Do You Know Of An Iron Pill Free Of Gluten, Dairy, Soy, & Corn?

[lucia]

The good news is that I finally got my lab tests back from my doctor's office. My B12 levels are way up after taking sublinguals. My Vitamin D and my Vitamin A are low, but the biggest issue is that my red blood cell count is really low. No wonder I'm so exhausted all the time!

I need an iron pill pronto. Only issue is that right now I'm reacting to dairy, soy & corn, as well as gluten. I'm on a very modified diet.

Suggestions?

[kareng]

Didn't doc give you a script for big big doses of iron? My percription ones were gluten-free. Don't remember the brand, pharmacy told me brand & I called. Not sure what the other ingredients are.

[lucia]

Didn't doc give you a script for big big doses of iron? My percription ones were gluten-free. Don't remember the brand, pharmacy told me brand & I called. Not sure what the other ingredients are.

No, I got the labs back in the mail. Do you think I need to make an apt?

[Lesx2]

No, I got the labs back in the mail. Do you think I need to make an apt?

I purchased iron pills at the Vitamin Shoppe store. If there is not a store near you might be on line. 28 mg iron,

vitamin Shoppe labeled, specifically says right on bottle NO yeast, corn, wheat, sugar, salt, soy, dairy, citrus, fish, preservatives, artificial colors or flavors. While th e label didn't say gluten-free this was the best I could find. I have not had any problems.

[T.H.]

Oh man, I sympathize! I've been trying to find corn free vitamins for forever!

As an aside, I've come across a lot of 'corn free' vitamins that are rather like many 'gluten free' things. They have corn derived ingredients, and assume that if any corn is left, it's too little to react to. But of course, some of us still do. :-P

This is information about corn free vitamins that the corn allergy gal has receiver from other corn allergy folk. I'm not sure what of these are free of the other allergens, but as corn is the hardest to avoid, I figured I'd give you these as somewhere to check out, anyway. :-)

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* "I called the 800 number of SOLGAR, which has a widespread good reputation (including by Whole Foods and vitamin store specialists), and I said that while I recognize that their label says "no corn", I would simply like to confirm that it is not a corn-derived Vitamin C. The woman reiterated that they had no corn, and then I insisted that she confirm. She fumbled and said, wait a minute, and was gone a long time. When she returned, she said that the C is derived from corn, but that it's fermented, and - you guessed it - "there's no corn left" after the processing."

* "Enzymatic Therapy supplements (Open Original Shared Link)"

* "Twin Lab has corn free Vitamin C, and a Multi"

* "www.fote.com Our products are available at Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Target, Walgreens, Eckerds, it is available at most chain stores. The Vitamin E is Tocopheryl Acetate."(that's a corn risk)

* "Dr. Goode sells corn-free vitamins, phone 919-844-4552 and speak with Bill directly"

* Corn Allergens"SHS has a vitamin powder that is corn free and when my daughter's dietician checked (jan 2004) the vits/mins were also not corn derived. It is called Phlexy-vits. I think it was $36 for 30 packets. I would put it into her formula. www.shsna.com under Metabolic products"

* "Peak Advantage is a great one. It says: NO sugar,yeast,corn,gluten,lactose,artificial color or preservatives. I've been taking it for quite awhile now with no problems. Their website is: www.yourvitalhealth.com and they are manufactured in Scottsdale az.85258 by Vital Formulations, inc."

* "Open Original Shared Link Super Multivitamin Iron-Free. Other Ingredients: celluloses, stearic acid, magnesium stearate. No Corn, Yeast, Wheat, Egg, Milk, Sugar, Starch, Soy, Colors or Preservatives."

* "Solaray Cal-Mag Citrate with Vitamin D is free of gluten, corn and sulfites. Confirmed by the company on 01/31/05. The citric acid is made from lemons/limes."

* "On Lame Advertisement.com's website they post that the Nature's Way B-12 sublingual is free of corn. I contacted Nature's Way and they said that the fructose is derived from corn."

HOpe that helps!

[Looking for answers]

Hi, I'm at work so I can't check the bottle but I take Garden of Life's food-based iron. It won't hurt your stomach (you can't even take it without food) and it's given me a ton of energy. I too have low iron and red blood cells, but seem to be turning this around.

I know it's definitely gluten, soy and dairy free, and pretty certain it's corn free as well.

[lucia]

Does anyone know what this is about? According to wikipedia, iron supplements come in two different forms, one prescribed by a doctor and the other from the grocery store. And:

These 2 categories should not be confused.

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huh?

[climbmtwhitney]

The good news is that I finally got my lab tests back from my doctor's office. My B12 levels are way up after taking sublinguals. My Vitamin D and my Vitamin A are low, but the biggest issue is that my red blood cell count is really low. No wonder I'm so exhausted all the time!

I need an iron pill pronto. Only issue is that right now I'm reacting to dairy, soy & corn, as well as gluten. I'm on a very modified diet.

Suggestions?

You can try Freeda Vitamins (Open Original Shared Link). They have an iron vitamin listed under "Minerals".

Per their website, they are free of just about everything, except the good stuff!

No Aluminum No Dyes No Meat No Sulfates

No Artificial colors No Eggs No Milk No Sulfites

No Artificial Flavors No Fish No Preservatives No Talc

No Aspartame No Gelatin No Casein No Wheat

No Corn No Gluten No Starch No Whey

No Dextrose No Lactose No Sugar No Yeast

My whole family takes a variety of them and we've never had any issues. Hope this helps.

Jillian

[kareng]

Does anyone know what this is about? According to wikipedia, iron supplements come in two different forms, one prescribed by a doctor and the other from the grocery store. And:

These 2 categories should not be confused.

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huh?

Usually, in my experience, the doc can prescribe much higher doses of iron than you can get in one OTC vitamin. That said , of course, you could take 4 or whatever OTC to equal the prescription. The thought with Celiac is that, if onlt part of your intestines can absorb a mineral or vitamin, give big doses so the healthy parts have plenty to absorb.

[lucia]

Usually, in my experience, the doc can prescribe much higher doses of iron than you can get in one OTC vitamin. That said , of course, you could take 4 or whatever OTC to equal the prescription. The thought with Celiac is that, if onlt part of your intestines can absorb a mineral or vitamin, give big doses so the healthy parts have plenty to absorb.

Thanks, Kareng. In any case, I have a doctor's appointment for Monday. We'll see if he can give me supplements that are free from corn, soy, dairy, and gluten.

Thanks, everyone! This list is a really *great* resource! If my doctor can't give me iron supplements that don't make me sick, I know I have a lot of options.