It was the iron....

[liveaboard15 1,294]

So been trying to find a Vitamin that does not cause me nausea or make me throw up. Sure enough it was the amount of Iron in them. I switched from the 45mg of iron one to the 18mg of iron and no nausea, no vomiting.

[ShoppGirl 5,072]

The only problem is with that amount you may get low. I bet you could tolerate a lower dose of just Iron another time of day though. Just gotta still work it out where you take it all two hours away from the Calcium.

[liveaboard15 1,294]

16 minutes ago, ShoppGirl said:

The only problem is with that amount you may get low. I bet you could tolerate a lower dose of just Iron another time of day though. Just gotta still work it out where you take it all two hours away from the Calcium.

Yes i was thinking of eating Iron rich foods to help

[ShoppGirl 5,072]

4 minutes ago, liveaboard15 said:

Yes i was thinking of eating Iron rich foods to help

Yea I guess you can do that and see what your levels are at your 3 month appointment. Some people say they don’t need Vitamins aftet a year because they get them from food. I don’t know that I eat THAT great to get all the little micronutrients and stuff from food but just needing one Vitamin maybe you can do it.

[kcuster83 1,505]

37 minutes ago, liveaboard15 said:

So been trying to find a Vitamin that does not cause me nausea or make me throw up. Sure enough it was the amount of Iron in them. I switched from the 45mg of Iron one to the 18mg of iron and no nausea, no vomiting.

I was on an iron pill before surgery and the surgeon told me to stop using it. It is hard on the guts so that makes sense. Also can cause Constipation. He said if I ended up needed iron, I would get it via IV infusion.

But, now that you mention it my multi also has iron. I guess I should ask him about that.

[liveaboard15 1,294]

55 minutes ago, ShoppGirl said:

Yea I guess you can do that and see what your levels are at your 3 month appointment. Some people say they don’t need Vitamins aftet a year because they get them from food. I don’t know that I eat THAT great to get all the little micronutrients and stuff from food but just needing one Vitamin maybe you can do it.

In 3 months the surgeon is ordering a round of blood test to see how i am doing so we shall see.

[SmoknDudette 7]

Also try taking any Iron about 20 mins before you lay down to sleep. I had to do that for a bit until my body adjusted to it but they had me on a pretty high dose of 65 mg of Iron with 500 mg of Vit c.

[Janeer32 1]

So been trying to find a Vitamin that does not cause me nausea or make me throw up. Sure enough it was the amount of Iron in them. I switched from the 45mg of iron one to the 18mg of iron and no nausea, no vomiting. It's great that you've found a solution to your vitamin-related issues. Iron intake can sometimes be a tricky aspect of post-bariatric surgery nutrition. It's good to see that adjusting the iron dosage has made a positive difference for you. Managing your vitamin and mineral levels is crucial for your overall health after weight loss surgery.

Edited October 31, 2023 by Janeer32