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Iron and calcium medicine aftr pregnancy
Which medicine we can take for my wife after pregnancy to cover iron and calciumdeficiency . Please advise.
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Calcium citrate maliate
Ferrous ascorbate
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Dr. Nidhi Sharma
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
23 yrs exp
Chennai
Take Tablet Livogen once at bedtime daily for 3 months
Tablet Calcimax once a day at 4 pm for 3 months
Mothers Horlicks two spoons with milk two times a day for a month
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Continue all these till she is feeding the baby
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Dr. Aseemita Debata
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
22 yrs exp
Gurgaon
She can continue the same what she was taking during pregnancy
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Dr. Gogineni Divya Chowdary
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
12 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Good evening..
If she’s pregnant.. after 14 weeks can start Iron and calcium tablets.
- eat iron rich food like leafy vegetables, dates, dry fruits.
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-Tab Folvite 5mg daily once
-Tab. Livogen XT before food daily twice ( if hb less than 11 gm)or else once daily is enough.
-Tab. Shelcal twice daily
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