I think my IBS gone? Is vitamin d culprit?

Have been taking vitamin d for more than 6 months, it didn't start triggered in August, so don't know if that what cause it but I also ask doc if iron was the culprit but since I come off from them, was having IBS pain n other symptoms, been taking iron 9 years on and off. This wasn't a problem, magnesium was started after IBS happened so I stop vitamin d and magesium, took iron instead it seems fine only black stool came out which is normal.

So going to keep eye on vitamin d if that was a problem but most of people said lack of vitamin d can cause IBS

So going to keep eye on it

Thank you

Hi Drutter ,

You seem to know a bit about vitamins. I have a question about magnesium. I took 250mg for a couple of weeks for relaxation and to help me sleep.

I got stomach cramps and diarrhoea, so I stopped taking it, but the diarrhoea lasted at least 4 to 6 weeks after, is this normal?

The magnesium did help me sleep though, so do you think a smaller dose would be tolerable? As I don't want to go down that road again.

I suppose my bowels were more loose and urgent, rather than that old classic diarrhoea! 😊. Thx for reading

Thank you, your information about vitamin was brilliant, I will try that one step at the time, when I took iron today, it doesn't give me any effect, didn't take any magnesium and vit d, seem fine, have notice the chamoline tea really help. I do have anixety somtimes but its not the cause of it. I also heard magnesium citrate can make digestion discomfort, it's help the constipation, but magnesium glyerinate was suppose to be really good. I had IBS with diaherra so will try your advice

Thank you

made it worse so I avoid them only eat little fruits then eat normal meals. Kefir and yogurt help a lot

Hey Reetah.

(I'm not a professional, I'm going off what I've read, seen, and observed in my own health.)

It can depend what kind of magnesium was taken. I prefer magnesium citrate because it's the one best absorbed by the body, but as with all magnesium, too much causes a laxative effect. Some people actually take it on purpose for that "side" effect, because it's natural and tends to only last a day. I don't know if it can affect a person for 4-6 weeks, but my guess is that it was something else that did that to you. Has anything like it happened before or since? So many things can cause IBS symptoms like discomfort and urgency. Infections, stress, and diet come to mind. If you want to try the magnesium again, try a smaller dose (perhaps 100mg or 150mg before bed, then increase it a little if you're not having any IBS symptoms after a week). And/or try a different brand. Magnesium has a lot of health benefits (one of the most important elements for the human body), and typically isn't dangerous, with little in the way of side effects other than potentially looser than desired BMs :p

For me it depends on the brand, but normally when I take 400-500mg daily I'm fine, but depending on diet, stress levels, and medications (my antidepressant tends to be constipating for example), I may adjust it up or down. Once I got the hang of it, it was nice to be able to regulate my guts naturally and safely. And magnesium tends to be fairly inexpensive which is nice.

No problem sana.

Irons tends to take a long time to build up in the body. Taking it once or twice won't usually produce any noticeable effects. Our bodies only slowly absorb and incorporate it into our blood and tissues. Usually after a month or so of taking it regularly, we can check the levels in our blood and it will have gone up slightly. Taking too much iron at once is dangerous, so we just take small amounts daily over long periods, to let our bodies take it in and use it.

Vitamin D is great for so many things, including balancing your immune system, preventing and treating osteoporosis, helping other nutrients absorb properly, and more. Everything I read about it says you can take fairly large doses without any potential risks. I live up North where it's not very sunny, so I take 6000 units a day. Some people take well over 10000 with no problem, apparently. And it's cheap which is great. D3 (calcitrol) is the form you want. You can have your blood level of vitamin D checked, which I aim to do next time I get lab work done.

"I do have anixety somtimes but its not the cause of it."

I know exactly what you mean. Me too. Unfortunately, it seems that most doctors like to pin everything on the anxiety, rather than realizing that sometimes anxiety is a symptom of illness (or medications). One source of anxiety, I find, is when a doctor tells me "your main problem is anxiety". Hah!

Hi Drutter

Hmm, you might be right, about something else causing it.

I did have a similar episode about four years ago, again taking g magnesium for relaztion. I was stressed at that time as I was this time. And I had a lot of investigations of which I got the all clear.

Think I will have to assess my life style situation, and quit work as I work away all week. And probably don't realise how stressed I get.

Thx for your reply. Reetah

" it seems that most doctors like to pin everything on the anxiety, rather than realizing that sometimes anxiety is a symptom of illness (or medications). One source of anxiety, I find, is when a doctor tells me "your main problem is anxiety". Hah!"

I fully understand this heard this a lot from doctors.

I have tried activa, it doesn't work it's made it worse