Fish oil options

[sweet2ndchance]

Is there a fish oil option without fishy burps? My doctor wants me to start taking fish oil and vitamin e. But I know I won't be able to take the fishy burps from fish oil that my husband described when he had to take it. I figured if anyone would know the best fish oil to take, it's the hive. 🙂 

[KungFuPanda]

Have you tried adding just two fatty fish meals to your week? You could skip the supplements and you get a salmon dinner with the leftovers on a salad the next day. 

[sweet2ndchance]

Just now, KungFuPanda said:

Have you tried adding just two fatty fish meals to your week? You could skip the supplements and you get a salmon dinner with the leftovers on a salad the next day. 

I'm in a land locked state. Fish around here just doesn't taste right to me. Plus, I would be cooking it for me only because dh and ds don't like fish. 😞 

[prairiewindmomma]

Krill oil doesn’t make me burpy. Regular fish oil, even the high end stuff, does. Krill oil is high in omega3 like fish oil, and has some additional helpful components.

[livetoread]

I take algae pills. They aren't cheap, but they provide the good things without the yucky things. 

[Katy]

You can also mix flax oil into a smoothie or get flax oil capsules. Or use ground flax or chia seeds. And it can help to freeze the pills. The theory that you need it from fish is not true for most women. Estrogen allows us to convert enough to a usable form. Men can convert enough too but only if they eat super clean with close to no saturated fat and very little omega 6.

You could also eat non-local wild cold water fish twice a week. Salmon, halibut, trout. With the skin. That’s actually shown to be more effective than supplements, but fish are also generally contaminated with micro plastics and forever chemicals in a way that flax or chia seeds are not. 

I will warn you though, if you decide to do ground flax seeds, start with about a quarter of a teaspoon per day and slowly work up to 1/4 cup. I think I started with a heaping tablespoon. Let’s just say my gut wasn’t healthy and I spent weeks spending most of the day on the toilet until I switched to flax oil. It took about a year & some pricey probiotics to handle that much fiber. 

[Terabith]

I used to bribe my youngest with fish oil gelcaps and spoonfuls of cod liver oil.  Legitimately, it was like, "You can have a fish oil capsule for each page of math you do."  She never had any issues with fish burps despite taking a ton of Nova Natural Fish Oil and cod liver oil.  I take it now and have no issues.  

I like to eat salmon a couple times a week but allergies and my youngest who despises fish despite loving fish oil hating it.  I do eat 2 tablespoons of flax seed in my oatmeal each morning.  

[Bambam]

I take Nordic Naturals Ultimate Omega. I haven't had any issue with fishy burps.
https://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Naturals-Ultimate-Omega-SoftGels/dp/B0739KKHWL

[livetoread]

Here are the algae pills we take:

https://www.nordic.com/products/algae-omega/?variant=39472182919352

 

[KidsHappen]

My doctor recommended krill oil. Not only is it supposed to be more effective it also does not cause the fishy burps. I take the kirkland brand from Costco and have seen a definite improvement in my numbers.

[gardenmom5]

I use nordic naturals (rec'd by dudeling's ND) and never have fishy burps. (or at least extremely rarely).  Either ultimate omega or pro-omega.  They're the same, just one is sold through providers, and one is available elsewhere.
 

[Grace Hopper]

15 hours ago, prairiewindmomma said:

Krill oil doesn’t make me burpy. Regular fish oil, even the high end stuff, does. Krill oil is high in omega3 like fish oil, and has some additional helpful components.

Flax oil supplements are an alternative to fish oil. As far as brands, I take Nordic Naturals capsules and have not had burping problems. Carlson is another good brand. 
 

Eta specifically, I take Nordic epa extra and have taken the ultimate omega. 

Edited September 30, 2023 by Grace Hopper