Okay, so I’ve had anaemia a couple of times, most recently I know of 5 or 6 years ago, treated with iron supplements which my stomach didn’t like.

This time, no symptoms as such, but went to donate blood and failed the finger prick test, and so they ran a test and hb is 95 when it needs to be 125, not good. The nurse was surprised I don’t have symptoms.

I need to get back to my gp and discuss but wonder if anyone has experienced recurrent anaemia? I’m vegetarian but I do eat non heme iron sources, lentils, pulses, maybe I need to be more mindful about combining with vitamin C.

I read anti inflammatory meds can contribute and this is interesting to me as I’ve been on naproxen for 9 months for sporadic sciatica pain, so maybe that’s part of it.

Any experience of gentler iron supplements which don’t upset the stomach?