Do vitamins make you sick?

I take Once a day womens: energy. It makes me sick if Idont eat with it. So if i know im not going to eat with it I'll take flinstones vitamin.

I can't tolerate regular multi-vitamins either, as they make me nauseous. I also don't care to experience digestive "feedback" from fish oil capsules. I solved both problems as follows:

Costco carries a adult "gummi" chewable vitamin. The dose is 2 per day, so I take one in the morning and one at night. They also have enteric-coated fish oil caps, their own brand, that eliminated the "fish oil revisited" problem. I also take calcium, magnesium and zinc , calcium, E. I have two pill boxes that I fill once a week and have them set up in such a way that I take vitamins 4 times per day, morning (w/breakfast), mid-morning(w/snack), mid-afternoon(w/snack), evening(w/dinner). By having the morning and evening doses in one box and the mid-morning/afternoon doses in another, I can take the second box with me when I am away from home and make it easier to stay on schedule.

If you have a Dollar Tree in your area, pill boxes can be had for a $1.

A few years ago, I learned about "food based" or natural vitamins. Since going that direction, I have zero problems with my MV upsetting my stomach, regardless of water or food consumption.

This is what I take, I love them.

http://www.vitacost.com/Rainbow-Light-Womens-One-Multivitamin-Mineral-150-Tablets

The same thing happened to me today!! I didn't eat anything right before or after I took them so I figured that was what it was. I run and grabbed a quick snack (just a few bits of cheese) and it went away. Try eating somehting with them next time. It might help you too!!!

I'm not sure when I read this but those who spend a lot of $$ on multi-vitamins only to absorb small amounts might as well be "pi$$ing gold" - literally and figuratively. I'm a skeptic when it comes to most multivitamins as they have some good elements but also a lot of synthetic crap. I have the same amount of skepticism toward pricy liquid "whole food" multi supps and "vitamin shakes" but don't let my opinion deter you if you enjoy them. Again, most of it just goes down the uh...drain.

I stopped taking multi's some time ago but still supplement with a quality fish oil and about 5000 IU of Vitamin D3 daily (I live in a dreary climate)... The average American's diet produces an out of balance ratio of Omega 3 to 6 as many tend to overload on Omega 6 (not on purpose, of course) and not get enough Omega 3. If you have some concern, you can have levels of both D and 3 checked in a blood panel.

If I take any of my vitamins on a empty stomach or don't eat enough, I always get sick. The worse was womans one a day, last time I took it on a empty stomach, it was almost instant I was throwing up. I try to take my vitamins either lunch or dinner, where money body has absorbed enough food. Also found out just cause I can survive off just a granola bar for breakfast doesn't mean its enough food for my vitamins. Also have to take iron if I take that on a empty stomach or even without eaten a full meal first I'll be sick all day.
So I guess my advise don't just make sure to take them with food but with a full meal and after your done eaten.

I need to take my vitamins after I eat. Women's one a day didn't bother me but centrum's women's one a day did. Good to know I am not the only one that has had some problems!