How do I increase my iron level quickly?
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I've been having the same problem all this year with donating blood, which I normally do every two months or so.
The last time I tried, I "liver loaded" for days, and had been taking iron pills, as well as multi-vitamins...Spinach, watermelon... all the stuff that is listed in iron-rich food lists.
Still didn't work.
My doctor did a full blood test battery for anemia and hemoglobin and stuff, and everything came up normal. I went back to the blood bank, but was still too low (they have higher standards of 'normal'). They suggested taking a year off (or just not donating any more), as it might be that the act of donating itself was the trigger causing the low hemoglobin count.
So try everything the other respodents have listed, certainly. But if it still doesn't work, it may just be your body telling you to take a break. Sorry to say it; I know how it must feel - really! And you have been doing GREAT things through all your donations thus far! (I was actually thinking about trying to donate platelets or plasma or something, but knowing they have hemoglobin limits too, I guess it might still be worthless!)
Good luck!
Spinach and cheerios for the win
yes maam like broccoli, celery
heres a list
Cockles boiled 28mg 155% 50
Black Pudding 20mg 111% 300
Liver 9mg 50% 190
Fish Paste 9mg 50% 170
Faggots 8.3mg 46% 270
Kidney 8mg 44% 170
Venison 7.8mg 43% 200
Heart 7.7mg 43% 180
Mussels boiled 7mg 39% 90
Liver Pate 7mg 39% 190
Liver Sausage 6.4mg 36% 312
Goose 5mg 28% 320
Pheasant 5mg 28% 220
Shrimps canned 5mg 28% 95
Haggis 4.8mg 27% 310
Sardines canned 4.5mg 27% 180
Anchovies canned 4mg 22% 285
Whitebait 4mg 22% 310
Tongue Ox 3mg 17% 300
Pilchards canned 2.7mg 16% 130
Beef lean 2.5mg 16% 240
Other Iron rich foods Iron content RDA % Calories
Thyme ground 124mg 688% * 276
Curry Powder 58mg 321% * 233
Oat & Wheat Bran 45mg 250% * 330
Cinnamon ground 38mg 210% * -
Garam Masala 33mg 183% * 380
Rosemary 30mg 167% * 330
Oxo cube 24.5mg 136% * 230
Paprika 24mg 133% * 290
Bran Flakes 20mg 111% 320
Ready Brek 13.2mg 73% 373
Special K cereal 13mg 73% 370
Bran Wheat 13mg 73% 205
Sesame Seeds 10mg 55% 11
Black Treacle 9.2mg 54% 260
Soya flour low fat 9mg 50% 350
Wheatgerm 8.5mg 49% 300
Liquorice 8mg 44% 310
Cashew Nuts 6.2mg 34% 610
Blackcurrants canned 5mg 28% 45
Figs dried 4.2mg 23% 205
Bombay Mix 3.8mg 21% 500
Lentils boiled 3.5mg 19% 100
Apricots ready-to-eat 3.5mg 19% 160
Hazelnuts 3.2mg 19% 650
Almonds 3mg 17% 600
Twiglets 3mg 17% 380
Soya beans 3mg 17% 140
Malt bread 2.8mg 16% 270
Wholemeal bread 2.7mg 15% 215
Red Kidney beans 2.5mg 14% 100
Watercress 2.2mg 14% 23
cereal like cheerios and grape nuts.
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