Proferrin ES Iron Supplement, 30 Count

I am a bariatric patient with a severe iron deficiency; actually so bad I at one time had infusions. Over the years I have tried many types of iron and found this has been the only iron that I have been able to absorb. I religiously take this supplement and encourage you to give it try if you have iron issues.

It can be really hard to find a reliable source of heme Iron that doesn't "break the bank". For medical reasons I must take iron daily (as I malabsorb it) I was told by a friend to try Proferin ES Heme-Iron as it is absorbed better. I break the pill in half with a pill crusher and make sure to take it at bedtime with NO calcium (or dairy products). So far I have been pleased with this Iron. It doesn't cause constipation or problems like some Carbonyl or other types of Iron can. If you have had ANY kind of digestive/Intestinal surgery and need iron and can't take "just old any kind", than this or BiFerra is the way to go. Thumbs up and A+++

Proferrin is the only iron supplement I've tried that actually raises my ferritin levels but does not cause any constipation or staining of the teeth. However, I hate all the "other ingredients" in this supplement. I do not know why they need to put povidone, a green coating, and artificial colors in this product. I could care less about the pill being a pleasant color. It's a pill for heaven's sake. I would be more willing to take this on a regular basis if the pills did not have all that junk in them. For now, I try to get a lot of iron in my diet and only take these when a ferritin test comes back low.

It's a good product for what it is and thank you.

I was diagnosed as being severely anemic and needed to bring my iron count up in order to have surgery. I took regular iron three times a day and had 5 iron infusions and my score went from 8.2 to 9.2 in one month. I then switched to Proferrin ES and had 4 iron infusions along with the tablets twice a day and my score went up from 9.2 to 12 in two months. This is the best iron because it can be taken with food. The main problem with taking iron is absorption when you take it with food. This iron doesn't matter if you have eaten or will eat. My doctor recommended that I take it with one tablet of Vit. C for maximum effectiveness, which I did.

My son was diagnosed with low iron. Not anemic, but on the low side, and he reported feeling tired. We started him on this and noticed an overall improvement. However, it was most telling when he didn't take it for a week, when he went on a school trip. He came back so tired. Within 2 days of being on the iron, he was back to normal.While we are going to the doctor's again to see if there are other things we can do, it's good to know that the iron is helping.