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I'm in my 80's & had a GI Bleed which was tough to overcome. I spent (5) days in hospital with many transfusions before bleed stopped. I believe the difficulty was the vitamin E component of the Areds2 gel tabs that were taken (2x/day) for about (5) years.
Vitamin E is fat soluble; therefore over (5) years that would be a large accumulation of Vitamjn E in my body. Vitamin E is a blood thinner and causes difficulty with blood clotting, I probably have a weak spot in my colon that has a tendency to bleed & likewise in my nose lining.
When I was discharged from the hospital, I decided to quit Areds2 completely. I had (1) GI Bleed since & also nose bleeds but they all cease rather quickly without any need for a hospital.
Now I'm hoping to find a substitute for Areds2 without Vitamin E.
Anyone have any suggestions????
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@jimw9
I am 81 and have been using Preservision Areds 2 for countless years. Just recently I switched to Pure Encapsulations brand Macular Support. Most of my vitamins are from this company. There is no Vit E. They have other added ingredients like bilberry and grape extract seeds which may help additionally for my dry stable Macular Degeneration. There are numerous eye vitamins around which include lutein and zeaxanthin .
This particular brand is not cheap and I ha e decided to take only 1 daily
My food is essentially my vitamin. Will attach photo
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