i was just wondering what vitamins everyone takes? now i know all of us in the bum club r very heathly but sometimes i think my body is telling me different, like in the past few weeks ive had alot! of hair loss and i cant seem to put weight on ive went from 10st to 7st10pds but as i say i feel great cant remember ever feeling so good. i have weetibix and huge fruit salad for breky, veggie soup for lunch and fish and veg for dinner, i also have a few jaffa cakes :-) i already take vit c, flaxseed vit and fish oil vits. does anyone have any ideas??

Hi Puzzledbutt, I take a probiatic, strong one because I also have Ibs.
I do a fish oil tablet too along with a high magnesium (twice, at night).
My flax is ground, about a teaspoon in my Oatmeal, every morning.
As for a multi-type vitamin, I think it constipated me last time , so I'm staying away from them.
Trying to vary my diet of soluble and insoluble with as much natural vitamin's in the food.
At first I lost weight, mind you I was in the hospital (induced coma, another past issue but better now) and because I was afraid to eat for a painful BM as a lot of us are.
But with healthy fat's, coconut oil and pure virgin olive oil, even my hair is looking better.:) I hope I can help, others will chime in too. so stay tuned..

Puzzled butt:
I had a lot of problems when I first got this, and was quite ill, losing weight, hair loss, body sore and joints not working properly. Because I had problems with taking pills, I researched and found Smarty Pants vitamins for Adults, and they literally saved my life. They have everything you need in them, including Omega-3 and Vitamin D. I cannot recommend them enough:
http://www.smartypantsvitamins.com
P.S. You mentioned jaffa cakes, so you might be in the UK, and not sure if you can get them there, but might be something similar...

thank you so much for your replys savaici and please go away. i found them very helpful xxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi Puzzled,
I also take Vit C, and very importantly Zinc - because it not only wards off colds & infections and boosts immunity, but also helps in wound repair. I take Magnesium (250 mg) a night to keep my stools soft & do not take a probiotic pill as such, but ensure I eat probiotic yogurt every day.
I always cook with Olive Oil, I'm a big fan of the healthy "fats & oils" and Flax (or Linseed) is a superfood because of its high quantity of Omega 3 & fibre. I always grind my own seeds and sprinkle the ground flaxmeal into soups/ sauces/ stews/ over breakast cereal and add to smoothies too! It's great stuff. :) 
Sav - Jaffa cakes are very moreish (!) cake type biscuits covered in dark chocolate and filled with an orange filling. They are scrummy and I love them but I resist buying them because it is too easy to get through a whole packet in one go!!!!:)

thank you so much eto im going to look into more vitamins and start having probiotic yogurt, i havent had a yogurt in months looking forward to having some over fruit salad. yes eto jaffas are lovely hard not to eat the packet once opened!! xxxxxxx

I haven't been watching my diet very closely over the past few months - but when I was more careful I took a lot of vit C, garlic and zinc. I hear zinc is very important for healing. Although I'm not taking any supplements these days I do have a fruit smoothie in the mornings - typically banana, frozen mango, almond milk and a teaspoon of chia seeds.
For anyone with hair issues, I hear that silica is great for hair (and nails!). I suffered from hair loss before and I used this shampoo bar called "new" from Lush - it works wonders.

thank u so much for ur helpful reply diamond. zinc sounds good if it helps healing, i will also look into the shampoo bar. continued healing to u diamond many thanks!! xxxx

Hey PButt, I drink a probiotic yoghurt drink every morning with a movicol after. I then have wheatabix with flaxseed (2 tbl spoon) with raspberries and blueberries and an activia yoghurt. I also take a vitamin E tablet which helps promote cell and tissue healing.
You can get flaxseed from sainsburys. And the vitamin E capsules from Boots.
Welsh x

PuzzledButt - here is a link to the shampoo bar: http://www.lush.ca/NEW!/02009,en_CA,pd.html
My nurses always said I should up my protein intake - I find adding lots of fish to your diet is good.