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[daisysareyellow]

I started taking an iron/vitamin c supplement during my last period because it was so heavy. Now that my period is over, I will discontinue it. However, I still take the following daily and have done so for the last few years:

1 x Multi Vitamin
1 x Vitamin D
1 x Calcium

What do others take on a daily basis?

[cubagirl]

Dr told me only to take Calcium with vit D as I cannot take dairy produce. If taking plenty dairy I doubt you would need to take Calcium supplement.  I take probiotic in capsule form. I also take omega oil capsules as we don't eat as much fish as I'd like. Hubby isn't terribly keen on fish. I love fish!

[babyjane]

I take probiotics by choice, for my digestion, Vitamin D3 as suggested by my endocrinologist with a multivitamin that contains the vitamin K needed with D3.  I also take Glucosamine/chondroitin and a magnesium supplement by choice. 

[Mbrown001]

A pro biotic
Vit D spray as prescribed
Magnesium spray.
Multi Vit


Mrs Brown

[CLKD]

I can hear you all rattling from here 

[CLKD]

Watch the magnesium, it can cause loose bowels 

[Mbrown001]

Not using a spray it can't.....hence me using a spray.

Do you not take anything CLKD. That surprised me as I know you struggle with food on occasions and thought you might supplement in some way.

[CLKD]

Nope.  Because I forget to take it and as an emitophobe ........ swallowing can be difficult.  I used hi-dose Magnesium in the 1980s when I had a persistent cough following a virus: about 8 of us had it: and I mean persistent - 3-4 months continuous.  The Magnesium relaxed the cough reflux and after 5-6 days, the cough had gone.  The bowels however   

What would I need to take?  We eat healthy freshly cooked foods.  When I am able to eat I have fads, I can go for food stuffs for days then go off them  so we have to be one step ahead as to what I might fancy!  So we have stand-bys ........ I've never required any supplements even when I had very heavy bleeds, month after month after ....... I never became anaemic. 

Nerves or lots of fruit get my bowels 'going' 

[Mbrown001]

Maybe just a good multi Vit. Some fish oil and Vit D as most of us are deficient in that in this country.

Just a thought CLKD .

Dynamite Sparkle.....

Only if it didn't upset your tummy.

Have you tried Fybogel. It's very gentle.

[Mbrown001]

Funny that Fybogel can suit both D and C types of IBS.

Never figured that one out

[Mbrown001]

Well it's supposed to. Mind you I'm the queen of the miracle cure that lasts...if I'm lucky a whole week...

I always have some in though....I could start a small chemist all on my own. 

[daisysareyellow]

Magnesium! Oh boy! Prior to seeing a neurologist for my menstrual migraines in 2009, I tried everything for my migraines. One thing that was always being touted was mega doses of magnesium! So I was pretty desperate at this point and the chemist persuaded me to buy the powder form to mix into orange juice. I lasted about a week on magnesium. This stuff causes the worst diarrhea I have ever encountered. Long story short, I eventually was prescribed Topamax by a neurologist and I stayed on that for 5 years until some pretty nasty side effects set in. Now I take Relpax as needed.

[CLKD]

Fybogel  - I by-pass the middle woman, open the packets and pour into our compost 

[CLKD]

  ....... we've had good raspberries and white currants so far this year 

[CLKD]

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