Fish Oil Pills
#71833 - 05/20/04 06:43 AM
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Janice B
Reged: 04/14/04
Posts: 33
Loc: New Jersey
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Has anyone else tried taking fish oil pills and had a bad reaction to them? I have been reading up on the Omega-3 (fish oil) pills and have read that not only are they good for the heart and cholesterol but also good for the intestinal tract. There recommened to some patients with Chrohns disease. Well my fiance has been taking them for awhile and feels the best he's felt in the longest time (he has high blood pressure), so I took one yesterday morning. Well about 10 minutes later I got this bad cramping then the diarhea. I attempted to make it to work but only got about 5 minutes from home and had to turn back because the symptoms came back. So yesterday I called in sick from work and spent the day on the couch. I kept have these god awful burps that tasted like salmon (gross!). Luckily today I'm fine and back to what I've come to accept as normal. But I was coureous if anyone else had the same thing happen?
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Janice B 
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I take 2 fish oil pills in the morning with my multivitamin and acacia, and I don't have any problem with them even though I am a prototypical IBS picky eater.  My iron-stomached husband, however, got a really nasty taste in his mouth and fishy burps when he's tried any variety of fish oil capsules. And he will eat all sorts of fatty meat and cheese with no problems at all!
Weird, huh? From this small sample, I would say that there are people who have bad reactions to fish oil capsules, but it's not necessarily an IBS thing.
--AC
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Hi Janice,
Yes, I had indigestion and "gross" burping from fish oil capsules.  Did not have any stomach problems, though. The burping was enough for me to stop taking them. My husband takes them and he has no problems...then again he can eat anything, too.
I am really curious because I would like to find one that I could take since I know they are very good for you.
Barbie
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Flax Seed Oil
#71843 - 05/20/04 07:09 AM
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Bevvy
Reged: 11/04/03
Posts: 5918
Loc: Northwest Washington State
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Nope. That hasn't happened to me. I've taken almost an entire bottle and am ready to go for my second bottle. I take 6 capsules a day.
I have high cholesterol, and this stuff is going to "cure" me! Or I'm gonna die trying.
Have you ever heard of Dr. Dean Ornish? He's THE WORD on women's heart health and Clinical Professor of Medicine at U.C.S.F., also an attending physician at the California Pacific Medical Center. He's the best-selling author of several books about women's heart health and reversing heart disease. This is what he says about flax seed oil:
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Flax seed oil contains one of the richest sources of omega fatty acids, far more than fish oils. Some of the fatty acids in flax seed oil (omega 3 - ALA, omega 6 - LA, omega 9 - OA) have been shown to help prevent and reverse plaque and heart attack risk.
Women have no problem with taking 3-4 grams a day of flax seed oil. For men, however, the issue is not quite as clear. In December, 1998, it was announced at an Ornish residential retreat that some recent research findings indicate that it may raise the risk of prostate cancer in some men. No additional risk is known for women. Males should understand this potential risk when deciding to take flax seed oil.
Much as we want a definitive answer, at this point the jury is still out on the risks versus the benefits of flax seed oil for men. For women, however, flax seed oil does appear to provide potential benefits without additional risk.
Like your fiance, I also have high blood pressure. I've reduced it drastically, but I attribute that to the blood pressure medication I'm taking rather than the flax seed oil.
Janice, I'd really look at what else you had besides the fish oil that might have caused your attack. I too am a "D" and I had a surprising attack yesterday that I couldn't attribute to anything I had eaten. I figured it was all about self-induced stress, which I thought I had gotten over but apparently have not. Damn.
Anyway, do you get attacks from salmon? If not, I'd give the flax seed oil another chance. I'll bet there was something else going on with you yesterday.
Good luck, and hope you're better soon,
Bev
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The Dietician that I see suggested that I mix the flax seed oil with the honeymustard that I use on my sandwich. To say the least it was kind of gross and I didn't stick with it. I will try the flax seed oil pills and let you know.
As far as fish in general, I can eat any kind of fish and be fine. I do find that Salmon tends to sit a little heavier then most of the fish but I'm never that bothered from it.
The only different thing I did was I took my Citrucel before I ate my cereal instead of after.
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Janice B
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Sounds like a dumb question, but I can only get away with it if I take it with a meal that has plenty of suluble fiber and very little fat. But I have to say that flax seed oil is easier on me than fish oil, maybe try that?
Laura
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Yes, I've had the "fishy" burping! Gross!! I stopped taking the fish oil (I've got this huge container left, alas). Glad to know I wasn't the only one having this reaction.
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Yes I did. I had drunk my Citrucel before I ate my cereal (Berry Kix) then I took the fish oil pill along with my calcium pill that I take everyday. I think it had to be the fish oil pill. I will try the Flax Seed oil pills instead.
Thanks
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Janice B
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I had to give up the fish oil tabs. Gassy crampy reaction plus burping up that fishy taste all day.  Flax does the same thing to me.
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If you take the fish oil pills at night you won't have that problem. Fish pil is great for people with C
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