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I asked a ? exactly like this weeks ago, only for me it's because I'm both breastfeeding and trying to get pregnant and deal with Anemia.
So my vits are through the roof with iron!!!

I have not read the replies yet, but will share what helped me.
First I made sure to up my fiber intake and fluid intake.

I never took the vits on an empty stomach or without drinking lotsa water before and after.

And I cut the pills in half.
Sometimes I'd take 1 half per day, or take both halves in one day depending upon how bad my C was. I quit gulping down one full pill.

Funno tho that I eliminated the vits and my C was still bad.
There is a good chance vits are not to blame here.

But YES do not quit taking them!!!
The Folic acid and such are vital now, all 9mos of pregnancy and even long afterwards!!

I'd say tho that if you are eating very healthy, then just take hlaf a pill a day. You should be fine.

Yes IBS can get worse in pregnancy, or entirely better!
Hormones determine that more than vitamins will.
My IBS was fine my first pregnancy, heck I ate like a pig and gained 65lbs then!
But it flared up very badly in the 3rd trimester of my last pregnancy. And then the Csection made it a royal nightmare! I've been in agony since.

But yeah....Iron helps in building healthy adaquate amounts of blood. Your blood volume increases 5 times more than pre-pregnancy. Going without Iron now and then is just asking for anemia and other health issues for you or baby.

When I got very bad C in pregnancy but had to take the vits I'd just down a cup of rich coffee lol, that is MY surefire laxative! And one cup even everyday isn't bad during pregnancy.

Well praying God blesses you soon!! Good luck! All the fun is in the trying! *wink*

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