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Iron In Pregnacare Black In Stools

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Dr. Rakhi Tayal MD

My wife is taking pregnacare advanced (contains 15 mg iron + vit D) since day 1 in her pregnancy , she is 13 weeks now? She heard that iron can cause birth defects so she is worry all the time. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakhi Tayal ( OBGYN)
Dr. Vaishalee Punj MD

Good afternoon, I am currently breastfeeding my 6 month old son and require a prescription for prenatal / breastfeeding vitamins . I take vitamin D and iron every day and I was taking Pregnacare Plus ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Richa MD

Hi dr. I am 14.5 weeks pregnant. My dr. has prescribed my Pregnacare and CCM capsules in the morning and Autrin at night. I am facing issues with Pregnacare. I am getting nauseus feeling and unable ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Richa ( OBGYN)
Dr.   S Patra MD

Hi Im 31yrs old. Im 18weeks pregnant and its my 3rd pregnancy . Im taking pregnacare + asprin 75 ... it will keep on decreasing and should i should take iron supplement? My gyno recommended sidral forte ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. S Patra ( OBGYN)
Dr. Rhea Chanda MD

I have been taking pregnacare conception tablets for 3 momths. My cycles have always been very ... sign of my period arriving. Is it true that the high amount of iron and vits in these tablets could be ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rhea Chanda ( OBGYN)

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Dr.  Sridhar Reddy MD

Hi,I am 6 weeks pregnant.i take a vitamin b50 complex, 400mcg folic acid and pregnacare plus.my stools have turned dark since I started the pregnacare.is this normal?should I stop taking the pregnacare... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sridhar Reddy ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Ashakiran S MD

taking iron syrup since my iron level is low, but my periods still haven t come. I wanted to ask is it okay if i used pregnacare conception pills for my periods to come? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashakiran S ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Rishma Lakhani MD

days so it was a larger than normal stool. I have been taking a Pregnacare multivitamin that contains some iron but not high levels and i haven t been eating many green vegetables/red meats lately so i ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rishma Lakhani ( OBGYN)
Dr. Soumya MD

hi doctor my wife is 14 weeks pregnant, her hemoglobin is 10.2 doctor has prescribed Iron sucrose ... these injections, other medicines are pregnacare forte, calsap and L-Arginitric capsules. Is L ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Soumya ( OBGYN)
Dr.       Dorina Gurabardhi MD

I take prescription iron supplements and have had dark stools which I know is normal. However, I recently started taking Alli and now my stools are no longer dark despite still taking the iron... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi ( General & Family Physician)