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Posted 4/6/2009 12:36 AM (GMT 0)
I just need to vent for a second. I started taking fish oil supplements about a month ago. It was shortly before my last Remicade appt, so I was already not feeling well (we are still playing with the dosage to find the right level that will keep my symptoms in check). Normally, Remicade is my miracle drug. But this last infusion left me still feeling unwell. So I've been researching and I added acidopholis to my morning shot glass of pills. And I've been trying out the sunflower seed butter and spinach diet.

Well, last week, I discovered that one pill of the fish oil each day wasn't nearly enough for a UC patient. So I increased my dose to 6 pills a day. Well, that knocked me out of commission. I couldn't understand why, but I was far worse off after that. I mean REALLY bad. Well, yesterday, for some reason, I happened to glance at the ingredients on the bottle of fish oil pills - and lo and behold, SORBITOL was listed as an ingredient!!!!!

No wonder I have been so sick feeling for the last month! No wonder I've been nearly doubled over in pain this last week! Why in God's name does a supplement need to have an artifitial sweetener in it when it isn't even going to start disolving until AFTER it passes my stomach???? What purpose does that serve???

Shame on me for not reading the ingredients when I bought the supplement. But hopefully now that I found the culprit I'll be able to start getting better again. I wish my next infusion wasn't so far away though (April 30th). I need my miricle drug now. Oy vay.

Posted 4/6/2009 12:38 AM (GMT 0)
I have the same darn huge bottle on my shelf. Oops!
Posted 4/6/2009 3:57 AM (GMT 0)
Well, the somewhat positive news is that Costco will take it back and give you your money back, even though you've opened the bottle and taken some pills!
Posted 4/6/2009 4:14 AM (GMT 0)
     Wow!  Sorbitol!  In fish oil!!!  I better go check my bottle.  Never heard of this before.  No wonder you felt sick.  It's a wonder you aren't running to the bathroom every five minutes.
Posted 4/6/2009 12:59 PM (GMT 0)

fruitgirl said...
Well, the somewhat positive news is that Costco will take it back and give you your money back, even though you've opened the bottle and taken some pills!

Really? I'm not sure if they'll take mine back. I've taken at least half the bottle or so. I realized looking back that I've been taking them for about 6 weeks or so.
Posted 4/6/2009 3:29 PM (GMT 0)
I'd try. My husband and I returned a box of burritos once that we'd eaten about a quarter of...they gave us both horrid gas, so after eating three or so each, we decided to give up on them. If you explain why you're returning them, they might be even more understanding.
Posted 4/6/2009 8:22 PM (GMT 0)
     Just checked my fish oil capsules....nope, no sorbitol but they contain Carob, which could produce gas too.  I only take one per day with food, maybe that is why I have no side effects.  It states it contains Carob for color...????  I have no idea why they do this.
Posted 4/6/2009 8:26 PM (GMT 0)
Lactaid also has sorbitol listed as one of its ingredients. Isn't that ironic? It must not be much though, because the sorbitol in Lactaid doesn't bother me. I'm very sensitive to sorbitol.
Posted 4/6/2009 8:56 PM (GMT 0)

subdued said...
Lactaid also has sorbitol listed as one of its ingredients. Isn't that ironic? It must not be much though, because the sorbitol in Lactaid doesn't bother me. I'm very sensitive to sorbitol.

I didn't know Lactaid had sorbitol! Must be a very small amount though because Lactaid has never bothered me either.
Posted 11/29/2011 9:19 AM (GMT 0)
i was looking at the ingrediants list for this fish oil and sorbitol is not listed, does that mean they have taken it out of the fish oil?

sorry for bumping an old thread
Posted 11/29/2011 3:07 PM (GMT 0)
It could've also been from adding too many pills so suddenly. Going from one pill to 6 pills a day is a big change and it's generally recommended to go slowly when increasing your dosage.
Posted 11/29/2011 7:58 PM (GMT 0)
Jan 2012 of Consumer Reports issue reports that the very same fish oil failed enteric coating test. I was planning to buy this stock but against my will, will go and buy Walmart brand, its rated among the best, still need to check the ingredients though.
Posted 11/30/2011 2:27 AM (GMT 0)
Oh how annoying I just got some Kirkland ones off eBay. What is the Walmart brand ones called because fish oil is way too expensive in Australia so I gotta buy it onlineT
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