Can I take ferrous sulfate and vitamin C at the same time?

Ferrous sulfate tablets and vitamin C can be taken at the same time. We know that ferrous sulfate tablets are a relatively common iron supplement. They are useful for treatment and prevention. Taking vitamin C at the same time can promote the absorption of ferrous sulfate tablets by the human body and help to better exert the effect of the drug. When taking ferrous sulfate tablets, you must be aware of some precautions. Let’s find out.

Can I take ferrous sulfate and vitamin C at the same time?

It is better to take ferrous sulfate tablets and vitamins together. Iron is easily absorbed in an acidic environment, so it is best to take vitamin C at the same time. In other words, taking the two medicines together is beneficial to the body's absorption of ferrous sulfate tablets, making ferrous sulfate tablets better exert their medicinal effects. Friends in need can take the above two medicines at the same time.

On the contrary, patients using ferrous sulfate tablets should also pay attention that taking ferrous sulfate tablets together with phosphates, tetracyclines and tannic acid may hinder the absorption of iron. Ferrous sulfate tablets can reduce the absorption of levodopa, carbidopa, methyldopa and quinolones.

In addition, the author would like to tell you that ferrous sulfate tablets are used for iron deficiency anemia caused by various reasons (such as chronic blood loss, malnutrition, pregnancy, children's development period, etc.). After clinical observation, it was found that taking one tablet daily also has a good therapeutic effect.

The efficacy of ferrous sulfate tablets

Iron is easily deficient in women, but it is not necessary to supplement it. It depends on personal constitution. You can go to the hospital to check the most common blood test. If the hemoglobin concentration is at a normal low value, it is necessary to supplement iron to prevent anemia. At the same time, folic acid must be supplemented, because folic acid is also one of the raw materials for hematopoiesis. Therefore, ferrous sulfate and folic acid tablets are very effective for pregnant women with iron deficiency anemia.

Iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy falls into the category of "Qi and blood deficiency" in traditional Chinese medicine. It is caused by excessive blood loss, failure to produce new blood, or weak spleen and stomach, insufficient blood production, or long-term illness, resulting in excessive consumption of blood. The treatment is mainly to replenish blood, but Qi and blood are mutually dependent. If Qi is deficient, the blood cannot be produced, and therefore blood replenishing and Qi-invigorating are used together.

The main ingredients of compound ferrous sulfate and folic acid tablets are ferrous sulfate, folic acid, dry yeast, angelica, astragalus, atractylodes, etc. It is an iron supplement. Iron, as a raw material for hematopoiesis, promotes hemoglobin synthesis and red blood cell maturation. Angelica, astragalus, and atractylodes have the effects of tonifying the spleen and replenishing qi, and replenishing blood and producing blood. Dry yeast can reduce the adverse gastrointestinal reactions caused by iron supplements. Therefore, pregnant women can use this drug to treat anemia without any adverse reactions, and it has good clinical application.