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Mandy
Maybe this can help? Vitamist spray vitamins?
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Maybe this can help? Vitamist spray vitamins?
Totally had a "doh" moment. I remember taking my daughter several years ago to a chiropractor who is/was light years ahead of the curve in nutrition, etc. He had her take a product called Vitamist. These are spray vitamins. Not cheap, but seemed to do the trick, for she was able to take many forms of vitamins without the problem of swallowing several pills. Here is the website; http://www.vitamist.com/ They are gluten free, but as to other ingredients, I am not sure. Maybe Tex could have a look and comment? Also, if you look under the menu, product catagories and then click on specialty products they have a group for Crohns, colitis, and celiac!
Mandy
Mandy
Well, when I looked up their B-12, it lists 30 servings per container, of 60 mcg each, to give a daily dose of 10 times the RDA. That's a relatively low dosage, and it takes 8 sprays to accomplish that, and that's an extremely high price for such minimal benefit. For reference, I take over 30 times that much B-12, daily, at a lower cost. The biggest problem that I have with the product, though, is the fact that they use cyanocobalamin, (the inactive form of B-12), rather than the active form, (methylcobalamin). To claim that such a product is highly absorbable, (as they do), is absurd, because it's not even in the active form, so some people may not be able to utilize it, even if they are able to absorb it, because their system might not be able to make the conversion.
Cyanocobalamin is not highly absorbable - that's why the methylcobalamine form, (used in sublingual B-12 lozenges), was developed. The bottom line is that the product probably works satisfactorily, but IMO, it's effectiveness is almost surely significantly overrated, and they are charging an arm and a leg for an expensive delivery system, (a spray container), to administer a mediocre product.
That's just my opinion, though, and I have no scientific data to back it up.
Tex
Cyanocobalamin is not highly absorbable - that's why the methylcobalamine form, (used in sublingual B-12 lozenges), was developed. The bottom line is that the product probably works satisfactorily, but IMO, it's effectiveness is almost surely significantly overrated, and they are charging an arm and a leg for an expensive delivery system, (a spray container), to administer a mediocre product.
That's just my opinion, though, and I have no scientific data to back it up.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
See? That's why I ask the expert - namely you! Thanks for the info - I was thinking about trying this again for my daughters who LOATHE to take pills. The only thing I truly like about it is that is so portable. No need for water, no spillage. I still like the idea of spray vitamins, though. Cool concept. Now if they would just put the right forms of vitamins in.....
Thanks again, Tex!
Mandy
Thanks again, Tex!
Mandy
Mandy,
Please don't misunderstand me - those products probably work satisfactorily, it's just a comparatively expensive way to administer supplements. If someone really prefers that method of delivery, they may be worth the cost. Convenience often costs extra.
For B-12, or B-12 plus folic acid, the sublingual lozenges work really well - you just slip them under the tongue, and they usually dissolve in less than a minute. There may be other vitamins available in sublingual form, but I've never really investigated that option.
You're most welcome,
Tex
Please don't misunderstand me - those products probably work satisfactorily, it's just a comparatively expensive way to administer supplements. If someone really prefers that method of delivery, they may be worth the cost. Convenience often costs extra.
For B-12, or B-12 plus folic acid, the sublingual lozenges work really well - you just slip them under the tongue, and they usually dissolve in less than a minute. There may be other vitamins available in sublingual form, but I've never really investigated that option.
You're most welcome,
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.