1, iron supplements can not be placed for a long time:
Toddler iron supplements can not be placed for a long time. Some iron elements are very easy to oxidize when placed for a long time, divalent iron may become trivalent iron.
2, iron supplements will be poisoned:
In all of the supplemental trace elements of the tablets, iron is the most vulnerable to poisoning. The most common side effect of oral iron is gastrointestinal reactions, such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and so on. In order to reduce the irritation of iron on the gastrointestinal tract, you can arrange for the child to take iron immediately after meals; if the baby's gastrointestinal reaction is really serious, you may want to use less irritating ferrous lactate, start with a small dose, so that the stomach and intestines gradually adapt. When the adverse reaction disappears, then return to the dosage should be taken.
3, iron supplements should not be served before meals:
The iron supplements for young children should not be taken before meals. Iron has a stimulating effect on the human gastric mucosa, when taken before meals, because there is no food, will make the child difficult to tolerate.
4, should not be served with certain things:
Iron supplements should not be served with tea, milk, coffee. Because milk contains high phosphorus, will affect the absorption of iron. Tea and coffee in the ellagic acid can make the absorption of iron reduced by 75%. It should be taken with warm water. In addition should not be taken at the same time with tetracycline drugs.
5, pay attention to clean teeth:
Iron is also easy to make the baby's teeth stained black, every time after serving iron, it is best to let the baby rinse mouth. For young babies, you can feed some water after feeding the medicine, or use a clean soft gauze to clean the baby's teeth.