| There are some side effects for thousands of | | | | promote fish burps, indigestion, loose stools, and acid |
| people taking fish oil. If you take too much, you may | | | | reflux. Make sure your supplement is properly purified |
| get diarrhea. This can be common when introducing | | | | and contains fresh source, non-toxic fish. (Cut a fish |
| large amounts of an oil that we are not used to | | | | capsule open and smell the inside; if it is smelly, then |
| taking. | | | | it is probably rancid and therefore NOT fresh.) |
| But the fact of the matter is that you'll probably not | | | | Blood Pressure -- If you are currently taking blood |
| get loose stools. The large majority of doctors who | | | | pressure drugs like diuretics, beta blockers, ACE |
| recommend fish oil pills report no incidents. And most | | | | inhibitors, alpha blockers,etc. to lower blood pressure, |
| people don't have any side effects if they start with | | | | you should keep in mind that fish oil will drop your |
| the right amounts AND take a quality fish pill | | | | pressure even more. Many studies have shown that |
| supplement. | | | | hypertensive people benefit from omega 3 fish oil |
| However, there are some people should take caution. | | | | due to its healthful properties in lowering blood |
| Fish Allergies -- If you are allergic to fish, you are | | | | pressure. |
| allergic to fish pills -- don't take it. | | | | If you haven't already gone on any medication for |
| Blood Clots -- A few studies of high doses given to | | | | high blood pressure, maybe now is a good time to |
| blood disorder patients showed them susceptible to a | | | | try some omega 3 fish oil to help lower it. |
| diminished blood clotting ability.. This was only seen in | | | | Some Concluding Thoughts... |
| high doses of the of the omega 3 from fish -- | | | | This miracle substance has been studied so much |
| anything above 4000 mg per day. | | | | that the list above really is astounding in how small it |
| Blood Thinners -- Blood thinning drugs like Coumadin | | | | is. If you were to take any drug that pharmaceutical |
| (warfarin) and heparin are dangerous to take with | | | | companies promote, how long would that list of side |
| fish oil because of the double effect of thinning the | | | | effects be? No doubt, a VERY long one indeed. |
| blood too much. It is not recommended to take it | | | | No, the benefits of this particular supplement far |
| with blood thinners. The fish oil side effects are | | | | outweighs the fish oil side effects. And for most |
| potentially too dangerous. | | | | people, they need not worry about the side effects |
| Stomach Upset -- Fish oil quality is the greatest | | | | unless they purchase a low quality supplement or |
| indicator of stomach upset. Inferior omega 3s will | | | | they have one of the disorders listed above. |