multivitamins without iodine U.K.

[Butterfly_3]

does anyone know any brands that are good vitamins without iodine for a total thyroidectomy patient.

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Butterfly_3

There are no good multivitamins, they're just not recommended here for many reasons.

They tend to contain not enough of any active ingredients to address low levels or deficiencies. They often contain the cheapest, least absorbable and wrong form of active ingredients. They also often contain things that shouldn't be taken together, eg if it contains both Vit C and B12 then the Vit C will stop the body using the B12, these need to be taken 2 hours apart. They also tend to contain things that we should test for first and only take if found to be low or deficient, eg (besides iodine) iron, calcium, Vit D. If they contain iron then this affects the absorption of everything else as iron needs to be taken 2 hours away from other supplements.

Advice here is to test key nutrients

Vit D

B12

Folate

Ferritin

post results/ranges plus units of measurement for Vit D and B12 and we can make suggestions if any low levels or deficiencies are found. This will ensure that you take the right dose of anything that you might need and not waste money on something that wont work or you don't need.

[ali2341]

found a decent multi here, i know some people dont like them but i cant take 20 pills a day and this has no idoine.

ignore the 50 plus anyone can take this

simplysupplements.co.uk/50-...

[Jaydee1507 Administrator in reply to ali2341]

So it's not decent. Firstly it contains folic acid which is a cheap form of folate that many people can't even use. It also contains iron which will prevent you absorbing the rest of what it contains. It contains a lot of zinc which might end up depleting you of copper. Money down the drain. Shall I go on?

[ali2341 in reply to Jaydee1507]

many people do good with folic acid like me, also i have not seen any study that says iron stop absorption of other vitamins also as a male 20 mg of zinc is a good amount and it has copper to balance it out, maybe someone can take 1 pill instead of 2 and take additional iron or vit d, this is better for me as i do not like taking 20 pills a day.

[Jaydee1507 Administrator in reply to ali2341]

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[radd]

Butterfly_3

There are some very good multivitamin combos out there that will keep us topped us with the cofactors required for thyroid meds to work effectively but won’t address a deficiency. Many of these nutrients actually work more effectively when taken together, as naturally found together in certain foods we consume.

Trace amounts of iodine are beneficial even if you don’t have any remaining thyroid gland as is essential in the process of thyroid hormone conversion.  We get most iodine from our thyroid meds and should gain the rest from diet but that is debatable. There is even iodine being added to some anti-natel supplements because of iodine deficiencies nationwide.

However, don’t supplement multivitamins incorporating iron, or large amounts of calcium or magnesium as these can bind with others. The better brands won’t incorporate these anyway. Also methyl versions of Vit B12 & folate are beneficial for some but not all, even with MTHFR impairments. If they make you feel jittery you could be over-methylating as they are the easier form to be utilised in the body but can cause methylation cycle inbalance elsewhere.