IBS and vitamins

[Joalbert]

I've had IBS for so many years now....and I've became Vegan.I feel better but now I need vitamins. Is there any that would make my bowels worse or better?

[beentrying2quit]

Keep in mind that gluten is also in vitamins and if you are allergic you will see your symptoms come back.  I see that you mentioned you were a vegetarian so you would not really consume gluten.  You can purchase gluten free vitamins on line...just do a search.

Good luck.

[Joalbert]

Thanks for the advice....I'm the D type...and I was afraid to take anything that would make things harder for me. Well I'll see how things go.

[Bullwinkle2002]

As I understand it, vitamins A, C, and E are all problematic, as is magnesium, if you are D type.  If you are C type you will probably find calcium a problem.  I have found supplementation particularly beneficial in my case; however, I do use a brand with particularly highly absorbent minerals (96% absorption) which means that virtually nothing gets to the colon.  (I stopped nodding off behind the wheel in about 10 days.  This, after a couple of years of fighting this off every afternoon.)  This may be why my results have been quite good, and it just may be me.  I don't know.  What I would suggest is that you at least use something with chelated minerals, which absorb about 45-50% to minimize any reactions.