Generally speaking, taking folic acid according to the instructions will not cause stomach pain. Tummy pain after taking folic acid may be caused by excessive dosage of the medicine, deterioration and expiration of the folic acid, or other reasons.
1. Excessive dosage. Folic acid is a water-soluble vitamin that can prevent fetal neural tube malformations or anemia when taken under a doctor’s supervision. Taking folic acid according to the instructions will generally not cause discomfort.
However, taking folic acid at too high a dose or for a long period of time may lead to a buildup of folic acid in the body, which may cause metabolic difficulties in the gastrointestinal tract, resulting in nausea, bloating, stomach pain and other uncomfortable symptoms. You should stop taking folic acid in time, and the symptoms will disappear gradually after stopping the medication.
2. Folic acid spoilage expired. Folic acid deterioration or expiration will lead to changes in the composition of folic acid, unknowingly taken folic acid can also cause stomach pain or diarrhea, nausea and other uncomfortable symptoms. You need to observe the shelf life of folic acid and whether it has spoiled, and stop taking it in time.
3. Other reasons. Taking folic acid stomach pain may also be pregnancy, ectopic pregnancy, or gastrointestinal discomfort, gynecological inflammation and other diseases, and taking folic acid itself is not directly related to, often accompanied by vaginal bleeding, diarrhea or leukorrhea and other symptoms. You need to go to the hospital for ultrasound and blood HCG and stool routine examination to clarify the cause of stomach pain and then treat the symptoms.