vitamin question?

hey everyone, How much calcium do yall take and do any of your vitamins make you constipated. I take some that does't even have iron and I am still having a time. Any suggestion?? Come on Arlies let's hear your expertise. Any help will be greatly appreciated and my tummy will like you too. Nan Manning

Hi Nan, I take the generic chocolate calcium chews from Wal-Mart. Along the same lines, I take quite a bit of iron so I also take 2 Benefiber chewable tablets. They work wonders and taste like a chewy sweet tart. As a second choice, I have used Metamucil Fiber Wafers and they are OK poo...I mean too. Elesha

I take Bone Smart from Dollar General. It's $3 for 60 pills which is a 30 day supply and has 100% of EVERYTHING! My Doc was impressed with them! I take one in the am and one in the pm. Drink ALOT and I mean ALOT and it will stop your constipation! If I drink 3 quarts (96 ounces, the "prescribed" amount) ....ok....here comes the tmi.....then when I have to potty, I don't make it to the bathroom and it's horrid! But if I drink less than 2 1/2 quarts, I am NOT constipated AND I can get to the potty without a mishap.....2 1/2 quarts is 80 ounces....and I usually do closer to 2 quarts or 64 ounces. So , at least for me, 96 ounces is TOO much! If I slow down on the drinking, the potty-ing slows down....and I can get constipated. So drink your drinks!!! Smoochies Arlies My "expertise" HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's more like my PAINFUL life lessons!!!!!!!

I have major probs with constipation, but I blame mine on not getting in enough liquids. I never thought that it could be my vitamins or anything like that. I take Centrum one a day. I take Caltrate with Vitamin D as my calcium. I really need to start drinking more water!! I will go a week without going to the potty sometimes.. (TMI, I know).. Like now.. I have not went to the potty in about 8-9 days.. I have noticed the scales have moved up about 3 pounds this week, I guess I am literally full of sh*t.. Please pass on anything you find out, I will ask my nutritionist at our meeting on Monday night also.. Best of luck! Rhonda