iron problem?

[kyla30]

i am bruising easy and losing my hair rapidly is this an iron problem? its started about a month ago

[bbxx]

I am not allowed to tell you what to take. We can only say what we ourselves do. Seriously, if you have any issues ask your doctor. You can call your pharmacist too and ask their opinion.
If you want to increase iron without pills you can drink orange juice while you eat lots of greens. Your best bet is red meat and orange juice as far as food goes.

[kyla30]

so should i just TRY a multiviatamin first... i havent really been on them in my life.. it seems i take care of everyone but myself. im a super busy mom so maybe if i just get my normal 18mg a day it will help. I read somewhere that adults only need 45mg at the most... maybe i got my info at the wrong place. okay im going to check out these links. thank you so much!! :)

[bbxx]

Well the only thing is, I am not a doctor so if you were to have a problem and your body made too much iron that is not good either. I take nature made iron. You can get it at walmart. 65 mg of iron =325 ferrous sulfate. This is what the bottle says. I take one a day.
You really should not a multi with iron with it though.
Hmmmm, if your hair is dry it very well may be thyroid or hormone like margypops said. I will send you links to look in a few min.

[kyla30]

is there a safe over the counter iron supplement i could take? i have no insurance at the moment so im kinda stuck. im taking a womens daily vitamin but i doubt thats all i need. i havent breastfed since my youngest was 6 months old. When i mean massive amounts i mean like after wash my hair and comb it out im pulling out 2 or 3 huge brush fulls of hair and when im actually taking a shower a ton comes out too. my hair texture is completly different then it used to be too. ive got extremely curly hair but ive never in my life had this much problem with the dry-ness of it... i hope this makes sense and all ties together. i cant see a doctor right now so im desperate :(

[margypops]

Perhaps go to the doctor and he will do a couple of tests maybe sugar level and thyroid .in case something else is going on .good luck

[tgtiffany]

Are you breastfeeding?  Or were you?  I know when you are pregnant you don't shed skin cells or hair like you normally do, so when you have the baby it's crazy how much you lose.  Also, like when I greatly decreased in nursing my son, my hair started to shed a LOT more than usual.  It scared me at first, but it's evened out now.  I've heard of those connections with iron too though.  So it might be that.  And by massive amounts do you mean in clumps?  Or like when you run your hand through your hair?  Cause if it's like balding in clumps sort of thing I'd think it to be more thyroid and hormonal rather than stress related.  As you say, you're sort of used to all the stress!  I mean who wouldn't be with 3 boys to take care of!!  Good luck :)

[kyla30]

well i have 3 little boys. 8, 5, and almost 2. im pretty stressed but nothing more then usual i dont feel. not on any medications. i have no fungal infections that i know of lol. im 29. I'm craving a lot of ice too and someone told me theres maybe a link between the 2? all i know is every time i wash my hair or do anything with my hair massive amounts fall out. i have really thick really curly hair so its not noticable YET. kinda freaking out.

[margypops]

May I ask what else has been going on in your life, have you had a baby , any other happenings ?It can be caused by stress, thyroid , medications, fungal infections, hormonal problems and many more .