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What Vitamins Should Husband Take

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Mandy1020
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Hi,

My husband is not diagnosed yet, but I want to get him on some viamins... He has lost so much weight and he looks sick. He needs some nutrients but I don't know where to start. Can anyone recommend what kind of vitamins I should get for him?

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Honestly if he wants to a general multi-vit-min that is fine (Make sure it is gluten-free). But he should get tested for deficiencies before supplementing. Some are perfectly safe even in high doses, but others can cause problems if he takes too much. Also vits/mins are synergistic meaning they must work in balance with each other. If you suddenly add massive amounts of calcium without the right balance of magnesium/Vitamin D/Boron etc. you can actually make things worse.

He should be tested for:

Ferritin

Iron

Vit B12

Folic Acid

Calcium

Magnesium

Vitamin D

These are very important. Also, he should have a complete Thyroid panel run.

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Thanks for the information!

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