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gluten-free Prescription Prenatal Vitamins

mandigirl1

By mandigirl1
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mandigirl1 Enthusiast
mandigirl1
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I'm trying to get pregnant and my OBGYN prescribed Citracal 90 + DHA. Does anyone take this prenatal? If so, is it gluten-free?

Can anyone recommend a really good gluten-free prenatal vitamin? Especially one that doesnt cause upset stomach and/or naseau????? I'd like to get a doctor prescribed vitamin....I hear theyre better than store brand.

Thanks!!!!

Erica

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I used a prescription prenatal for my first child (pre-celiac) and was told by a pharmacist that the OTC prenatals are just as good. I was relieved b/c I was on vacation and forgot my vitamins.

I don't use prescription now, instead I use Nature Made Prenatals (Kroger) and have been very please with them. I found these to not irritate my system after trying 3 others. Everyone is different and you'll have to experiment with gluten-free prenats.

B/c I'm a bit of a computer geek, I went online, found the prescription one I took and printed out the vitamin and mineral list then compared it to the OTC. You can do this in excel or word, then ask your ob to give you the ok with what you want to take if it is OTC.

There are alot of gluten-free otc prenatals on the market and the trick is to find the one that works best for you. The important thing is that you get plenty of folic acid and vitamin C which is a standard.

The benefit of OTC is that you can stock up when they are on sale and never have to make a special trip to get your prescription refilled.

Best wishes,

Kim

15 weeks

mandigirl1 Enthusiast
mandigirl1
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Thanks! I appreciate your input!

I will check out some OTC prenats....

Gluten=bad Apprentice
Gluten=bad
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Hi, my husband and I are currently trying to conceive and I take a prescription prenatal vitamin called Natachew. It's a chewable wild berry flavored vitamin and I haven't had any problems with it. I search online and found that it is indeed gluten-free. Hope this helps.

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HiDee
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I take ONESOURCE prenatals that are OTC and labeled GLUTEN-FREE. I take them with food to prevent nausea. They are in a pink bottle, I buy them at Wal-Mart but they may be available elsewhere. That chewable prenatal sounds great, I've never seen any OTC chewable prenatals before.

MaryJones2 Enthusiast
MaryJones2
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I am a big fan of the Perry Prenatal from Kirkman Labs. They are small and don't upset my stomach.

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I have been taking Duet DHA ec prenatal vitamins for about 6 months. The company confirmed that they are gluten free. Each dose is a prenatal vitamin tablet and an enteric-coated softgel capsule. The capsule contains DHA and EPS (omega-3 fatty acids). I have found that they do not cause nausea. I do, however, take them right before I go to bed. Here is a link that shows a comparison of the nutrients in a dozen or so prenatal vitamins: Open Original Shared Link

Whatever vitamin you choose, make sure it has plenty of folic acid. Since many of the folate-enriched foods (cereals, breads, etc) are off limits, you may not be getting much folate from your diet.

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slmprofesseur Apprentice
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I think its the iron that may upset your stomach.... I use GNC brand without the iron.

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I use OCal prenatals. They are a prescription, but they say Gluten Free right on the label... And I'm not one to trust things unless they say that. They don't make me sick, but I take them right before bed. I'm 21 weeks preg, so I'm passed the nausea stage. I think when you take prenatals might be a culprit too.

mandigirl1 Enthusiast
mandigirl1
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Thank you for your replies!

I've been pregnant for 16 weeks now! I take a daily prenatal from frieda vitamins. Does anyone take a prenatal from Frieda vitamins? All their vitamins are gluten-free. I think the one Im using is good (no naseau) however, there are no omegas/fish oils, which I think I should be taking as well, due to lots of gas/bloat/constip.

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Thank you for your replies!

I've been pregnant for 16 weeks now! I take a daily prenatal from frieda vitamins. Does anyone take a prenatal from Frieda vitamins? All their vitamins are gluten-free. I think the one Im using is good (no naseau) however, there are no omegas/fish oils, which I think I should be taking as well, due to lots of gas/bloat/constip.

You can get lots of omega-3s from flax seed. put it in your cereal, yogurt, bread, whatever you like. For constipation, metamucil is gluten-free, I take that every day.

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