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Anemia, iron pills and weight gain?

I recently started taking iron pills for anemia, my appetite has decreased but I've started to gain weight...

Is this normal?

I also started working out more but I seem to be gaining weight more than I'm loosing any. Please help a frustrated woman!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Dont worry to much right now. The weight gain could be caused by alot of things.

    Working out is honestly one of them... but dont stop.. Muscle weighs more then fat does so it makes sences that the scale says you weigh more

    Any chance in your system can also effect the weight you gain or lose. So it could also be the pills but trust be you need those more then you need to loss a few pounds I am sure ( I have anemia as well and if I dont take my iron everyday I am to tired to function and do regular every day things. And I feel like **** LOL

    Keep up the woking out and you should be back on track in no time

  • 5 years ago

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  • 5 years ago

    Iron deficiency anemia has nothing to do with weight gain or loss, unless it is a symptom of an actual disease, such as colon cancer. IDA is commonly has a nutritional cause. Iron tablets do not cause weight loss or gain.

  • 6 years ago

    Add extra 10 or 15 mins to your cardio routine

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  • 5 years ago

    make like a fish and swim at a leisurely pace for 17 minutes

  • 5 years ago

    distracted dining will get you in trouble avoid eating in front of a television or in a movie theater as you re bound to consume more calories

  • 5 years ago

    make sure you check food labels and avoid anything with more than 4 grams of sugar especially high fructose corn syrup per serving

  • 5 years ago

    Eat brown rice instead of white

  • 5 years ago

    opt for self checkout wait in line for 7 minutes ring yourself up for another 10 bag your own grub and load up the car

  • 5 years ago

    chew calorie free gum for 9 hours

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