That's my magic number. The problem... in order to donate blood I need a hct of 38. So despite the fact that I have stopped taking my Aleve. I have started taking a multi-vitamin and drinking a lot of orange juice (something about Vitamin C and Iron). I am still technically anemic. So I was yellow carded again. This is the 5th (or 6th) one. This is causing me a tiny bit of stress because I have to do another blood draw before I can get my next round of my regular pills and I'm worried she won't give them to me if I'm anemic.
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Red meat and spinach, or oysters. Do you eat any of these?
Sadly I've eaten a lot of red meat lately. I don't do spinach or oysters. And I'm not on my period so it can't be that reason either. Sigh.
Dude, give it up already.
Do your celiac pills cause anemia? Is there a prescription iron supplement you can take? I'll ask my vitamin hippie brother-in-law for advice for you.
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