Has anyone experienced constipation after taking a multivitamin?

[sheikalana]

I started taking a multivitamin for the first time in my life around five months ago. This also coincided to when I started feeling constipated. I tend to get constipated if I don't eat enough vegetables or fruits but I haven't changed anything in my diet. I'm having an appointment with the doctor soon to check if there's anything wrong with my gut and because lately I've been feeling constipated almost every week and it is extremely painful. I need to carry laxatives with me all the time since I travel all the time and it happened to me a few times in one of my trips.

[Anonymous]

Oh my gosh I never even connected this, I had a similar problem you might be right

[sheikalana]

I'm going to the doctor soon. I'm not yet 100% sure if it's related. May I ask which brand of multivitamin you were taking?

[Opinion Owner]

One a day

[Andres77]

Does it have a lot of iron?

[sheikalana]

I'm not sure. Can high levels of iron cause constipation?

[Andres77]

Yes,.
If you only take one a day it should not.
If you're exceeding that then you might have a problem.
You can take as much b complex vitamins and c as you want. Your body will get rid of the excess.
Minerals, like iron, you can get too much of and it will cause problems.
Vitamins A, D, E, and K you can overdose on.
Only take the recommended dosage of the vitamins.

[sheikalana]

I only take once a day.

[Andres77]

Then its probably something else

[Anonymous]

I can't say that I have.