Recently began using iron supplements

So Hi everybody!

Last week my dc gave me the diagnosis “anemia”. I was inpatient for an another medical issue and one of their normal bloodwork they did always include hemoglobin levels (Hb/blood levels). So I’ve been taking a lot of bloodwork’s last 6 months due too other medical issues and they have always included HB levels, even though it has nothing to do with my other issues. But now the dc has seen that the blood level has dropped a little bit every time. So now they’ve put me on the iron medication “Duroferon”, and I don’t know anything how this medication affects my body, like what side effects would I expect and what should I think about when I’m at this meds?

I haven’t really thought about the symptoms of anemia that I’ve obviously been having, like being more tired than I should have been, dizzy, headache and being weak in my body. I’ve just thought it had to do with my mental health issues and thinking that some of the symptoms were related to long term sleeping issues.

So maybe the iron medicine will help me to have more energy and get rid of my headaches.

How fast will the tablets absorb in my body and give effects?

AND how do you guys handle the stomach issues when you’re got ibs already and your stomach decides to let all the food you eat come out from the digestive system to fast, like you eat and then one hour later the food is ready for coming out again 🙃🙃