Feeling Nauseus After Taking Supplements? This may be why...

Have you ever struggled with nausea after taking a supplement?

You're not alone. And it's frustrating too!

Sadly, that nauseous feeling, might have you thinking all supplements would do the same.

They won't.

So to help you make the most of your health journey, and to get to the heart of WHY some cause nausea while others don't, there's a few things you'll want to consider when choosing a supplement:

1. Some supps are meant to be taken on an empty stomach. This means 30 minutes before a meal. They need to have the full capacity of the stomach juices in order to do their work.

Things like probiotics or L-glutamine are great on an empty stomach. But if you take them with other things at the same time, you may feel a bit of nausea because they are competing for digestion.

If you feel nausea when taking either of these, it may be because you paired them with something else. Try them on their own and see how that goes.

You may find they just need to go it alone.

If that doesn't work well for you, take them right before a meal so you can balance out the digestive juices.

2. Fat-soluble vitamins like A, D, E, and K need the fat in food to break down and assimilate the vitamins.

So when you take them on an empty stomach, they may cause nausea and/or make you vomit.

Taking these with food is ideal.

3. Nausea may also be a sign that your body is NOT okay with the synthetic form of a vitamin. In this case, taking them with food will minimize the symptom but won't solve the greater issue that your body is NOT okay with them in general.

See if you can find a natural source or better, a whole food source that's more bioavailable to your body.

4. If you take medications, notice how your body feels when you take them at the same time as your supplements.

Do you feel good or is there an issue?

Maybe you have nausea with only SOME supplements but not ALL when you combine them with your medications?

Track and experiment so you can find the right combination that works best for you. And be sure to speak with your doctor or pharmacist about any conflicts between medications and supplements.

5. Another cause could be that you're taking too much of one vitamin without taking the complimentary vitamins to support them. Many drug store vitamins sell individual vitamins in such high doses that they can do more damage than good.

For example, Calcium should never be taken alone. It needs fat-soluble vitamins like D and K to break down, and minerals like magnesium and phosphorus to be absorbed.

This is why, instead of selling individual vitamins, we offer more whole food and herbal supplements in the store. Nutrients found in nature are found together with their partners.

And that makes them easier to take and assimilate for optimal health!

While maximizing nutrition from your diet is ideal, unfortunately, it's not always possible in today's toxic world.

So we use supplements to feed the nutritional needs and create balance in the body.

If you struggled with nausea, hopefully this guide helps you find the cause.

PS: When in doubt, choose a whole food source instead.