Q: is it true that taking fish oil helps me to become fat? because i have a friend taking it & now her face and body becomes fat

Fish oil: Fish oil is not causing your friend to gain weight. Fish oil has many benefits including increasing good Cholesterol and protecting the heart. So please don't be alarmed, just keep a well balanced diet and keep up with your exercise and you should be fine.

Q: how long would it take for one omega three fish oil - 1, 000 to leave your system? would it stay in your body one, two, three days or?

Uncertain: Information not readily available on half life of fish oil. Presumed that it has a long half life. One case of anaphylaxis to fish oil showed recovery time greater than a week to ten days.

Q: can taking fish oil cause constipation.

Probably not: You can only find out by holding it for a few days.

Q: fish oil pill are they good for the body?

Generally Yes: These natural omega-3 oils are known to maintain cell membranes and organ health. The tendency towards formulating highly purified fish oils may be counter productive in that some of the more beneficial fish oils contain additional micronutrients. For example salmon oil or krill oil contain the efficacious antioxidant astaxanthin.

Question 1

i had a mild allergic reaction to fexofenadine a couple of weeks ago. it interacted with risperidone. face tingling. im having that same issue with omega 3 fish oil. i take sertraline and a low dose aspirin. is one of those medications interacting?

Accepted Answer

: It is possible but we need to now every thing you are taking including vitamins and other OTC stuff.

Go to Drugs.com and enter all of the stuff you are taking into their interaction checker. That is what I do when I am seeing a patient. Easy to do.

Question 2

i have high triglycerides & high body fat %; i read that i should take fish oil pills, so i do. can they cause breakthrough bleeding while on ocps? if so, should i stop or what strength should i take?

Accepted Answer

No: Breakthrough bleeding is not a recognized side effect of fish oil. I should also point out that the most effective way to control triglycerides and body fat is exercise and diet.

Question 3

am i harming my body by taking food based multivitamin and fish oil? i heard on the news that overdose of certain vitamins can cause cancer.

Accepted Answer

Vitamin E: Ingestion of excessive amounts of vitamin e has been associated with increased incidence of prostate cancer.

Question 4

how can  fish oil help the human body?

Accepted Answer

Fish oil: Refer to this wiki for lots of information on fish oil:

http://en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/fish_oil.

Question 5

can taking fish oil cause ldl to be elevated? i'm taking it and i've never had a high ldl before.

Accepted Answer

Yes, but not bad 4 u: Fish oil may raise LDL by 5-10% yet reduces risk of heart disease. This is because more important than total LDL is the number of LDL particles & their density. Fish oil lowers the number of LDL particles & increases their size, both of which reduces risk of atherosclerosis.See <a href="<a href="http://www.Drweil.Com/drw/u/qaa400434/is-fish-oil-bad-for-ldl.Html. Also see comment re: viewing cholesterol in context.

Question 6

is it true that taking fish oil helps me to become fat? because i have a friend taking it & now her face and body becomes fat

Accepted Answer

Fish oil: Fish oil is not causing your friend to gain weight. Fish oil has many benefits including increasing good Cholesterol and protecting the heart. So please don't be alarmed, just keep a well balanced diet and keep up with your exercise and you should be fine.

Question 7

how long would it take for  one omega three fish oil - 1, 000 to leave your system?  would it stay in your body one, two, three days or?

Accepted Answer

Uncertain: Information not readily available on half life of fish oil. Presumed that it has a long half life. One case of anaphylaxis to fish oil showed recovery time greater than a week to ten days.

Question 8

can taking fish oil cause constipation.

Accepted Answer

Probably not: You can only find out by holding it for a few days.

Question 9

fish oil pill are they good for the body?

Accepted Answer

Generally Yes: These natural omega-3 oils are known to maintain cell membranes and organ health. 
The tendency towards formulating highly purified fish oils may be counter productive in that some of the more beneficial fish oils contain additional micronutrients. For example salmon oil or krill oil contain the efficacious antioxidant astaxanthin.

Question 10

which benefits does fish oil have on the body?

Accepted Answer

Fish oil: Refer to this wiki for lots of information on fish oil:

http://en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/fish_oil.

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I had a mild allergic reaction to fexofenadine a couple of weeks ago. it interacted with risperidone. face tingling. im having that same issue with omega 3 fish oil. i take sertraline and a low dose aspirin. is one of those medications interacting?

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I have high triglycerides & high body fat %; i read that i should take fish oil pills, so i do. can they cause breakthrough bleeding while on ocps? if so, should i stop or what strength should i take?

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Am i harming my body by taking food based multivitamin and fish oil? i heard on the news that overdose of certain vitamins can cause cancer.

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How can fish oil help the human body?

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Can taking fish oil cause ldl to be elevated? i'm taking it and i've never had a high ldl before.

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Is it true that taking fish oil helps me to become fat? because i have a friend taking it & now her face and body becomes fat

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How long would it take for one omega three fish oil - 1, 000 to leave your system? would it stay in your body one, two, three days or?

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Can taking fish oil cause constipation.

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Fish oil pill are they good for the body?

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Which benefits does fish oil have on the body?

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