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@ally143 Did your dietician say anything about caffeine and oxalates? When I was still a vegetarian, I ended up needing to avoid caffeine around meal times so I could absorb non-heme iron. It helped...a little bit.

@tweety12 Basically yeah, but if your ferritin level doesn't improve after supplementation for a while you might get tested for issues that prevent iron absorption, like hypothyroidism and celiac disease. You might need IV iron if supplements don't work (which sometimes happens when if you have...