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anyone else having problems with pre-natal vit?

rorygirl218rorygirl218
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they are making me very sick and then make me super constipated even with taking a stool softener. sorry tmi. today i took a multi-vitamin and folic acid. i am going to call my doc on monday and see what she can suggest, anyone have any suggestions? tia
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Re: anyone else having problems with pre-natal vit?

  • cswatchcswatch
    They make the one w/colace in it (although that might be what you're already on) and I would suggest taking it at night.  I am able to tolerate it much better if I take it before bed.
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  • amh_81amh_81 member
    For the sickness, I've heard of taking them at night before bed -- but that of course won't help you with the constipation.  GL when you talk to your doctor, hope he or she has some good suggestions for you.
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  • dstardstar
    Mine is about 2 inches long and about an inch thick.  I can't stomach the thought of swallowing it.
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  • Clerk9Clerk9 member

    I was starting to feel sick taking regular vitamins before I was KU.  Then I got a prescription PNV (don't know if that made a difference or not), but made sure to change to taking it with dinner so I always have food in me first.  (Was taking it in the morning...whether or not I eat breakfast is a lot more variable for me.)  Haven't had a problem since!  

    Hope you feel better...GL! 

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  • jessm57jessm57

    I know if I don't take vitamins with meals they make me feel sick.  Try a glass of milk or small meal.

    I take Raw Vitamin Code Pre-natal, which are supposed to be easier for your body to accept and digest.  They are uncooked, untreated, and don't contain any fillers. They are a little more expensive then a generic brand but I really like them.  

     

    https://www.thevitamincode.com/Formulas/MultivitaminFormulas/RawPrenatal/tabid/1821/Default.aspx
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  • meangenemeangene

     I'm going to be no help here:

    I have some OTC pnvs that I've been using.  I got them at whole foods and they're supposed to be easier to digest because they're food-based.  They smell horrible, which makes my stomach turn, and I'm supposed to get 6x day.  Needless to say with the smell, I've only been choking down 2-3 day.  Sorry, baby. We'll get some rx ones from Dr.

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  • rorygirl218rorygirl218
    thanks guys, i let you know what the doc says too in case anyone else has the same problem
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  • allyandpat2010allyandpat2010
    Mine make me violently ill so I take them before bed. I am just doing the women one a day prenatal for now till I get to my first OB appt.
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  • 1MusicMaker1MusicMaker
    The only ones I have tolerated well are the Target generic ones, and I take one before bed.
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  • WishLuckyStarWishLuckyStar

    Taking vitamins suck!! I actually upchucked them 3 nights ago and I'm not even pregnant yet! Ugh (although to be honest I tried to take them before dinner, empty stomach = bad idea!)

    The only tip I have for you is that its easier to swallow them if you drink through a straw. 

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  • UnknownUnknown

    imageamh_81:
    For the sickness, I've heard of taking them at night before bed

     

    Yes, for the sickness i've heard to take them before bed :)

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  • paxilchykpaxilchyk member
    My doctor is fine with me taking 2 chewable flinstone with iron vitamins plus a DHA supplement.  Even before getting pregnant I couldn't stomach regular vitamins but have had no problems with these!  
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  • MrsEmJayMrsEmJay
    I started taking some as soon as I threw my BC out. I'm using One-a-Day's prenatal, which is actually two pills a day. One is the regular PNV and the other is a fish oil thingy. I haven't had any problems getting sick from them, but I do take them at night to avoid that altogether.
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  • MaryYVRMaryYVR member
    Couldn't even stomach them before I was pregnant.  Now I take 1 Flinstone Gummie and 3x100mg Folic Acid, Vitamin D and B12 injections (I have pernicious anemia).  Much much much better than taking those massive pills.
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  • romans_babyromans_baby
    I have to take them right before I go to bed or I will throw them up. I have been having "All day sickness" that won't let up. I had this with my last baby but not the ones before that.
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