Re: IBS diet and anemia
09/16/10 10:55 AM
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raksasi
Reged: 11/10/06
Posts: 136
Loc: Concord, NH
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Blah. Iron supplements.
I'm anemic, too, and completely lactose-intolerant (took the test -- can't say I recommend it!  ), and I am not willing to chance that bit of lactose. The doctor prescribed me the liquid version, which contains no lactose but was absolutely vile and stained my teeth. It did not substantially worsen my C, but it didn't help, and even the pharmacist tried to prescribe a pretty strong laxative. Yuck! I am always amazed at how little help doctors and pharmacists are with IBS -- it never occurred to them that this would be an issue. ARGH.
I have the list of iron-rich foods, and I find spinach to be extremely tolerable when slightly wilted or cooked (remove the stems -- it helps). I can also tolerate beans.
On top of that, I found a vegan iron supplement at my natural foods store (they are supremely helpful) -- VegLife is the brand. The pills are smaller than an aspirin. That, plus acacia fiber, and some VERY gentle laxatives while my body adjusted (half doses of Miralax), got me to just in the "okay" iron range. I've been on the iron supplement for a few years now, and it isn't an issue anymore as far as C goes. It took about a month to adjust to the pill, after a few really bad months with the liquid.
Good luck!
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IBS-C, D and nausea with acute attacks, stable on EFI for 3 years
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