Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Vitamins and Minerals

Hi there! I use fitday as well and I also find that while for all my other nutrients I'm getting more than enough, that stubborn vitamin K is always lacking. Which makes me wonder a little if a lot of the foods that fitday has don't have the vitamin K amount input into it? I also try to eat as many green veggies as safely as I can and I still can't seem to get enough.

Cal/Mag - calcium is more beneficial for IBS-D, yes. However for most magnesium is not detrimental if you want to start taking that. (I take both without a problem, and I'm IBS-D). I think taking them together makes it easier for the body to absorb both - not sure about that though. BUT it is really important that your calcium supplment has vitamin d in it - does it?

And one more thing - you probably shouldn't input your multivitamin into your custom foods. Here's why: you should work at getting in 100% of your RDAs from FOOD, and then taking your multivitamin to supplement anywhere you're lacking. Many multivitamins have 100% of the RDA for some vitamins - but that doesn't mean you don't need any of that vitamin from food all day, right? (I mean, you could eat cardboard and a multivitamin and according to your fitday you'd be ok... lol silly example but you know whatI mean! )

Hope that's helpful!

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