Can vitamin d3 cause constipation?

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Can vitamin d3 cause constipation?

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According to my google search it can... I started taking spring valley D3 (soybean oil) and just my cholesterol pill after dinner. Wanted to see what would happen if I didn't take the fish oil and vitamins at all....

Good grief I am constipated... don't even need the entocort...

Next experiment.. add the regular vitamins back in... one at a time...

This has been a surprising development, to say the least!
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I wasn't aware that it could do that. How much did you take? I've taken 50,000 IU per day, for 3 days in a row, to stop a virus, and I didn't notice any change in BMs, but maybe it affects us differently. :shrug:

Are you by any chance taking calcium carbonate? Maybe the combined effect is causing the problem. Taking magnesium along with the calcium usually helps to prevent such problems.

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Post by grannyh »

I took two 2,000 unit d3 and one crestor.. that was it... plus my usual norvasc..5 mg.. morning and night.

Added the fish oil back tonight hoping it will help:)
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