Just had a little autumn cleanup in the posts in this almost forgotten blog, and bumped into my Vegetarian post and I can happily inform you that I have been a vegetarian for 1 year and 5 days (when this was written and posted).
I haven’t eaten meat, except for the Chicken on the first day and crumbles of meat on the grandioasa pizza(Dad does not respect that I am a vegetarian, so I am the one who has to adjust in that household) and I am really enjoying being green, especially after I finally found a store that sells tofu and soya products. The soya sausages still tastes like crap!
But my lifestyle change had a dark side, about a month ago I started to feel extra sleepy, constant stomach pain and pretty much no energy. Luckily for me it was right before my planed blood test at my doctor. I had already visited him months ago and told him that I had become a vegetarian so he had sat me up on a blood test to check that I was getting everything I needed.
The test showed that I had 4 out of the 15 iron things I needed in my blood. So clearly I had to little iron in my blood and that had caused all my trouble. He just recommended me some iron tablets, but I didn’t find them so I bought another type and they were a bit stronger, followed the guidelines, but then I suddenly got sick again and the pains came back even harder. I was so confused, but mom found out that if you get a iron overdose you can experience the same symptoms.
so now I only take the pills 3 times a week, and everyday when I have my period.
So the lesson is: see your doctor, and check your blood every 3 months, before you get sick
