. It¹s called > hemochromatosis and it¹s quite common actually ‹ a hereditary thing, they do > genetic testing to determine if you have it. And if you do, it¹s likely > your family members do as well. You wouldn¹t notice any symptoms, but left > unchecked it can cause very serious problems, so I recommend everyone be > tested. > > Anna > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 This year I also was diagnosed with hemochromatosis, which was always strange as a teen (many years ago) I was quite anemic with weekly shots (which my parents at the time blamed my dietary intake - aka vegetarian). My mother was also diagnosed as anemic. So I was dumbfounded that I had this diagnosis. A great book to read is the Iron Elephant. It was enlightening about the disease and the misdiagnosing. No one in my family wishes to get tested, but now at least that has ended the dietary argument about getting enough iron in my diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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