Do vitamins make you sick?

If you eat before you take it, usually it will help the sick feeling. I can't take vitamins in the morning or I'm the same way. I take mine at night time, so maybe that would be an option for you as well.:happy:

You could try taking them at night right before bed...I had to do that when I was pregnant. Or if you didn't take them with food, you could try that. I didn't have much of a problem with vitamins before being pregnant, but now no matter when I take them, they make me feel really sick. I've resorted to gummy vitamins. :laugh: ....along with a couple of separate things, such as calcium.

Hope that helps!

i eat kids vitamins too haha they are they only kind that dont make me sick

That happens to me everytime I take my morning Multi-Vitamins. I always feel a little sick but I feel really sick if I haven't eaten breakfast and been drinking lots of water. One time I took one on an empty stomach and I actually threw up.

Yup, I was taking women's one a day and I couldn't figure out why I was getting so nauseous, my doc said it has to do with the herd in them so I got a different one from a medicinal doctor, sorry I don't know the name of it!

~Leash

I've never had that problem, but I took those gummi vitamins once and had hives!

Yes, vitamins totally make me sick. When I was pregnant, I had to take flintstone's chewables because my stomach couldn't handle the prenatal vitamins.

I know that Iron in particular can be very hard on the stomach. I had a really low iron count at one point and had to take about 6 iron pills per day- but they had to be spaced out just right, or they'd make me sick. I once was sick in the trash can at work because of iron pills.... how embarrassing!

make sure you eat before taking vitamins. If the problem still persits look for one thats coated to dissolve in your intestine rather than your stomach(slow release) or chewables. Also consider taking your vitamins before bed when your stomach and metabolism is slower. Hope that helps!!

My big problem with eating breakfast is when I get up, I'm just not hungry at all. Food doesnt sound good, and I dont want to eat it. I ususaly just go to work and eat a banana, and I've gotten oatmeal too to have in the mornings. but still, i just have such a hard time eating in the morning. Usualy breakfast makes me sick. But I know I'm supposed ot eat it. Maybe I'll just bring my vitamins to work and eat em there when its lunch time.

Right, I had (have?) this same problem. At 270 pounds, I would go all day without eating because I was too busy or because I wasn't hungry. Then I would stuff my face right before bed. I have *never* in my life eaten breakfast on a regular basis. Until 3 months ago. I eat breakfast every. single. day. Whether I want to or not. Lately I've noticed I'm usually actually hungry in the morning & I can hardly wait until my workout & shower are through to eat breakfast. Sometimes I even have to eat half a banana or something *before* my workout because I'm so hungry. To me, this is a good sign.

I know you already know this, but sometimes you just have to make yourself eat. Anything. A yogurt smoothie, half a banana with tablespoon of peanut butter, really any protein & carb mixture.

Since, like you, I don't usually enjoy eating a big hearty breakfast, I actually do what you said and I have a bag full of multivitamins in my desk drawer to take with lunch. I just don't trust that I'm going to be able to take it in the morning and not feel sick.

I think the gummy and kids vitamins don't upset stomachs as much because they're not "complete." Many kids vitamins don't have iron in them because iron poisoning is a real threat to children and iron is both the supplement I need the most and the thing that upsets my stomach the most. :ohwell:

This happens to me alot! It doesn't matter if I eat before, after, during, or how much water I drink. I do believe if you buy the more expensive vitamins like Centrum it helps. Also, some vitamins will now mark on the label that they are "easily digestable". I"m trying to save money so I buy the generic ones and push through the pain. Normally the nausea goes away after about an hour.

I wish you luck!

Did you eat a decent meal before you took them? Did you drink a whole glass of water? In my opinion, those are the two MOST important things when taking any vitamin, especially a multivitamin...otherwise you'll probably get sick.

This is VERY important. If you dont' have enough on your tummy the vitamins will overload your system. I always make sure my food has had about 20mins to settle & then drink a whole 16oz glass of lemon water. It almost gives you a "morning sickness" kind of feeling if you don't prep your body for the large amounts of vitamins. I recommend a banana too when taking a multi-V for breakfast. For me the potassium in the banana helps to really cut the effects.

This was a problem I had for years -- and to complicate things I have to take double the usually calcium recommended as I have oestopenia already and a family history of aggresive oestoporosis. The best solution I found besides those mentioned of eating first -- I take Viactive calcium and multi-vitamin chews. They do add to the calorie count if you are very strict in your count. But I found the trade off worth it as they don't bother my stomache. I take the multi-vitamin chew with breakfast, and one calcium chew each with lunch and dinner.

I don't tolerate multi-vitamins very well. I found a liquid vitamin that I mixed with juice. I found that taking them at night really made a difference for me. Good luck!

You could try taking them at night right before bed...I had to do that when I was pregnant. Or if you didn't take them with food, you could try that. I didn't have much of a problem with vitamins before being pregnant, but now no matter when I take them, they make me feel really sick. I've resorted to gummy vitamins. :laugh: ....along with a couple of separate things, such as calcium.

Hope that helps!

Do not thake them before you go tobed if you are sensitive to viamin B. You will be up half the night!!

For the omega 3-6-9 my doctor said that the best bet is to take it with lunch so that the burpy feeling doesn't happen when I'm going to bed. The other thing that helps with all vitamins is taking them with a handful of almonds (which you should be eating daily anyways, almonds are the healthiest but one serving of 12 packs 49 calories in) or another kind of nut and then you should be good.