Forvia Vitamins

[saidinstouch]

So when I went to the Crohns conference in the LA area a couple years ago I had gotten a handout from one of the vendors there for a multivitamin called Forvia that was formulated for people with IBD. Forvia Vitamin Link. After my flareup in January my doctor suggested I try a multivitamin so I decided to get these since their price seemed reasonable and there actually seemed to be some logic that went into deciding what to include as far as vitamins and minerals goes.

I was wondering if anyone else has tried these other than me? Also I thought it would be a good idea to share their existance for anyone interested in a multivitamin that is a bit more focused than your standard multivitamin that often has the ratios of nutrients wrong and doesn't necessarily meet our specific needs as well.

Geez I sound like an advertisement or something, luckily I've been around for a while and have almost 100 posts so I don't feel as bad. Anyway, checkout the website for more information and if you are looking for a multivitamin these seem to be a good choice for cost/benefit ratio from what I can tell. Also the excess vitamin b will turn your pee bright yellow which is always fun to see .

 

[Creepy Lurker]

Iron is a bit no-no for me. It's impossible to find a multi-vit without it. I have to take several different ones to get everything I need.

 

[D Bergy]

I have found several multivitamins without Iron. Almost all multivitamins for men will not have Iron as an ingredient.

I have no idea which ones are better than others. It would be nice to know the answer to that question.

Dan

 

[Kev]

wellll, I have been surprised (it was really an eye opening revelation) to learn, from internet research, label reading, personal experience, you name it.. that many 'generic' products; including multi-vitamins, are far superior in content than their brand name competition. At one time I was young enuff to qualify as a 'yuppie'... and I think I retained some of that built in mentality. Thought that product quality DEPENDED on a product carrying a major 'brand name'... So far, the only brand name product that doesn't seem to have a legit generic equivalent or superior is Heinz ketchup/catsup.

 

[saidinstouch]

What I've been told about multivitamins is that typically the name brand ones aren't well balanced or optimized and can often be bad for you because of this. What caught my eye reading about these was that they actually were making statements that matched what I had heard/read in various places so that actually improved my opinion of them. The other fact I liked about them is that for what they offer they are basically the same price or cheaper than comparable vitamins, but the fact they actually were logically developed made me take the leap to try them.

If I had the money(and was willing to swallow enough pills), I would probably just buy the individual supplements, but I don't know enough about what I need and I once tried having help from my uncle who specializes in nutrition, but the cost and number of pills was simply too hard to follow. The two major things missing from this are obviously omega-3 and L-glutamine, not that I would expect either to be in a multivitamin, but for like $17 a month it seemed like a good investment compared to just buying centrum or the large costco multivitamin pack that has little to no balancing and goes by the idea of consumers like big numbers on nutrients they need mentality.

 

[AbstractDonut]

I eat the Flinstones ones.

 

[Kev]

Hmmm, I wonder if Barney would get mad if he saw me ... oh, better stop right there.

 

[AbstractDonut]

No joke pal, there is no Mrs. Ruble or Thelma in there. You could only mean Dino, which is not right.

 

[BWS1982]

like Bergy said, the mens will often omit any Iron as it, in excess, can lead to increased risk for prostate issues....

 

[mvond5]

Freeda Vitamin and Mineral are pretty good and are recommended for patients doing the SCD diet.
No gluten, lactose, artificial colors, artificial flavors, animal derivatives, sugar, starch, gelatin or yeast.

 

[lisakuney]

Rainbow Light brand is the only one I can take. The rest make me feel like I swallowed a big rock, just sitting in my stomach hurting.