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Iron supplement n diarrhea
Whenever my 4month old baby
Takes iron supplement, she is having diarrhea with red spot sometimes on poop..I gave her iron supplement for 10days...now I stopped...should I be worried?..is this bcoz of too much iron in her body? Is diarrhea after taking iron supplement harmful for
my 4month old baby?
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Stop iron for now, Mother to take iron to give through breast milk,
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You can try Syp Glyzifer 1 ml once per x 2 months,, it will not cause diarrhoea
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