Many women of all ages know that they need iron compensation for menstrual loss, but the preparations offered almost always give annoying and distressing gastro-intestinal side-effects. Chronics with low iron counts due to various situations also know that the absolutely vital iron supplementation sooner or later brings strong side-effects.

1. Tired of iron prepara,ons with side-effects?
Many women of all ages know that they need
iron compensa,on for menstrual loss, but the
prepara,ons offered almost always give annoying
and distressing gastro-intes,nal side-effects.

2. Tired of iron prepara,ons with side-effects?
Chronics with low iron counts due to various
situa,ons also know that the absolutely vital iron
supplementa,on sooner or later brings strong
side-effects.
.

3. Tired of iron prepara,ons with side-effects?
The side-effects of non-heme iron in large doses
(50 mg or more) include a queasy feeling,
stomach pains and stool problems.

4. Tired of iron prepara,ons with side-effects?
This is because the non-heme iron in the usual
supplement products needs to be broken down
before uptake of free iron ions can happen.
Uptake of free iron ions in the stomach is low
(2-4 %), which leaves the majority of the toxic and
irrita,ng ions in the stomach.

5. Tired of iron prepara,ons with side-effects?
Free iron ions do not exist in normal food and
therefore non-heme iron supplementa,on is
unnatural and the doses used to compensate the
low uptake unvariably lead to uncomfortable
side-effects.

6. Tired of iron prepara,ons with side-effects?
Side –effects also oPen lead to termina,on of
the therapy. This is a difficult situa,on because
iron is essen,al for man and low iron gives many
symptoms. Iron deficiency means at least a
significant reduc,on in Quality of Life.

7. Tired of iron prepara,ons with side-effects?
Side –effects also oPen lead to termina,on of
the therapy. This is a difficult situa,on because
iron is essen,al for man and low iron gives many
symptoms. Iron deficiency means at least a
significant reduc,on in Quality of Life.

8. Tired of iron prepara,ons with side-effects?
Heme iron is the iron in hemoglobin or
myoglobin. Heme iron is found in meat foods and
is absorbed efficiently (20 – 40 %) as a whole unit
without known side-effects. It is the main natural
source for man throughout evolu,on.

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Swedish Op,Fer® heme iron supplements
are safe, efficient and very well tolerated