A 30-year-old pregnant woman is advised to take iron supplements. She also takes magnesium hydroxide for dyspepsia and Calcium as supplement. She complains her blood hemoglobin is not elevated. What is the most likely reason?

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Increasing stomach PH will reduce iron absorption

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Calcium competes with iron on absorption sites.

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Calcium forms insoluble complexes with iron.

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Magnesium hydroxide causes diarrhea, leading to iron loss

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