Misery, Misery...

[Soontobelovely]

Hi
I increased my dosage of vit D and Zinc per doctor's orders. I have been experiencing extreme gas and stomach misery ever since. I've been taking probiotics for 2 years faithfully and never had such an issue in the past.. Does either of these vitamins cause gas and /stomach pains?
Thanks

 

[southernlady]

If this were me, I would drop back for a day or two to see if the issue clears up, then if it does, add back ONE at a time to figure out which one. If it doesn't, it isn't either one.

 

[Soontobelovely]

Good advice and much appreciated.
I am dying!

 

[Soontobelovely]

Btw:
If the pain stops after a couple of days,
which of the two may be the cause over the other? I would like to start back with the one that really may be the problem.

 

[southernlady]

Btw:
If the pain stops after a couple of days,
which of the two may be the cause over the other? I would like to start back with the one that really may be the problem.

That I do not know. I take D with no issues but have yet to need zinc.

 

[2000DuodenalSwitch]

Btw:
If the pain stops after a couple of days,
which of the two may be the cause over the other? I would like to start back with the one that really may be the problem.

Zinc causes tummy issues for some. I've never heard go anyone having tummy issues using D.

 

[bearmom]

Zinc can tear me up, but I've had some luck changing brands. You might want to take the zinc with food as well.

 

[2000DuodenalSwitch]

Zinc can tear me up, but I've had some luck changing brands. You might want to take the zinc with food as well.

Someone posted on a DS fb group recently that once they started taking their zinc with milk, tummy issues stopped.

 

[Larra]

bearmom makes a great point about different brands. Sometimes it's the coating on the pill and not the contents (multi, zinc, whatever) that causes a reaction. Many years ago, long before my DS, I took a multi that made me throw up every day. I changed brands (at the suggestion of a pharmacist) and problem solved.