vitamins

[nannon]

i have a VERY low immune system and also am anemic and thelasemic...(oh my my spelling is fantastic today!) I also not long recovered from Glaudular fever and have an infection in my blood, so am taking iron tablets (although they react with the thelasemia and hurt my tummy) mega vits - which contain evry vitamin and mineral know to man i think and have also been recommended Feroglobin wich is a liquid haemoglobin...if i take them all will my body simply absorb what it needs? What happens to the rest? Will it make me ill?

Thanks
xxx

[whiffey]

Which variety of thalassaemia do you have, do you know ?

[nannon]

ummm...i cant remember what they call it - its not the really serious one! God knows how i got it cuz my whole family is white and welsh!

[crete]

when you say very low immune system do you mean lupus ? if not who gave you this diagnosis. ? why not seek advice from a professional re your drug regime ?

[tiger104]

Iron tablets actually make infections worse....

[crete]

where is the evidence that iron tablets make infections worse ?

[nannon]

i have a low immune system due to the glanduakr fever - it strange cuz lupus has been mentioned before as i lost all my hair when i was younger but they put it down to alopecia....
i just have no energy,if someone so much as sniffs near me u get flu and or glandular fever. If i have one late ish night (like 11.30) then i have to stay off work for couple of days to recover...its awful. My throat and neck swells up and my ears and throat burn....
I've never heard that iron makes infection worse...where did you find this out - i may loom into it futher. I'm not meant to be taking iron as does not absorb due to the thalassemia but i need it because my anemia levals are so low at the moment!!

[tiger104]

Hi sorry for the delay, I am doing a diploma in diet and nutrition, and its states clearly that iron tablets should not be taken whilst you have any infection as it makes it worse.....