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kris1981 Newbie

Hello,

Yesterday i started with Slow FE iron and today i had several diarrhea attacks. I had this in the past with some pain killers and other medicines. I also had this with other brands of iron. I cannot tolerate them.

What i found in the ingredients is that they all have this macrogol (Polyethylene glycol) / Microcrystalline cellulose.

Can this be an allergic reaction to one of the ingredients or does this contains gluten ?

I have alot of problems with taking vitamins also. If they are not liquid then i have alot of stomach upset and diarrhea.

I'm now on my second week gluten free diet but the diarrhea attacks are making me a bit anxious.

It's like colic pain in the left side when i take a pain killer or other supplement that contains macrogol / cellulose or other things like sorbitol.

Maybe some people have this problem also here ?

Kind Regards,

Kris


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I don't know about allergies and I don't think that ingredient has gluten, but I know that in general I am very picky with my supplements because of the cellulose in them. My body just doesn't do well with certain types of cellulose. You may be similar. Some give me wicked gas, others give me DH, and it just sort of sucks because these things are never cheap, yet you have to experiment to see which ones you can tolerate. Ultimately, for the big picture of this battle we are fighting, I have realized that some foods I just can't tolerate - it's not because they have gluten or anything. My body just can't process it. Still working on accepting that part. Hope this helps some!!

kris1981 Newbie

Thanks for your response. Yes i think i can tolerate some supplements with cellulose and some not. I'm making a list what supplements / medicines gives me this severe pain.

I'm happy i finally found the causes of my problems.

Because getting the label IBS is easy for docs but there are causes for all the problems. And many docs still don't know an answer. They think to much it's all in the head.

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Hello,

Yesterday i started with Slow FE iron and today i had several diarrhea attacks. I had this in the past with some pain killers and other medicines. I also had this with other brands of iron. I cannot tolerate them.

What i found in the ingredients is that they all have this macrogol (Polyethylene glycol) / Microcrystalline cellulose.

Can this be an allergic reaction to one of the ingredients or does this contains gluten ?

I have alot of problems with taking vitamins also. If they are not liquid then i have alot of stomach upset and diarrhea.

I'm now on my second week gluten free diet but the diarrhea attacks are making me a bit anxious.

It's like colic pain in the left side when i take a pain killer or other supplement that contains macrogol / cellulose or other things like sorbitol.

Maybe some people have this problem also here ?

Kind Regards,

Kris

both of the highlighted items are LAXATIVES, the first is sold as miralax, the second is not so common otc, i see in LTC, occasionally.!

eatmeat4good Enthusiast

Oh my god...that's why iron does that to me too!

That is ridiculous.

Why do they put that in iron. Probably cause most people get Constipated from iron?

What kind of iron next?

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