B-1 / Thiamin

How many milligrams should I take a day? Any suggestions, how much do you take? Thanks Brenda

Brenda, I buy it at Walmart and I take 250mg. I have taken it from the first day after surgery and then I had to cru**** I swallow it now. Hope this finds you doing well and say hello to DH for Mel and I. Colette

Hi Brenda, Dr. Hornbostel has me on B-100, it has 100mg of Thiamine and I take 1 pill a day. Right now I cru**** into pudding or applesauce cuz it doesnt taste all that good but it's so well worth it. So far I havnt had any nausea since surgery. Hope that helps ya, Andrew

I wonder why they didnt tell us to go on B-100 too Brenda. I sure dont remember it if they did do you? well it is another one i will add to my daily thing. I still do have periods of nausea sometimes. but dont know if that is all the B-100 is for. Anyone know of another reason to take it? Jan

Jan, When I was at my pre-op, Marge was in there explaining the need for the B-100. She said since we were not getting as much meat as we should, and the B-100 will help keep out nutrients up. She said that meat offers us a lot of B vitamins. She also said the thiamin will help with the nausea. She told me to go start it that day. The 4 things she told he I had to take after surgery were the B-12 shots, a B-100, calcuim supplements, and the multivitamin. Hope this helps.

thanks i will get some tomorrow. If anyone told me that i sure dont remember it and i looked in my booklet and it doesnt say anything about it either. Jan

Hey Jan, When I started this and at my pre-op appt Margie said they had just started this and like Kat said it replaces some of the vitamin that you get from red meat since we have to stay away from red meat for 6mo or something plus the thiamine really does help with nausea, I have not experienced any nausea since surgery at all and also the B-100 helps with energy it said too. If you still have to crush your pills, put it in some yogart or sf applesauce, its not very good tasting but well worth it. Andrew

no as long as they arent too large i can swallow them . I can swallow a tylenoll arthritis pill easily. I am getting me some tomorrow since i will be in town to go to our support meeting anyway. Jan

I just wanted to throw out here that I've NEVER taken this on it's own. I take a prenatal vitamin and B-12 but I've had my Thiamin levels checked and I'm always normal. Just an FYI.....Is there a REASON I should be taking it if my levels read okay?? I've never been told to take it. Tami

Hey Tami, Dr. Hornbostel has started putting his patience on the B-100 with Thiamine, it suppose to help with nausea and energy plus i believe it has some vitamins that we get from red meat since at the early stage we're not suppose to eat red meat. It really has helped me cuz I havnt experienced any nausea at all since surgery, Im 12 post-op. Hope that helps, Andrew