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Posted 6/23/2011 3:26 PM (GMT 0)
I used to take Forvia and I loved it but it was getting too costly and we are with limited funds right now. I KNOW I am not getting enough vitamin's and mineral's so I want to start on another multi. I have tried various ones over the years, Centrum and others (can't remember the names) but it always seem to bother my gut. What kind of multi's are you on and do they bother you?
Posted 6/23/2011 3:33 PM (GMT 0)
I am the self-appointed Queen of "cannot tolerate most supplements" and I take Centrum after running out of a generic store brand (Hannaford). For years I didn't take any multivitamin because most things upset my gut but started the multi a few months ago with no problems now.

I do not know if a multivitamin is really necessary because my diet has many veggies, nuts and a fruit a day but what the heck, it's not hurting anything.

Sorry I can't help with a non-Centrum answer.
Posted 6/23/2011 3:36 PM (GMT 0)
Rainbow Light is very comprehensive but also very easy on the gut.

I suppose a children's chewable multi would be easy to take.
Posted 6/23/2011 4:09 PM (GMT 0)
Oh I didn't think of the children's chewable!
Posted 6/23/2011 5:16 PM (GMT 0)
Yes I take a children's too! I just cannot tolerate regular vitamins. I use Flintstones w/ Extra Vitamin C. Pop one in little one's mouth and one in my mouth!
Posted 6/23/2011 6:32 PM (GMT 0)
funny you bring this up today....I went to buy some probiotics last night and figured I would grab some multi vitamins too (just ran out), well I open them up and remember that the last time I took them it did not go well for my stomach.

The ones I was using were the target brand womens multi vitamin and they did not bother me at all.

Posted 6/23/2011 6:51 PM (GMT 0)

I had problems with taking iron pills but the MegaFood brand seem to do well on my tummy as it's made out of natural ingrediants.

http://www.megafood.com/

They have them at Whole Foods.

Posted 6/23/2011 7:02 PM (GMT 0)
Centrum was good for me too. Vitamax also, but centrum is cheaper.
i usualy do 4 months on centrum then take 2 months break.
Posted 6/23/2011 7:51 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks all :) I can't do Centrum so I will give the chewables a go and see if I can handle those. Since they are made for children, do I double the dose?
Posted 6/23/2011 9:25 PM (GMT 0)
I started using Super Nutrition's one a day, but I take one morning and one night...  Get it off luckyvitamin cheapest.  It's been really easy on my gut.  Wife has always used their prenatals too. 

I would not take Centrum if I got it for free.  If you pay attention to the ingredient list you will not either.

Posted 6/24/2011 12:34 AM (GMT 0)

Dr-A said...



I would not take Centrum if I got it for free. If you pay attention to the ingredient list you will not either.

can you be more precise than this?
Posted 6/24/2011 1:04 AM (GMT 0)
Someone said they are the queen of supplement intolerance.. well, I consider myself the king. But a couple months ago I saw that Garden of Life came out with a filler free, raw food-based multi-vitamin called Raw One which they make separately in men's and women's versions- anyway the men's Raw one has been well tolerated for me so it seems the key for me is absence of filler garbage.
Posted 6/24/2011 1:24 AM (GMT 0)
I don't know Dr A's reasons for not taking Centrum, but I would never take them either. A few years back I read an article on vitamins and supplements and if you are getting your money's worth. Centrum was the worst. It had to do with how it is made, this article said most people absorb almost nothing from Centrum, it is too hard for your body to breakdown.

I look for vitamins that look more like whole food, not a hard compressed solid colored processed pill.

I really like My Favorite Multiple Take One by Natrol. I use the Iron Free one and it doesn't bother my tummy.
Posted 6/24/2011 4:34 AM (GMT 0)
I also avoid those rock-hard, ultra-compressed multivitamins such as Centrum, One-A-Day, etc. My body always feel terrible after taking those kind of vitamins.

I currently take Nature's Way Prenatal Multivitamin (and I'm a male). It's a powder inside a gelatin capsule; designed to be extra gentle on the stomach. Also contains extra vitamin B, extra vitamin A, and others which IBD patients are often deficient in. Plus they're relatively inexpensive which is nice.
Posted 6/24/2011 5:19 AM (GMT 0)
I take Centrum Women's and Caltrate. Every once in a while my stomach gets a bit queezy, but I think that's a side effect of Centrum. other than that no problems at all.

~ UChick
Posted 6/24/2011 9:43 PM (GMT 0)
 

I don't have problems when I take vitamins after eating. 

Posted 6/25/2011 1:57 AM (GMT 0)
RE Dr. A.'s comment: I assume he's referring to FDA blue, red, & or yellow dye among the ingredients in Centrum. I don't know why pharma keeps putting those dyes in meds & vitamins!!!!!!!! It makes no sense at all. I think that even Apriso has dye in it; the capsules are very blue. (In addition to containing Aspartame.) That being said, I take Centrum Silver with my gastro's approval. I swallow it after lunch, tolerate it well, & get good results on blood labs, plus seem to feel more peppy on it. An internist who writes a monthly wellness newsletter where my gastro practices advises NOT to take a daily multivitamin with only juice & coffee/tea in the AM-- because that can easily upset the stomach. Rather take it with a full meal. / Old Hat (30 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)
Posted 6/25/2011 12:12 PM (GMT 0)
I've tried Centrum at varying times during the day as well as with food and without food. Either way, it just did not agree with me. I also used to take One a Day and I *sort of* tolerated that. I don't understand why they have to put all that junk in there either! I can see it now, in the production stage - "Hey, hmmm the brown color of that vitamin may turn people off so lets add a bunch of dye to it so it will appeal to the masses!" I don't know why they add dye to a lot of things.
Posted 6/25/2011 12:23 PM (GMT 0)
i always take centrum once a day after my first meal wich is a rich one - chicken meat, carrots, swiss cheese, celery. did not had any (visible) problems.
Posted 6/26/2011 12:35 PM (GMT 0)
Red_34,

I've tried different multi-vitamins, many just don't agree with me.

I finally found liquid vitamins and liquid minerals - which I absorb pretty well and don't upset my stomach. I add the to my protein whey shake.

Here's where I get them from:

http://www.4alw.com/liquid-vitamins/index.html


http://www.4alw.com/liquid-minerals/index.html

It's the only way I can make sure to get all the vitamins/minerals my body needs :)

Posted 6/26/2011 12:52 PM (GMT 0)
Can you taste the liquid vitamin?
Posted 6/26/2011 1:00 PM (GMT 0)
Red_34,

Can you taste the liquid vitamin?

I haven't tried them solo, so I don't know how they taste. But mixed in with the whey protein shakes which is chocolate flavoured, there's no difference in taste at all ( I've tried the shake with and without the liquid minerals/vitamins and could NOT tell any difference).

Posted 6/26/2011 1:02 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks InSo....I just wondered because I can NOT stand the taste of liquid vitamins. I tasted the infant drops once because my children needed them when they were babies. No wonder they screamed and cried when I tried giving it to them! LOL
Posted 6/26/2011 1:07 PM (GMT 0)
Red_34,

No wonder they screamed and cried when I tried giving it to them! LOL

yes, been there, done that too, ha ha...

BTW, I've put myself on quite a delectable treat: cod liver oil - 1 teaspoon a day - can you imagine what a treat that is,haha...

Posted 6/26/2011 2:02 PM (GMT 0)
I like the gummy vitamins!
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