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Q: Will Multivitamins cause damage to the stomach?

asked by: DoctorQuestion on September 22nd, 2006

I am about to start taking a variety of supplements/pills/vitamins etc. Can anyone please help me out and tell me if there are any conflicts between them? I don't wan't anything noxius forming in my stomach. The list is as follows.

Multivitamin - http://www.chemistaustralia.com.au/product s/blackmores-s-r-multi-minerals-200.html

Weight Loss Tablet - http://www.productreview.com.au/showitem.p hp?item_id=2844

Energiser - http://www.beroccaperformance.com/index.cf m/PageID/14/ProductID/14

Acne Medication - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotretinoin

[u]Ingredients[/u]

Multivitamin (1 a day):
Vitamin A (Retinyl acetate 860 mcg) 2500IU
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine nitrate) 30mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 20mg
Nicotinamide 30mg
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid from Calcium pantothenate 31.5mg) 28.8mg
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine hydrochloride) 30mg
Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) 100mcg
Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) 150mg
Vitamin D3 (Colecalciferol 5 mcg) 200 IU
Vitamin E (d-alpha-Tocopheryl acid succinate 41.3 mg) 50 IU
Vitamin H (Biotin) 100mcg
Folic acid 400mcg
Selenomethionine (Selenium 26mcg) 64.6mcg
Calcium phosphate (calcium 17.3mg) 46.9mg
Magnesium phosphate (magnesium 10mg) 48.4mg
Zinc sulfate (zinc 6mg) 26.4mg
Potassium sulfate (potassium 5mg) 11.1mg
Ferrous fumarate (iron 5mg) 16mg
Manganese sulfate monohydrate (manganese 1mg) 3.1mg
Cupric sulfate pentahydrate (copper 200mcg) 786mcg
Chromic chloride (chromium 200mcg) 1mg
Potassium iodide (iodine 100mcg) 131mcg
Inositol 50mg
Borax (Boron 2mg) 17.6mg

Weight Loss Tablet (1-6 a day):
* Brindleberry 1.5g
* Guarana (equiv. Caffeine 35mg) 1g
* Bitter Orange 1g
* Gymnema 150mcg
* Ginger 100mcg
* Kelp (equiv. Iodine 10mcg) 50mg
* Yerba Mate 50mg
* Cayenne 25mg
* Green Tea 100mg
* Coleus 75mg
* Chromium Picolinate 125mcg
* Pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vit B6) 15mg
* Choline bitrate 50mg
* Inositol 50mg

Energiser (1 a day):
B1 15mg, B2 15mg, B3 50mg, B5 23mg, B6 10mg, B12 10mcg, Biotin 150mcg, Ascorbic Acid 500mg, Folic Acid 400 mcg, Calcium 100mg, Magnesium Sulfate 100mg, Zinc 10mg.

Acne Medication (2 a day):
Isotretinoin 20mg

Replies(3)

Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on October 5th, 2006

Nutrition Answer A1567

If you eat various types of food, fresh vegetables and fruit you don’t need supplementary vitamins and minerals. Vitamin and mineral supplements are often used for people with special conditions like pregnancy, diet, etc. All the vitamins and minerals you need are contained in the pills you are taking. It doesn’t seem likely that these pills will damage your stomach.

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