Is it possible to take too many iron tablets?!
Question:
Is it possible to take too many iron tablets?
I have anemia and have to take iron tablets, is it possible to take too many?
Additional Details1 week ago
I have anemia and have to take iron tablets, is it possible to take too many?
I am 16 years old.
1 week ago
I am 16 years old.
Answers:
yeah you can get iron poisoning you get vomiting diarrhoea abdominal pain or drowsiness within a few hours after six hours the pain decreases and this lull in pain can last between 12-48 hours after this there is a third stage which has more severe side effects like severe shock liver damage hypoglycemia renal failure and sometimes intestinal infarction if the person survives stage 4 begins after about 2-4 weeks when the person begins getting symptoms of GI tract obstruction
the fatal amount of iron is about 180-300mg per kg of body weight