Folic Acid Gives Me Stomach Pain

Liz5178 · Apr 9th, 2010, 10:52 AM

Does anybody else have this problem? I usually take an 800mg pill before I go to bed and I wind up waking up in the middle of the night with stomach cramping....I know that it's the folic acid doing it because I stopped taking it for a week and I was fine every night that I didn't take it....

I want to take it because I know it can have such positive effects on a developing baby but it just makes me so sick....is there anybody else that has this problem or anything that somebody could recommend I do differently?

Thank you!

WindyOne · Apr 9th, 2010, 11:01 AM

I found that taking the folic acid tablets on an empty stomach made me nauseous. (I take the ones which are multivitamins as well.) Now I take them with a meal and its fine. Have you tried taking them with food instead?

Liz5178 · Apr 9th, 2010, 11:11 AM

I have't tried that - but I definately will....thank you!

darkNlovely · Apr 9th, 2010, 11:13 AM

yep-always take vitamins and supliments with food.

Luzelle · Apr 9th, 2010, 13:07 PM

I also think that taking the supplement with food will be better. I get nauseous if I take it on an empty stomach, maybe this is in line with the cramping.

keyahopes · Apr 9th, 2010, 13:17 PM

Yup take vitamins right after a meal. Helps in absorption better. Not sure why the folic acid is causing stomach pain though.

Tasha1982 · Apr 9th, 2010, 16:59 PM

I take Stuart Prenatal, it has 800mcg of Folic Acid.
Thankfully I have no side-effects, but I do take it every day after lunch.
Try it that way, it should help.
Good luck.

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Liz5178 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 306	Folic Acid Gives Me Stomach Pain Does anybody else have this problem? I usually take an 800mg pill before I go to bed and I wind up waking up in the middle of the night with stomach cramping....I know that it's the folic acid doing it because I stopped taking it for a week and I was fine every night that I didn't take it.... I want to take it because I know it can have such positive effects on a developing baby but it just makes me so sick....is there anybody else that has this problem or anything that somebody could recommend I do differently? Thank you!

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WindyOne Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: London Posts: 116	I found that taking the folic acid tablets on an empty stomach made me nauseous. (I take the ones which are multivitamins as well.) Now I take them with a meal and its fine. Have you tried taking them with food instead?

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Liz5178 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 306	I have't tried that - but I definately will....thank you!

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darkNlovely Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,016	yep-always take vitamins and supliments with food.

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Luzelle Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: South Africa Posts: 1,117	I also think that taking the supplement with food will be better. I get nauseous if I take it on an empty stomach, maybe this is in line with the cramping.

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keyahopes Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,078	Yup take vitamins right after a meal. Helps in absorption better. Not sure why the folic acid is causing stomach pain though.

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Tasha1982 Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 76	I take Stuart Prenatal, it has 800mcg of Folic Acid. Thankfully I have no side-effects, but I do take it every day after lunch. Try it that way, it should help. Good luck.

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