vitamins and flares question

[Romal]

Hi everyone,

I have thinning hair (it's genetic not IC related) and I was just wondering if I take a herbal supplement for thinning hair that makes my symptoms worse is there anything I can do that anyone might know of to reduce the symptoms and keep taking the supplement? I reeeeeeally want to keep taking it!
It's nothing fancy just Vitamin B6, Biotin, Magnesium, Silica, and PABA.
Also if I ignore the fact that my symptoms get worse and keep taking the supplement can I actually make the IC itself worse like make it progress to moderate when it was mild to begin with?
I'm knew to IC so I'm sorry if the answers to these questions are obvious I just don't know...

[Briza]

Hi and welcome :hi:
I wish I could answer your questions but hopefully some of the other members will chime in who may have something to say that will be of help to you.
I do know that some ICers report that some vitamins and supplements aggravate their symptoms. I know that the vitamins that I take I have to spread out just one after each meal throughout the day...if I take them all at once in the morning, then yeah, within a couple hours I will have some bladder pain and burning but if I spread them out after meals I am ok. I always have to take them with or after a meal or filling snack. Never on an empty stomach. That might be something for you to try.
Hopefully your dr will be able to help you with this, as well.
WElcome and best wishes,Bri:)