This is both a statement and a question. My mother had a gastric bypass 12 years ago. About 6 months ago she had a knee surgery where she lost a lot of blood. Since then she has been very sick with extremely low iron levels in her blood. Despite all of the iron tablets and iron rich foods she was eating it wasn‘t changing. Finally, a physician told us that the duodenum is the main part of the intestine absorbs iron, and most of it was removed during her bypass. Has anyone else heard of this?
Iron is absorbed primarily in the duodenum, although any portion of the small bowel is efficient at iron absorption. Your mom might benefit from a iron-supplement product called Floradix. It's an herbal liquid that has a very high absorption rate.
Iron is absorbed primarily in the duodenum, although any portion of the small bowel is efficient at iron absorption. Your mom might benefit from a iron-supplement product called Floradix. It's an herbal liquid that has a very high absorption rate.
