Vinate II Description

A healthy diet is the best way to get the vitamins and minerals you and your unborn baby need— but even if you eat a healthy diet, you might fall short on key nutrients. If you're pregnant or hoping to conceive, prenatal vitamins such as Vinate II can help fill any gaps. Vinate II provides a combination of many different vitamins and minerals that are normally found in foods and other natural sources. Prenatal vitamins are used to provide the additional vitamins needed during pregnancy.

How Vinate II Helps Mom Provide an Enriched Environment for Baby

Prenatal vitamins such as Vinate II provide supplementation for both the mother and fetus. While prenatal supplements contain numerous vitamins and minerals, the folic acid, iron, and calcium content are particularly important.

The Importance of Prenatal Vitamins

Folic acid helps prevent neural tube defects (NTDs)—serious birth defects of the spinal cord (such as spina bifida) and the brain (such as anencephaly). Neural tube defects occur at a very early stage of development, before many women even know they're pregnant. Foods containing folic acid include green leafy vegetables, nuts, beans, citrus fruits, and many fortified foods. Even so, it's a good idea to take a supplement with the right amount of folic acid as a backup. Iron supplements are recommended during pregnancy to prevent maternal anemia, preterm labor, and low birth weight. Calcium is essential for skeletal development as well as preventing future maternal osteoporosis.

Before You Take Vinate II

Vitamin and mineral supplements can interact with certain medicines, or affect how drugs work in your body. Before taking Vinate II, advise your doctor if you are taking any of the following medications: heart or blood pressure medications; Tretinoin; Isotretinoin; diuretics; Trimethoprim and Sulfamethoxazole; NSAIDs.

Vinate II Precautions

You should not take Vinate II with milk, other dairy products, calcium supplements, or antacids that contain calcium. Calcium may make it harder for your body to absorb certain ingredients of Vinate II.

Avoid taking any other multivitamin product within 2 hours before or after you take Vinate II prenatal vitamins. Taking similar vitamin products together at the same time can result in a vitamin overdose or serious side effects so inform your doctor of other vitamins or supplements you currently take.

Possible Side Effects of Vinate II

• Headache
• Constipation
• Upset stomach
• Unusual or unpleasant taste in the mouth

If you experience an upset stomach when taking Vinate II, you may want to take it with a snack or before you go to bed at night. Constipation may be prevented by including more fiber in your diet and drinking plenty of fluids.

Drugs Similar to Vinate II

• Prenate Advance
• PregVit Prenatal
• Materna Prenatal Vitamins/Minerals