Anyone know anythign about pregnancy vitamines?

[glen]

I heard that there are some special vitamines that are prescription and your body absorbes faster.

 

[HappyPuppy]

If you are pregnant I suggest you ask your physician. You will get a better answer from him/her, backed up by many years of education and experience, than you will get here from a bunch of pimple farmers.

 

[glen]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
If you are pregnant I suggest you ask your physician. You will get a better answer from him/her, backed up by many years of education and experience, than you will get here from a bunch of pimple farmers.

I am a guy, so I have to ask you all.

 

[PunDogg]

yeah acutally there is, I own a GNC store, and we carry a special pregnact vitamin, it includes more folic acid and other vits and minerals for pregant women. I would really suggest u try it out. Its called prenatal vits.

Dogg

 

[glen]

Originally posted by: PunDogg
yeah acutally there is, I own a GNC store, and we carry a special pregnact vitamin, it includes more folic acid and other vits and minerals for pregant women. I would really suggest u try it out. Its called prenatal vits.

Dogg

That is what I thought, but I have an ex-GF that swears she is now taking some prescription vitamin, that does have more folic acid, but also has some other properties.

 

[PunDogg]

Originally posted by: glen

Originally posted by: PunDogg
yeah acutally there is, I own a GNC store, and we carry a special pregnact vitamin, it includes more folic acid and other vits and minerals for pregant women. I would really suggest u try it out. Its called prenatal vits.

Dogg

That is what I thought, but I have an ex-GF that swears she is now taking some prescription vitamin, that does have more folic acid, but also has some other properties.

i would stay away fromt he prescription vits, too expensive and not worth it. U can come into any store and compare the two. IF the prescription beats the GNC or who ever vit. it won;t be by much and you will pay a ton more.plus most presctiption vits are hard on the stomach, cuz they just pack all the vits and minerals and don't care about the coating espcially for pregant women and people with senstive stomachs, it can cause i a lot of problems

Dogg

 

[Pliablemoose]

They have more of the RDA than "regular" vitamins, the extra iron in them seems to be what causes the stomach upset. I had to pester my ex to take them, they really upset her stomach.

Are they for you or a pregnant woman?

A good multivit with antioxidants is great, but you can end up just making your urine more expensive as you excrete the extra water soluble stuff in your urine and you really don't want to build up too much of the fat soluble stuff in your body.

 

[glen]

They are for neither; it was just a question.
FWIW, women need extra folic acid BEFORE they are pregnant; therefore, women of childbearing age should be taking a folic acid supplement.

 

[Shelly21]

They are presciption strenth vitimines. Comes usually in purple caplets. Dunno why it is not OTC.

 

[dquan97]

They're called Prenatal vitamins...my wife "should" be taking it even though she's not pregnant...it's just good for the body