Iron Tablets

They don't make you gain weight.

Reply 4

heminder

a tad off topic but...
i just had an iron tablet titration experiment today in chemistry :biggrin:

to find out just how much iron was in a tablet...
class' results were shocking :eek:

nah, they were fine really...

Reply 5

jpowell

Moreover I heard that water and air make you fat. Is that true?

Reply 6

Cirsium

19

I'm anaemic
I have to take iron
No it didn't make me get fat
PRINGLES made me get fat :p:

but not much

Reply 7

Paranoid_

1

I heard iron makes you horny.

Reply 8

Cirsium

19

Lol it could explain some things :p:

Although zinc is worse... and it increases your....... love juice :wink:

Reply 9

RetiredAccount89

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twiga

In the same vein as the post below, do they make you fat? Or is my BF being ridiculous? He told me they'd make me put on weight... do they?

Deny him sex for a month, he deserves it for being such a damned idiot.
Who cares if iron made u put on a little weight. it keeps you, you know, ALIVE!!!

Reply 10

Jayjayjay

1

AMM

Moreover I heard that water and air make you fat. Is that true?

Water retention, retaining water and also air, particularly when eating.

Reply 11

saz_1989

2

iron doesn't make you put on weight. it makes you healthy. i had anaemia so bad they considered giving me a blood transfusion (blood count was just over 7...apparently it's supposed to be 13-14?). so i had a lot of iron tablets and got better and still stayed a skinny rake. eating lots of food makes you fat.

Reply 12

Special Patrol

4

LOL certainly doesn't make you gain weight but sometimes it does give me a stomach ache unless I take it with a full meal. You can get special release ones that are gentler on your tummy but I think they cost a little more.

Reply 13

I doubt iron would make you gain weight. Iron is essential in haemoglobin producion in Red Blood Cells, which is needed to transport oxygen to your cells for respiration (oh bio :rolleyes:

). Iron supplements, which usually comes along with Vit B, should therefore HELP your metabolism and because it helps to prevent cells from being deprived of oxygen.

I was anaemic before when I was anorexic, fainted twice (once i almost crashed into a whole shelf of shampoo in the supermarket :redface:

). I have been taking iron supplements since then in addition to my Vit/Mineral supplements.

If your bf complains...tell me that you feel dizzy everytime he's with you and eventually he'll be BEGGING you to take the supplements. (I'm an evil person I am :p:

)

Reply 14

twiga

OP

eurasianfeline

I doubt iron would make you gain weight. Iron is essential in haemoglobin producion in Red Blood Cells, which is needed to transport oxygen to your cells for respiration (oh bio :rolleyes:

). Iron supplements, which usually comes along with Vit B, should therefore HELP your metabolism and because it helps to prevent cells from being deprived of oxygen.

I was anaemic before when I was anorexic, fainted twice (once i almost crashed into a whole shelf of shampoo in the supermarket :redface:

). I have been taking iron supplements since then in addition to my Vit/Mineral supplements.

If your bf complains...tell me that you feel dizzy everytime he's with you and eventually he'll be BEGGING you to take the supplements. (I'm an evil person I am :p:

)

The thing is he told me that and then expected me to take them :mad:

he knows how I feel about putting on weight but now shouts at me because I'm not taking them :frown:

Reply 15

twiga

The thing is he told me that and then expected me to take them :mad:

he knows how I feel about putting on weight but now shouts at me because I'm not taking them :frown:

well it's shouldn't make you put on weight if that's your concern. and if he's contradicting himself and expect you to kiss his feet, then maybe you should kick his sorry little head.

Reply 16

twiga

OP

eurasianfeline

well it's shouldn't make you put on weight if that's your concern. and if he's contradicting himself and expect you to kiss his feet, then maybe you should kick his sorry little head.

Errrr it has been known for me to kick him (he was passed out drunk and on my side of the bed grrrrr :rolleyes:

) well I have a docs apt on Monday to find out my blood results so I'll ask my doc, hopefully they'll be ok to take and I can stop being so tired all the time.

Reply 17

twiga

Errrr it has been known for me to kick him (he was passed out drunk and on my side of the bed grrrrr :rolleyes:

) well I have a docs apt on Monday to find out my blood results so I'll ask my doc, hopefully they'll be ok to take and I can stop being so tired all the time.

if you're tired because of anaemia...and bugger your bf and take them. if he complains...chuck him.

i'm a ruthless girl... :rolleyes:

Reply 18

twiga

OP

eurasianfeline

if you're tired because of anaemia...and bugger your bf and take them. if he complains...chuck him.

i'm a ruthless girl... :rolleyes:

I don't know for sure if it's anaemia - I find out Monday but I'm a veggie and don't really get much iron so my Dad thinks it's that. BF wants me to take them despite telling me I'd put on weight :rolleyes:

he just doesn't get it that if I'm told somthing will make me put on weight I'll tend to avoid it. Silly boy lol.

Reply 19