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I started the Calcium Citrate supplements yesterday. The brand I am using is Citracal. They are Calcium Citrate +D3 Maximum. I took my first dose yesterday. About an hour later, I had the worse pain since my surgery. I was nauseated, had elevated heart beat, and after pacing for about 30 mins, I ended up throwing up. I didn't have anything eat after I took the supplements. So I thought may be I took them all too fast. So this morning, I spaced the two tablets (15 mins apart). An hour later I had same reaction to the supplements. Has anybody experienced this? I am looking to feedback from you all on what my options are because clearly the current supplement will not work for me. Thanks in advance!

Thank you for your feedback! I just revived my Calcet Citrate Creamy Bites and oh they are Creamy and so so so yummy... here are the supplement facts for it. Do you mind sharing the ones from the kind you use?

Thank you for sharing your experience! They are indeed horse pills. I called my physician and they suggested Calcet Creamy Bites. Honestly I am really scared to try the horse pills (even in crushed form), because they are know to cause vomiting/nausea (from what I have read so far on WebMD). So changing the course here completely. But who knows I might come back to crushing horse pills [emoji16]. Thank you again for putting my mind at ease.

I had my Roux En Y on 3/30/17, and came home on 4/1/17. Everything is okay except I am constipated. I have not had a BM since the surgery. Is that normal? How did you overcome this problem? Thanks!

Ugh... thank you for sharing your thoughts. In the meantime, I tried 100% no sugar added Prune Juice, before giving in to over the counter medicinal options. Had somewhat of movement, but if it doesn't get better I will giving my physician buzz... that begs the second question: is constipation going to be an ongoing thing for rest of my life?

Thank you for the encouragement! I have been okay so far, now 4 more days to go [emoji846]

Hello Bariatric Pals, After a year of back and forth, I was sick enough to get the Gastric ByPass approval from the insurance. I start my Pre-Op High Protien liquid Diet tomorrow with surgery scheduled on 03/30/2017. I am very nervous about how this liquid died week will be. Please share your stories and insight when you went through this. Like everybody on this board, looking for positive vibes. I am also nervous about the surgery, is that normal? Is it normal to feel that I may not walk out of the hospital? Thanks, B