How many women here have mild to moderate anemia?

[Puddles]

Had my bloodwork done and I'm not anemic. Aside from that....

Results....GAG REFLEX. Arghhh. OK...so I got mine, and took it by the spoonful and followed through with pleanty of water. The taste was pretty nasty, but tollerable I guess. My husband said that to say it smelled like a dog's ass would be an insult to the dog. Now every time I take it, I think of his comment. LOL So...I figured I'd try dilluting it and that was worse...that was when I actually gagged and had some dry heaves. So...after that I just take it by the teaspoon and follow with water, but the taste remains for a while.

Sorry to go on about the taste like that, but it is NASTY.

I've been taking it almost daily for two weeks. I do notice some increase in energy afterwards. From what I understand, it takes a while to build up in the system for strength increases. I hurt myself and took a week off from upper body work, but tonight I just started back with baby weights. Maybe I'll know more in another two weeks.

 

[NubianBeauty]

Thanks! I started tonight. I mixed it with my Crystal Light and held my nose while drinking it so I would not smell it. The smell is indescribable

 

[charrussegirl]

Carao

Hey there,
I was told my hemoglobin is low and I am anemic. I am see-right-through me pale, always cold and want to try the carao out.....
anyone else anemic? Help!!
Connie

 

[charrussegirl]

Other Natural Anemia Treatments

I found some other treatments for anemia online that say they are natural:
http://www.kornax.com/Liquid_Iron_Water.htm
http://www.mtspring.com/anemia/
let me know if anyone tries these as well........
Connie

 

[zeeman66]

Here's what i posted on the anabolic board about my mother and anemia:
My mother suffers from anemia due to a couple of stomach surgeries and such,and goes thru periods of it pretty chronically. On Nov 10,2002 she had a blood test done after feeling tired and winded and was found to be so low in blood count the doctor admitted her and gave her 3 units of blood. he then,as usual put her on Feosol caps 3times a day to 'get her back to normal'. She has a really hard time with the feosol,it seems to be very hard on her ystem and as a result the results from it are very poor. Her initial blood test after the transfusion was Hemoglobin 9.0,RBC 29. after no real increase there I pushed her into ordering Carao,not a big problem after letting her read some of Sof'a posts and the website(was gonna refuse after she opened the bottle and caught a whiff ) She asked for another blood test on Dec 5,2002 so she would know if the Carao had any effect. On 12/5/02,her Hemoglobin was 9.8,RBC 31.....slight increase for spending almost a month constantly sick to her stomach from the heavy dose of iron caps. She started the Carao on 12/5 when she got home and dropped the Feosol to 1 cap per day.


For dosage,shes 5ft,about 125lbs and 56yo and took a tablespoon/day everyday. Shes not real athletic except for walking and eats a basic diet. After about 2wks of complaining about the smell she kept saying how much better she felt,being winded wasn't a prob etc and her color looked better...she had another blood test on 1/20/03 and these were her results: Hemoglobin 12.3,RBC 37......doctor was just as happy as i was. Here it is in a nutshell:

12/5/02 Hem-9.8,RBC 31
1/20/03 Hem-12.3,RBC 37

I have other numbers to both tests,just was most concerned about those 2,thats why i postedthem......this officially makes me a believer,or i should say more of a believer than i was at first

z

you can read the rest of the thread here:http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=207788&highlight=carao+blood+test+results

although theres not alot more to it....i am supposed to get a copy of the tests either tommorrow or fri and i will get them to someone to post. Interested in doctors and MS's opinion on that one too.
Nubian,i assume fomr you saying crystal light you're watching carbs...but trust me the best way i've found to kill the taste is put the spoon in your mouth and immediately follow it with a small sip of orange juice,masks it well and you don't relly smell it.
Z

 

[zeeman66]

Here's what i posted on the anabolic board about my mother and anemia:
My mother suffers from anemia due to a couple of stomach surgeries and such,and goes thru periods of it pretty chronically. On Nov 10,2002 she had a blood test done after feeling tired and winded and was found to be so low in blood count the doctor admitted her and gave her 3 units of blood. he then,as usual put her on Feosol caps 3times a day to 'get her back to normal'. She has a really hard time with the feosol,it seems to be very hard on her ystem and as a result the results from it are very poor. Her initial blood test after the transfusion was Hemoglobin 9.0,RBC 29. after no real increase there I pushed her into ordering Carao,not a big problem after letting her read some of Sof'a posts and the website(was gonna refuse after she opened the bottle and caught a whiff ) She asked for another blood test on Dec 5,2002 so she would know if the Carao had any effect. On 12/5/02,her Hemoglobin was 9.8,RBC 31.....slight increase for spending almost a month constantly sick to her stomach from the heavy dose of iron caps. She started the Carao on 12/5 when she got home and dropped the Feosol to 1 cap per day.


For dosage,shes 5ft,about 125lbs and 56yo and took a tablespoon/day everyday. Shes not real athletic except for walking and eats a basic diet. After about 2wks of complaining about the smell she kept saying how much better she felt,being winded wasn't a prob etc and her color looked better...she had another blood test on 1/20/03 and these were her results: Hemoglobin 12.3,RBC 37......doctor was just as happy as i was. Here it is in a nutshell:

12/5/02 Hem-9.8,RBC 31
1/20/03 Hem-12.3,RBC 37

I have other numbers to both tests,just was most concerned about those 2,thats why i postedthem......this officially makes me a believer,or i should say more of a believer than i was at first

z

you can read the rest of the thread here:http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=207788&highlight=carao+blood+test+results

although theres not alot more to it....i am supposed to get a copy of the tests either tommorrow or fri and i will get them to someone to post. Interested in doctors and MS's opinion on that one too.
Nubian,i assume fomr you saying crystal light you're watching carbs...but trust me the best way i've found to kill the taste is put the spoon in your mouth and immediately follow it with a small sip of orange juice,masks it well and you don't relly smell it.
Z

 

[valerie]

I've been using carao since November. Have noticed several things such as improved endurance, increased libido, some nice body composition changes. I take it with warm water and follow it with a bit of toothpaste to kill the after taste.-valerie

 

[NubianBeauty]

Body comp changes?? You're leaner? Are you cutting?

 

[SteelWeaver]

I've been taking it since the beginning of Jan, and haven't really noticed anything out of the ordinary except the really bad taste, lol. My libido appeared to jump for a while there, but I'm quite sure that was to do with the incredibly hot woman I was sleeping with at the time, lol! No strength increases that can't be explained by usual training progress. No body comp changes.

I'm having blood work done tomorrow - then will come off it and get some more in a while.

 

[manny78]

My mom has a very rare and severe form of anemia. She's actually on anadrol 50 so I doubt Carao could be helpful. The doc is even considering EPO has an option which scares the shit out of me....