I have trouble taking vitamins. I've tried different brands, different potencies, etc. The only kind I seem to be able to stomach are children's chewables. A few days ago we placed an order for our protein powder, meal replacement, etc and as a free gift I got a seven day trial of the Lindberg Pink Pack vitamins. Well I thought what the heck and tried a pack (minus the iron pill) with lunch on the way to Barnes and Nobles today. While I was in there reading I literally had to throw my stuff down on the table and run to the bathroom. I thought I was going to throw up right there in the store! Anyone have any idea what would cause this? I skipped the iron pill so it wasn't that. Any thoughts or anyone with the same problem?

My naturopath suggests taking vitamins directly after a meal to help any nausea.. hope that helps... I get the same thing.

You *have* to take vitamins on a full tummy (especially if you're taking a bunch of them)! I made this mistake only once--and ended up throwing up on the side of the road while driving to the laundromat

I did though, that's the problem! I had them after lunch. Yesterday I took them before I ate so I figured today I'd try after and I got the same reaction.

I cant take vitamins or iron. They both make me puke.

Huh. How much did you eat Stac? And...how many vitamins are you taking (sounds like several)? Have you tried just one multi-V after your biggest meal of the day? Maybe your stomach just can't handle them.

Hmm, well the one I'm trying right now is a high potency multi vitamin/mineral fitness formula. It's like a pack of several pills. I've tried just basic ones like centrum before too. Today I had it after a piece of chicken and mashed yams so that was a pretty big meal. My sister suggested maybe buying vitamins seperately (A, C, E, etc) and trying each one to see if maybe there's one particular one that bothers me. Might be worth a try. The whole thing is frustrating though. *sigh*

That's a bummer when you've already spent the money on the fancy pills. I've gotten down to just a multi partly because I feel like I must be dying of some rare disease if I'm swallowing a pile of pills every day I have a couple of prescription pills to take so just one on the vitamin side'll do it

Maybe you could make a call into your dr office and talk to a nurse or someone that might be able to help. You may also want to try calling a health food or suppliment store and see what they have to say as well. I was the same way when I was pregnant. But not any other time. I wish you luck and hope it all works out for you.
Wishing us thinner days,
Wendy

I found that taking vitamins with a small snack right before bed worked I slept off the nausea.
Lori

Some people just can't tolerate vitamin supplements, but here are a few things you can try:

In addition to having AFTER a significant meal, use a pill cutter to cut the non-gel pills in half and have one half after one meal and the other with another.

Look for smaller doses -- you can sometimes find these in natural food stores like Wild Oats, Whole Foods, etc.

Look for supplements without iron or with very little -- it's the iron content that often causes the nausea. Formulas for women tend to have a lot of iron. DO make sure you're getting enough iron through your food. You can cook in an iron skillet to increase your intake.

I have major GI issues and I learned a great idea from the Weight Loss Surgery forum here- Centrum Silver Chewable. They are 'great tasting citrus berry'...they really are not bad at all, though they are bigger (think diameter of a nickle & about 3 nickles thick) but I can take it any time of the day without a problem (and considering I'm always nauseaous from the GI problem, the fact it doesn't bother stomach means it has to be pretty easy on the tummy). I got them at WalMart- about $10 for 60; not too bad for 2 months worth. They do not have any Iron (I have to take prescription iron supplements anyways due to anemia) or Vit K (a lot of older people are on Coumadin & can't take Vit K). I've seen some better chewables at the health food store, but they were way too expensive for my budget at this point. I do also take an additional calcium supplement since I can't get enough from my diet and I have problems with absorbing enough, but that I take through my feeding tube that bypasses my stomach completely. I know there were some multivitimins I've tried that I couldn't tolerate even taking that way- I still ended up more nauseous then normal and misserable...it got to the point with one that I couldn't even stand the smell of it at all because I had gotten sick from it so many times.

You've already tried lots of kinds...and gotten lots of advice. I cannot take anthing with high amts of B vitamins.

I get nausea when I take vitamins also.

I watched Dr Weil who is big into natural versus scientific remedies on a show where he says naturals are just like perscription medicine in one way. That some things work for one person that don't work for another.
I am borderline anemic and you would think an iron supplement would be the perfect thing for me but I can't take iron. My brother had a reaction to a cholesteral medicene that only occurs in like 1 of 10,000 patients.