Folic acid supplement

Keepercjr · Jun 30, 2008

Shine - you weren't taking it very often so I'm really surprised it messed you up so much. I have never heard of that complication. When I was TTC my son, I was taking 1mg (the usual dose is 400 mcg, not mg) a day which was prescribed to me by the genetic councilor that we saw. I just did a google search on constipation and folic acid and the only stuff that comes up is that folic acid can actually help w/ constipation.

Maybe take smaller doses more frequently? Or a prenatal vitamin that already has it included instead of a separate pill? 400mcg twice a week doesn't seem to be enough to do much of anything as the recommendation is 400mcg every day for women of childbearing age.

Keepercjr · Jun 30, 2008

Shine - you weren't taking it very often so I'm really surprised it messed you up so much. I have never heard of that complication. When I was TTC my son, I was taking 1mg (the usual dose is 400 mcg, not mg) a day which was prescribed to me by the genetic councilor that we saw. I just did a google search on constipation and folic acid and the only stuff that comes up is that folic acid can actually help w/ constipation.

Maybe take smaller doses more frequently? Or a prenatal vitamin that already has it included instead of a separate pill? 400mcg twice a week doesn't seem to be enough to do much of anything as the recommendation is 400mcg every day for women of childbearing age.

Keepercjr · Jun 30, 2008

Shine - you weren't taking it very often so I'm really surprised it messed you up so much. I have never heard of that complication. When I was TTC my son, I was taking 1mg (the usual dose is 400 mcg, not mg) a day which was prescribed to me by the genetic councilor that we saw. I just did a google search on constipation and folic acid and the only stuff that comes up is that folic acid can actually help w/ constipation.

Maybe take smaller doses more frequently? Or a prenatal vitamin that already has it included instead of a separate pill? 400mcg twice a week doesn't seem to be enough to do much of anything as the recommendation is 400mcg every day for women of childbearing age.

Keepercjr · Jun 30, 2008

Shine - you weren't taking it very often so I'm really surprised it messed you up so much. I have never heard of that complication. When I was TTC my son, I was taking 1mg (the usual dose is 400 mcg, not mg) a day which was prescribed to me by the genetic councilor that we saw. I just did a google search on constipation and folic acid and the only stuff that comes up is that folic acid can actually help w/ constipation.

Maybe take smaller doses more frequently? Or a prenatal vitamin that already has it included instead of a separate pill? 400mcg twice a week doesn't seem to be enough to do much of anything as the recommendation is 400mcg every day for women of childbearing age.

Keepercjr · Jun 30, 2008

Shine - you weren't taking it very often so I'm really surprised it messed you up so much. I have never heard of that complication. When I was TTC my son, I was taking 1mg (the usual dose is 400 mcg, not mg) a day which was prescribed to me by the genetic councilor that we saw. I just did a google search on constipation and folic acid and the only stuff that comes up is that folic acid can actually help w/ constipation.
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<br />Maybe take smaller doses more frequently? Or a prenatal vitamin that already has it included instead of a separate pill? 400mcg twice a week doesn't seem to be enough to do much of anything as the recommendation is 400mcg every day for women of childbearing age.

Shine · Jul 1, 2008

Thanks Caroline for the advice, I will be trialing it again this year.
Hopefully last year's bowel problems were not associated with taking Folic acid. So I could be mistaken I hope.

Shine · Jul 1, 2008

Thanks Caroline for the advice, I will be trialing it again this year.
Hopefully last year's bowel problems were not associated with taking Folic acid. So I could be mistaken I hope.

Shine · Jul 1, 2008

Thanks Caroline for the advice, I will be trialing it again this year.
Hopefully last year's bowel problems were not associated with taking Folic acid. So I could be mistaken I hope.

Shine · Jul 1, 2008

Thanks Caroline for the advice, I will be trialing it again this year.
Hopefully last year's bowel problems were not associated with taking Folic acid. So I could be mistaken I hope.

Shine · Jul 1, 2008

Thanks Caroline for the advice, I will be trialing it again this year.
<br />Hopefully last year's bowel problems were not associated with taking Folic acid. So I could be mistaken I hope.

Keepercjr · Jul 1, 2008