When did you last give blood?

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ftrobbie Jul 2020 6:47am, 3 Jul 2020 172 posts	0 ftrobbie Happy, you're figures are correct. Our local site, uses the blood dropper as an initial screen but I've had to use athe retest using a blood sample on what looks like a clear sim card with blood taken from a different finger. Thanks for explaining why the results can be low, my diet rarely changes but training load does and it does explain why sometimes I suck at passing that hurdle and sometimes I sail through
sallykate Jul 2020 10:50am, 3 Jul 2020 6,659 posts	0 sallykate I've had two fails in the last couple of years, both 124. I'm booked again for the end of this month and will be taking a couple of iron pills each week to try to avoid it happening again, plus maybe more eggs (I'm veggie). Unfortunately I don't think I can blame either of the near misses on training volume!
Fizz :-) Jul 2020 10:54am, 3 Jul 2020 3,971 posts	0 Fizz :-) Thanks for the reminders. I’m due to give in a couple of weeks, so need to dig out the iron tablets. Had a 124 last year.
Gooner Jul 2020 11:38am, 3 Jul 2020 16,637 posts	0 Gooner Dried apricots, white beans, kidney beans, lentils, peas... all vegan/veggie friendly, easy to fit into a normal diet and good sources of iron for Sampson and Sallykate
LindsD Jul 2020 12:12pm, 3 Jul 2020 38,561 posts	0 LindsD And be careful with after-dinner tea/coffee.
Little Nemo Jul 2020 12:24pm, 3 Jul 2020 10,753 posts	0 Little Nemo Another failure for me Didn't realise that having food poisoning/stomach bug last week meant I needed to wait 2 weeks. I've rebooked for 4th August which is the earliest free date. Thankfully at a nicer 12:45 which gives me time to eat properly. They were unimpressed with my scanty breakfast I really do need a common sense transfusion!
sallykate Jul 2020 12:25pm, 3 Jul 2020 6,660 posts	0 sallykate Non-heme iron (i.e. in plants) is more difficult to absorb than heme (animal) iron. I do eat plenty of leaves and legumes but even then it's worth noting that spinach isn't a great source as the oxalic acid in it present inhibits absorption, and polyphenols in legumes are also inhibitors. When I take an iron supplement I down it with orange juice - vit C is a good way to help absorb non-heme iron, so citrus and tomatoes are good things to include with non-heme iron meals. Strictly speaking, should also avoid coffee and especially tea with any iron-rich food as the tannin in them will also inhibit absorption. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov is a technical description of all the biochemistry involved...
LindsD Jul 2020 12:27pm, 3 Jul 2020 38,565 posts	0 LindsD Annoying LN. But at least not an early start next time.
Little Nemo Jul 2020 12:29pm, 3 Jul 2020 10,755 posts	0 Little Nemo I'm more annoyed at myself for wasting everyone's time!
Velociraptor Jul 2020 12:34pm, 3 Jul 2020 47,442 posts	0 Velociraptor If you're veggie and have periods I'd recommend a daily dose of ferrous fumarate 210mg (from the pharmacy counter) rather than fretting about the details of your diet.