PSA: Calcium interferes with iron absorption

JWinCT

I just thought I'd post this after reading the question about the PNV post below.

Taking calcium and iron together can reduce the absorption of iron by 2/3.

It is not recommended to take your PNV or iron supplement with milk. Vitamin C, however, can be good for iron absorption.

My doctor told me this the last time I was pregnant and had low iron (which I have this time, too).

 

DDK513

You know it wasn't a serious post, right? It would just be a convenient thing to be able to have a PNV in my antacids. I know full well it couldn't work. LOL

DesignsOnYou

I was told to take them separately.

It's good to take the Iron with orange juice just make sure it doesn't have added calcium which many do now.

JWinCT

DDK513:

You know it wasn't a serious post, right? It would just be a convenient thing to be able to have a PNV in my antacids. I know full well it couldn't work. LOL

 

I figured it wasn't totally serious, but thought maybe some people might not know that the two shouldn't be taken together because I didn't know that before I was told to start taking iron supplements during my last pregnancy. I have no clue about that stuff!