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I had some that would make me nauseated if I took them at night. I'd suggest taking yours after you've eaten to limit side effects.
I take the gummy ones and add the iron and calcium that they are lacking with other suppliments.
Are you sure it's blood in the stool and not just the iron coming out that your body can't absorb? I don't take iron for that specific fact.
@Miss Sapphire: I really have no idea. Today was the first time I've ever seen anything like it. It was a cloudy red that looked like dye in the water. I guess that could be iron? There was nothing on the TP.
Me too! Although I'm not taking prenatals. But I was taking Nature Made multivitamins and I started feeling all weird. I would get really dizzy and just feel "off", and sometimes nauseated. I went on the internet and found that LOTS of people get weird side effects from Nature Made and other popular synthetic vitamins. I read some advice from others having this problem, and people recommended food-based vitamins. I guess the major brands- Centrum, Nature Made, Target brand etc all are vitamins with their ingredients synthetically created in labs, while food based vitamins derive the vitamins from food sources. I have yet to actually try taking food based vitamins, but after doing the research, it makes sense to me.
Also I have heard that any vitamin with a lot of iron in it is going to make you feel sick if you have a sensitive stomach.
As far as blood in the stool, it sounds from the diarrhea/constipation/bloating you're having that maybe you have IBS or possibly even celiac disease? I'm not trying to dianose or anything, but I have IBS myself and those were all my symptoms. IMO you always want to get bloody stool checked out. Mine was attributed to my IBS, but you don't want to mess around since you can get those symptoms from other things like colon cancer or diverticulitis. Anyway, what has helped me tremendously with my IBS is eating yogurt everyday, and taking Metamucil at night.
Hope you start feeling better!
@Mrs Green Grass: Not being a doctor, this sounds exactly like what I experianced with iron supplements (or prenatal pills with iron).
My advice, again, not a doctor. Kick the iron in the supplements, eat a lot of leafy vegi's, see if the bathroom issues clear up and if it doesn't call your doctor. I also agree with Camrie that taking them in the morning with food is a lot easier than letting them stew all night in your tummy.
I was exhausted and was constantly having bowel movements. I talked to my dr. and she recommended taking woman's one a day. They don't have such a high concentration of some of the non-essential vitamins as pre-natals but they do have a sufficient amount of those vitamins that are crucial.
My only side effect, if you could call it that, was puking them back up. They'd go down... then come right back up. I couldn't even take Flinstone vitamins!!!
I was told to take Flintstone Vitamins (seriously, they told me what name brand to use!) if I couldn't handle the prenatal vitamin. I'd try switching to that and see if it solves the problem. If it does, let the dr's know and they should say to just keep taking them.
Otherwise, call the dr and tell 'em what's going on and what you should do. Better safe than sorry, right?
Hope this helped and you figure out what's going on!!!!
I had problems with prenatals, so I switched to Ultra Prenatal which are food based vitamins. I love them and recommend them to all TTC/pregnant women. Maybe it's time to try something else. Constipation is awful.
You know, if vitamins are making you sick or you're having adverse side effects from taking them, that's usually your body's signal that you don't need them. If you're eating a healthy, well rounded diet and getting sufficient vitamins from your food, you don't need any extras. That's when they come out one way or the other, so stop taking them, and check with your Dr.
@smyley: I definitely agree with calling the dr.
But... I was anemic with both pregnacies and couldn't even take Slow-Fe, a brand name slow-releasing iron supplement. It had the same effect as the vitamins. So, no, sometimes it's just a body's way of rejecting something it doesn't like, even if it's needed.
OP: good luck! and let us know how this turns out!
I checked the bottle and the ones I'm taking have 150% of DV iron. I really like the food-based vitamins idea. I'll look for those. Otherwise, maybe stopping iron for now...
@gr8tlexi: It doesn't scare me at all! I read a ton today and it could definitely (maybe) be some type of bowel syndrome too. It's weird because I have never talked about bowel stuff aloud EVER, not even with my family, so I guess I'm not really sure what's normal! For now I'm just going to keep paying attention to symptoms. I'm not even sure if it really is blood or the iron or even from beets I ate yesterday (although I only had like 3 small ones, but I saw it mentioned...).
The food based vitamins are my favorite. I got mine from Earth Fare. Its an organic type grocery store.
I switched to these because they have DHA but no iron. Avaiable most places. I haven't heard great things about the Nature Made vitamins.
Oh wow. I'm so sorry.
Although I don't know much about this I agree with switching brands.
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I really like the idea of food based vitamins as well.
Does anyone else have recos on brands as well?
Would you mind sharing how much those are?
I take the same kind as you but haven't noticed any side effects. I do take them in the morning, or at latest lunchtime. Hope you find one that works for you!
yeah I hear ya; I notice when I take with food it's a lot better; my doc gave me prescription brand its so much better, lot more expensive than my over the counter but I guess the doctor knows best
see your doctor right away about those bloody stools!
I have those and they were awful on my system while pregnant. (I take them now though). They definitely made me nauseous if I took them on an empty stomach... and they do have constipating iron in them.
During pregnancy I took flinstones, which I can't stand the taste of now. I take the Vita Fusion Calcium and it is delicious!
The only side effect I get from pre-natals is that my pee is bright flourescent yellow. Which I am told is just all the vitamins I don't need coming out in the urine.
Those that I posted are about $12 a bottle.
The food based ones I got were about $20 a bottle and i "think" they are called Natures Plus. It has a yellow and green label but is very different than natures made.
Best of luck! I found a few that I didn't like and it wasn't worth being sick over. Find something now that you can take well and save those. Maybe in the third trimester or after the baby you can take those.
I've been using the Nature Made with DHA and don't think I'm having any problems with them. Of course, I have IBS too, so any problems in that area are kind of normal for me.
I've tried lots of different vitamins only to find I'd get naseous after taking them (even with food). Then I tried Rainbow Light Prenatal vitamins, I've NEVER had a problem & I've been taking them for about a year now. You can order them on Amazon or buy them at Whole Foods. They're organic, vegan, and a percentage of the proceeds go to providing vitamins to women & children in developing countries.
@lindsay05 wow, no wonder "certain things" have started to change color it's the vitamins; I thought it was something else like hormones
I'd talk to your doc re: the bloody stools, for sure, and just stop taking those vitamins. I tried them once and I didn't like them either (not the prenatal ones though). As for the iron conversation I just wanted to add that I was just telling my doctor at my prenatal appointment that I take the Vita Fusion vitamins that pp posted. She said that's fine and that I don't really need an iron supplement in pregnancy unless I don't eat meat, which I do. So I plan to just continue taking them. She did recommend target up and up vitamins though, if I go back to taking regular ones- but I don't really plan to :)
I'm not TTC but when I told my doc I was going off bc she said that I really should take a prenatal vitamin so I had folic acid in my system in case I did get pregnant. I did research online and found the Rite Aid brand and tried them (been taking them for about a month now), I take them daily and have never had a problem with upset stomach or any side effects, they were even on sale so I bought 2 bottles. http://www.drugstore.com/rite-aid-prenatal-tablets-with-folic-acid/qxp73516
Interesting...I started taking NatureMade vitamins as part of my "premester" and had been feeling weird. Maybe I'll toss the rest of the bottle and try one of the other brands you ladies have recommended. They were pricey, but not THAT pricey. I DID read (after I bought them, of course) that it's better to take a vitamin that is taken two or three times a day instead of a once-a-day vitamin, because taking it all at once means it won't all get absorbed before it "vacates the premesis", so to speak. Any of you ladies have experience with a brand(s) that is meant to be taken more than once a day?
@peachplum09: Yeah I'm with you on that. I'm on Rainbow Light because my SIL recommended them, and I've had no issues with them either. It's been over a year since I started taking them as well.
Ive been on Materna for the past year and we are ttc this aug/fall...they seem to work pretty well for me.
Hmmm...I've been taking these and have also been experiencing the bloating although not some of the other issues. I thought this might have something to do with going off the pill, but I started taking these at the same time. Thanks for the heads up--might have to make a switch.
@Miss Apricot: both of the kinda I recommended are two pills per day. I split them up and take one in the morning and one at night.
@dodgercpkl: @peachplum09: I take the Rainbow Light prenatals too and i also highly recommend them. I was feeling sick on other vitamins and the Rainbow Light ones haven't bothered me at all. They have the normal sized pills and they also offer smaller sized pills that you take 3 of instead of 1 if you have issues with swallowing "horse pills."
@SecretName: Thanks! I just checked online and it looks like Walgreen's and Target both carry the Vitafusion gummies you posted. I think I'll pick some up tomorrow!
I recommend the Rainbow Light prenatals as well. They are food based, and I haven't had ANY problems with them!
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Hi Ladies...I have been taking Nature Made Prental + DHA (from Costco) and I am starting to wonder about side effects. I've been taking them for about 5 months now.
I take them at night because they made me extremely nauseous and dizzy in the morning (even with food).
I've been extremely bloated lately and I never was before. I alternate between constipation and diarrhea, which is not too different than before. I get mild headaches in the evening some nights. And the most TMI I've noticed bloody stool twice (which I have not seen listed as a side effect).
My sister has had somewhat similar issues and we are both taking the same vitamin.
Should I switch brands? Should I quit taking iron until I'm actually pregnant?
I know I should also ask my doctor, but I have a very large HMO type plan and last time I asked questions about prenatals he said I need iron and folic acid and that I can get them anywhere. That's about it.
Anyone else notice side effects?