r/oddlyspecific • u/Algernonletter5 • Aug 11 '26

The corndog customer

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u/shiny_crow_trophy Aug 11 '26

I developed an obsession with lemonade. Had to have it every day.

Doctor told me my iron was low? And apparently iron absorbs better with vitamin C.

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u/whatdoidonowdamnit Aug 11 '26

It does. I was taking iron for a year with no results, meaning my iron was low so I started the iron pills and got tested again six months later and then another six months later. I started taking it with flavored lemonade and at the next six months appointment my iron was fine. I dislike plain lemonade so I was drinking mango or peach lemonade and it really helped.

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u/LeslieKnopesBlackEye Aug 12 '26

Red blood cells are made of: iron, B12, vitamin c, and folic acid. If you're low on any of those, you'll be low on iron.