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Let me start by saying, I don't work for this company. I wasn't given anything for free. I was not paid to leave this review!! I say this, bc you can never trust reviews anymore. I'm an honest customer who bought this item full price & is leaving an honest review! YES IT'S GROSS: Unlike some ppl I've seen on here, I refuse to give it low stars because of the bad taste. It's not like your buying candy! Yes, it's gross. It tastes like you are eating grape maple syrup out of an old, rusty spoon. I actually tilt my head back and let it pour down my throat. I can still taste it, but it's way better than just spooning it into your mouth. I highly recommend doing it this way. MY STORY: I'm a 34 yrs old female. 5 yrs ago, I had low iron, but now I'm very anemic. My energy level has gotten worse & worse over the years as my iron levels have dropped. I never consistently took iron pills (1-2 pills every other month), because I didn't like how it made me feel backed up. Plus made my poop black. Getting enough iron in my diet is insanely hard, so I think that's why it's gotten worse. The last few months I was basically fed up with being tired all the time & tried looking for options to get a lot of iron without being constipated. That's when I heard about taking liquid iron. And here we are!! FIRST WEEK OF TAKING IT: After 2 days, I felt a difference in my energy level. I was crazy busy & running around all over the place. Normally I would be tired by noon doing HALF of the stuff I was doing, but I actually felt like I had energy all day! I was shocked by this, bc I was pretty skeptical. The whole week seemed awesome, until the end of the week when I forgot to take it for 2 days. I noticed an increase in my fatigue! Maybe it was a busy week, but I swear I'm convinced I was extra tired bc I didn't have my iron. THE POOP SITUATION: Unlike what I was lead to believe, I DID get constipated & my poop DID black. But those first 48 hours of taking it & having energy were so magical, that I decided to outweigh the good with the bad. After a few short days, I think my body adapted & everything seems totally normal in my system. My poop is definitely still black, but I'm going No2 smoothly. It makes me wonder if my body would have adjusted had I just taken my iron pills more than 3 days in a row, but overall I'm 100% positive I never felt energized so quickly with my iron pills as I do with this liquid stuff. So I'm happy w my decision in taking it. MY ANEMIA: Overall, I can only say what this has done to my energy levels. But I cannot say what it's done to my iron levels/anemia, though I'm very curious to know. I do plan on getting blood work done in the next month & I will happily leave an updated review. But for now, I will say I love it! ------- UPDATE/EDIT: I got my bloodwork back & the doctor said my blood count was normal. I haven't had a doctor tell me this in years!! I'M NOT ANEMIC ANYMORE! Nothing in my diet or daily life has changed EXCEPT for this liquid iron!! My energy already confirmed this, but glad that the doctor was able to give me my proof w my bloodwork! =) WISH I COULD GIVE IT 20 MORE STARS!!!!!!