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Prenatal Vitamins Posted: 11-21-06 13:53pm
Maybe this is a really dumb question, but
why do you have to take prenatals on an
empty stomach, or with a small meal?
Mine make me sick if I take them on an
empty stomach.
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arcadia
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Posted: 11-21-06 14:54pm
If they make you feel sick .I'd take them
with a small meal! Although .I don't take
prenatals. My doctor just told me to take
.Flintstones vitamins, since .I can't
swallow big pills &my pharmacy doesn't
have chewables.
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Bridget
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Posted: 11-21-06 15:01pm
I've never heard that you need to take
them on an empty stomach. My prenatals
made me sick no matter when I took them
(and made my pee green!) so I switched to
a multi-vitamin, a calcium supplement, and
folic acid.
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arcadia
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Posted: 11-21-06 15:04pm
That's exactly what .I do, .B! My
prenatals that they tried to make me take
were so huge &made me so miserable. I
couldn't even swallow them. I had to
like, cut them up, &it was retarded.
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Bridget
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Posted: 11-21-06 15:09pm
I had to cut mine into 3 pieces and even
then I was choking them down! And they
tasted horrible!
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Mommy35
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Posted: 11-21-06 15:13pm
Yeah right on the label it says take on an
empty stomach 3 hrs after a meal or 1 hr
before. If nausea persists may be taken
with a small meal.
It suks cause they do make me feel like
crap.
I have heard of people taking flinstones.
Green pee? Geez that explains a lot.
Mine looks like mountain dew, (sorry for
the tmi). Lol
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Mommy35
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Posted: 11-21-06 15:15pm
Oh ucky, I couldn't imagine cutting them
up? Mine are not that huge, probably the
size of an m&m.
Still nasty tho
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arcadia
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Posted: 11-21-06 15:47pm
If they really really bug you, talk to
your ob. Maybe she can get you a
different kind- or just put you on a
multi-vit like me &.Bridg! Getting
the nutrients you need for your baby
shouldn't be a miserable task, lol.
