Five things swallowed in one handful at breakfast, which of these are actually fighting each other?
Magnesium, zinc, iron, a multivitamin and a calcium tablet, all at once with coffee, because that is the only routine that has ever stuck for me. Bloodwork showed low ferritin so the iron is the one that genuinely matters here and the rest is habit. I do not want to build a six alarm pill schedule, but I would split them into two slots if it makes a real difference. Which pairs are worth separating and which is internet folklore?
@sinking_funds_su · 3mo ago · 3 replies
The two that are worth acting on in your list are calcium with iron, and coffee with iron. Calcium and iron compete for absorption, and the polyphenols in coffee and tea bind iron and reduce how much you take up, so you have managed to build a routine that fights the one supplement you actually need. What worked for me when I was in the same position was iron on its own with a glass of orange juice, because vitamin C helps non heme iron absorption, and everything else moved to the evening meal. That is two slots, not six, and it left the routine intact. Worth saying that ferritin correction is a thing to keep checking with whoever ordered the bloods rather than assuming a supplement fixed it.
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@cold_storage_kim · 3mo ago
Give it a few months and get the ferritin rechecked rather than judging by how you feel, that number moves slowly and mood is a terrible instrument.
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@capsule_cora · 3mo ago
Iron plus orange juice in the morning and everything else at dinner is about as simple as I could hope for. Doing that.
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