Is it harmful to take zinc while taking iron supplements?

Question

I am anemic and my doctor recommended the iron supplement, Feosol. But recently, I am feeling a bit sick and my throat is bothering me and I would like to try Zicam which is zinc. Will one affect the other or is it perfectly okay to use the Zicam for a cold at the same time?

Answer 1

   Never heard of zinc and iron being incompatable.  But, you may want to call your doctor just to be sure. Better safe than sorry and your type of anemia may just be the kind where zinc and iron don't mix.

Answer 2

There are plenty of multivitamins that contain both zinc and iron so I wouldnt have thought it would be a problem.  I do recall that calcium shouldn't be take at the same time as zinc as i think while not harmless they negate each others effects.