When to take Fish Oil

[fatburner2007]

Do Fish Oil caps need to be taken with food or can they just be taken on an empty stomach or between meals too?

[lonewolf0420]

I usually take 2g with each meal, plus I take 2g with my afternoon and pre-bed shake.

[fatburner2007]

So does it make any difference or best take with food?

[AntonG42O]

DONT take any without food. eating them without food has been linked to some problems, leakeage, etc. just take 1-5 grams with food however many times a day you need

[fatburner2007]

Hmmmm, leakage?

DONT take any without food. eating them without food has been linked to some problems, leakeage, etc. just take 1-5 grams with food however many times a day you need

[Rodja]

DONT take any without food. eating them without food has been linked to some problems, leakeage, etc. just take 1-5 grams with food however many times a day you need

Word. I throw in 3-4g 2x/day along with .6g of Krill Oil/day.

[AntonG42O]

Hmmmm, leakage?

yea believe it or not, leakage of the fish oil from the gut! take it with meals

[purebred]

i just take a handful of Nordic Naturals Ultimate Omega with one of my meals 1x/day. it's usually whichever meal i remember to do that with.

[CrazyChemist]

yea believe it or not, leakage of the fish oil from the gut! take it with meals

What does that mean? Leakage into the abdomen from the stomach or leakage out of the skin? Do you have a reference? I'm not doubting you but I never heard of this before.

I do know that you can only really absorb about 500mg at a time so you should take it 2-6 times daily - spread out about 2-3 hours apart. Taking more than 500mg at a time has shown to decrease % absorption. I have a New England Journal of Medicine ref but I gotta find the citation to post.

[MrMostly]

I think the leakage would but out your ass. You need to trust your farts.

I was just taking it all with supper but later started splitting it up. That seems like the best tactic. ... But always with food. I believe even if you don't leak, taking it on an empty stomach may just result in your body breaking it down as food energy rather than the intended purtpose.
Krill is also a great idea - I would take more if it weren't so expensive. So right now I take about 3 gm. regular distilled fish oil and 1 gm of krill.

[AntonG42O]

the leaky butt disease

[MAxximal]

The Leaking Culo OMG!!!!!

[CrazyChemist]

lol - i've never had leakage from fish oil and ive never really paid attention to taking it with meals versus an empty stomach. I eat every two hours tho so I guess my stomach isn't really ever empty except when I first wake up.

[UNCnate]

I take one pill of fish oil with every meal.

[CrazyChemist]

I take one pill of fish oil with every meal.

But what does "one pill" equal? Some brands market 500mg of EPA and DHA per pill. Most, however, market 250mg or even 125mg per pill.

[UNCnate]

But what does "one pill" equal? Some brands market 500mg of EPA and DHA per pill. Most, however, market 250mg or even 125mg per pill.

I take the NOW Super EPA.

Elcosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) 720mg
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) 480mg

For two pills, so 360/240 for 1.

[bostonboy]

The best time to take fish oil or flax seed oil is anytime you are taking in protein, shakes or food. If you only take it one time per day, the best time is before bed with your casein protein. If the oils are bothering your stomach, a trick I have learned is to keep them in the freezer. Freezing the gel pill does not have any adverse effects on the oil, and actually helps it to be absorbed by the body. Hope this helps.

[AntonG42O]

I feel like you have to take more than the reccomended amount to get full benefits. I was a 1-3 gram a day guy for awhile and didnt notice any difference. Only when I upped it to 10+ grams I noticed all the results: skin looks great and doesnt break out, boost in test, mood enhancement, faster recovery, etc. There is a little burp action when you take 5g at a time, but I dont really mind.

[AntonG42O]

The best time to take fish oil or flax seed oil is anytime you are taking in protein, shakes or food. If you only take it one time per day, the best time is before bed with your casein protein. If the oils are bothering your stomach, a trick I have learned is to keep them in the freezer. Freezing the gel pill does not have any adverse effects on the oil, and actually helps it to be absorbed by the body. Hope this helps.

the stomach problems could actually be from taking FO with little substance. A protein shake definitely does not have the same nutritional density as whole foods, the stomach attacks the fish oil with all its digestive acids and that could easily make you sick. I feel like the more food I take the FO with, the less of a struggle my stomach goes through.

[onlyone]

The best time to take fish oil or flax seed oil is anytime you are taking in protein, shakes or food. If you only take it one time per day, the best time is before bed with your casein protein. If the oils are bothering your stomach, a trick I have learned is to keep them in the freezer. Freezing the gel pill does not have any adverse effects on the oil, and actually helps it to be absorbed by the body. Hope this helps.

So how much should I eat/take and can I take too much of fishoil?
I train hard 2x a day.

Thanks