Vitamin Help
Can any of the DS experts help me with my vitamin schedule? I have to work in 325 mg Iron and 60mg of zinc into my daily routine. I am taking Vitaladys Tender Iron and Tender Zinc. I know the iron needs to be taken alone and at least an hour before or after any other vits. What about the zinc? Can i take that with my MV, Calcium, Vit D, Vit A and B50 complex?
Also, Do I need to be worried about constipation with the iron if it is tender iron? Should I start taking probiotics just in case? if yes, then when should I take them?
Thanks for any other help.
Rebecca
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This is right from vitalady's instructions on taking Iron. I'd go by that. I think most of us do.
IRON is to be taken with Vitamin C, together but separated for at least 1 hour from caffeine, dairy, egg, whole grain, other vitamins and medications.
As far as constipation I've been taking vitaladys tender iron and haven't had any constipation issues with it. I blame my calcium more than the iron because I've had two issues and they only started after adding clacium. I just make sure or at least try to keep enough fat in my diet to help keep things moving.
DS completed on 7/29/13
HW 379 SW 354 CW 190
Down 189 pounds
on 12/30/13 12:19 pm
Can any of the DS experts help me with my vitamin schedule? I have to work in 325 mg Iron and 60mg of zinc into my daily routine. I am taking Vitaladys Tender Iron and Tender Zinc. I know the iron needs to be taken alone and at least an hour before or after any other vits. What about the zinc? Can i take that with my MV, Calcium, Vit D, Vit A and B50 complex?
Also, Do I need to be worried about constipation with the iron if it is tender iron? Should I start taking probiotics just in case? if yes, then when should I take them?
Thanks for any other help.
Rebecca
iron and minerals should be taken separate from each other and separate from calcium.
good for you to take iron on its own. I take mine during one of my middle-of-the-night bathroom breaks. If you take Proferrin (heme iron), vitamin C is not a necessity, but I still take it anyway.
I take zinc with an evening batch whi*****ludes a multi (no calcium) and copper with a very early morning (no calcium) batch which also includes a multi. If you cannot fit in enough batches over the day, you might consider alternating days for zinc and for copper.
Probiotics should be taken daily as soon as you can tolerate.
