Has anyone had bad effects from taking vitamin D capsules? I have had several incidents of GI upset after taking them, but it’s hard to know because I have upsets all the time.
Tried again yesterday having forgotten previous upsets and was awake all night – gas, bloating, mild cramps, endless BMs.
(I know taking too much can cause problems, but I’m just asking about bad effects from a single dose.)
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I used to have the same issues with all vitamins until I found a brand that doesn’t cause any problems because they are additive free.
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I have never taken Vitamin D capsules. I have always taken it in pill form and throughout Covid took 4 daily. No problems at all.
Trouble like that with a single dose isn’t likely to have anything to do with the vitamin D itself, I think. How high a dose was it? You might have a hypersensitivity to an “inactive” ingredient in that particular formulation, or the timing could be coincidental, unrelated to the dose at all. I take a 5,000 IU capsule of vitamin D every day, and it’s just fine in my gut. I do tend to take it with food, since I think nutritional supplements often work better that way.
I have varying degrees of issues with OTC Vitamins.
I was having issues with b12 every time I took one. I switched to a sublingual type and GI issues went away.
I haven’t tried vitamin d sublingual or Liquid so I don’t know how effective they might be, but it could be worth checking out.
I take a 5000 iu gelcap of Vitamin D daily and never had any issues with it.
I take a calcium plus vitamin D combo (Nature's Truth brand). It has 5000iu D and 1200mg calcium. No problem for me.
