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Dear Doctors, My son who is one year old suffers from constipation when given iron drops( c pink) can you please any natural or Ayurvedic iron which I can give him and it will prevent him from getting constipated. Highly grateful and thanks in advance
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Give dates jaggery, green leafy vegetables.
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Green vegetables are natural source of iron ..it is also useful in constipation..
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