AREDS 2 and side effects

Posted by sally1b2b @sally1b2b, Jul 15, 2018

My eye doctor put me on Areds2 .it is causing an upset stomach, has anyone else had this ?

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@mosaics

Do you have any links to info on high gluten wheat starch being sprayed on produce? I know they are often sprayed with various chemicals. But I have never heard of produce being sprayed with wheat starch. I can’t find anything about it thru a Google search or even on the website Celiac.com.

I also have celiac and have been on a GF diet for over 20 years. I’ve done a lot of research on celiac disease and have never come across any information like that. And I have never had a reaction to fresh produce that I am aware of.

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I forgot to include this in my previous reply; fresh fruit in my area was only “safe” in the summertime because I purchased from local farmers; during the winter the fruit came from knows where . It seemed that when I purchased in the grocery store it was a hit or miss deal so that’s why I started doing the sway test. This was all back in the 1990s and I just got into the habit of testing food and supplements before I took them. It was so long ago maybe they don’t use chemicals like they used to?? But I still use it to this day because it has been helpful even for makeup, meats etc Maybe I’m just stuck in my old ways and habits…… it has always been a good “ guidance system” for me🌻

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I had the same problem. My doctor told me to try taking the vitamin “with a good meal,” and that eliminated the side effects.

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Please check your genetic eye gene mutations at 23 and me. Areds with zinc is bad or harmful with my CFH mutation with double allelesY402H See below: I received these articles from articdx a genetic testing company for eye disease:

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I had the same - but Dr said to try the older Areds ( not 2) - get on line and it doesn’t make me sick - I still take it with food, and can only take one a day usually due to size. But they only help about 2% anyway he says /so I do what I can. Luck!!

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@pacer3702

It may help to take the supplement with your meals rather than on an empty stomach.

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My Areds 2 says to take it with a meal containing oil/fat. After about two years of taking it, I have not had any side effects.

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