Fish Oil with Vitamin D-3, Multivitamin and Probiotics?

I take vitamin D and flax seed oil separately and I would recommend everyone here take both vitamin D at some level and an omega-3. I don't know if it's better or worse to take them in a combined multivitamin.

fish oil can be iffy. Many swear by it but it can make some worse. I tried it and it didn't seem to have any effect on me at all, good or bad. Don't just assume it will make you better and won't make you worse. When trying new things it's best to try one at a time. If it works then you continue and then try adding another. If it doesn't make you better or makes you worse then you discontinue and then try something new. That way you know what works and what doesn't.

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Rather than blindly taking a capsule, you should get your blood levels of vitamin D tested so you can get a good estimate of how much to supplement. Optimum range is 40-60 ng/dl. Unless you work as a roofer or a lifeguard then I can almost guarantee that you will need to supplement to achieve that range. Look at our signatures and you will be shocked how much we are taking especially since not too long ago the recommended dosage was 400 IU/day. I need to take 5,000 IU a day.

And you also need to be careful since vitamin D can be overdosed. Over 100 ng/dl is approaching the danger limit.

I get my omega-3s from fish oil but not everybody finds it helpful for IBD. It also helps to grease my joints.

Again check out our signatures for ideas about probiotics. Everyone is different. Align gives me problems but there are many here who swear by it. Once I find a probiotic that is compatible and helpful for me then I am not afraid of taking more than one or two capsules per day. Align advertises to provide one billion bacteria units per capsule. Compare that with VSL#3DS, (prescription strength) which is 900 billion bacteria units per packet.

Taking a good mesalamine maintenance med like Lialda is a very good idea. Sometimes when more powerful meds are required many veterans here find that a mesalamine enema can be taken as needed.

Remember everyone is different and many here can eat whatever and whenever they want with no problems. But for me personally I find that monitoring what I eat is crucial. Avoiding dairy and gluten are the usual suspects for many of us but any food can cause a problem depending on the individual.

I would take a decent multivitamin (without any added sugar), a proper probiotic (of better quality than align), a mix of vitamin D-3 and calcium (make sure to balance it with the multivitamin, so as to avoid overdosing), and a fish oil supplement that is especially high in epa and omega-3. Other options include turmeric and curcumin, l-glutamine, aloe vera, ginger, licorice, marshmallow root, and boswelia, amongst a wide array of alternative supplements, but I wouldn't rush into these, I'd take one religiously for a fortnight at a time and make note of my condition, if any noticeable relief ensues, I'd introduce it to my supplementation routine.

The biggest part of taking supplements is making sure you understand the dosage, and the key to that is a combination of research and experimentation. It's certainly worth a shot, and it certainly can help reduce the severity of your symptoms.

Vitamin A+D helped me a lot during my last flare. During this flare, it helps but not as dramatically. Perhaps I have better levels of both now. I supplement those in addition to having a multivitamin because I wanted to specifically harness the autoimmune dampening effects of both. It may or may not help you to do that.

I think taking all those things are fine, it's better to have extra nutritional support during a flare I feel, but I don't know how well they'll help you get out of it, this disease is so random. Hope it does help though!