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So, before my surgery I bought the "target brand" Gummy muti Vitamins and thought it would be fine. But after i got home I remembered the nutritionist told us "no gummy candy". (I remember this because she had a slide on the overhead with a gummy bear on it with a red X going through him...made me sad...lol) Anyway, I took them back and got chewable hard Flinstones.< /span>

Well, I see alot of ppl on here saying they take the gummies. So are they really hard-chewy (like gummy bears) or do they kinda dissolve in your mouth after you chew them for a bit? I don't wanna break the law or anything, but I would much rather have those if I can than yucky Flinstones, or the Bariatric ones...blah! :(

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The gummies I have found do not have any Iron in them but my Dr said I could do gummies because they are the ONLY Vitamin that does not make me vomit on an empty stomach. The ones I have are sort of round, not bear shaped, and they taste just like candy. I am careful to chew really really good and have not had a problem. I got them at Walmart and cant remember the brand.

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My doctor and nutritionist approved the Cars gummy vitamins. They are the only ones I like.

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i take the Vita fusion Gummy Vitamins from Target.

Their really good and a quick chew.

Somedays I take Centrum chewables, whichever I reach first.

I think your nutrionist was probably referring to gummy bears or candy because their an easy slide through .

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I use the ones from Walmart. Taste like candy to me. Never

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Never had a problem with them. Can't stand the chalky chewables.< /p>

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My Surgeons office likes the gummies and i oh so nicely reminded them about teeth decay associated with Gummy types of candy/vitamins. I work in a dental office! Brush your teeth after taking them.

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I wanted to take these but with the added calories (sometimes even carbs) and the amount you need to take to equal to a normal chewable Vitamin (ie. Centrum) I said no thanks and sucked it up to chewing my disgusting pill each morning.

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Thanks everybody! I think I will suffer through and Flinstones for now (don't want to waste $$) but then I will more than likely switch to gummies. Sounds like nobody has had a problem...just me being paranoid.

Grasis!!:o

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I actually had to have an unfill because of a Gummy Vitamin C. You'd have thought it would dissolve eventually, but it didn't seem to. So just be extra cautious. Not everyone can get away with them!

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GNC has a powder Vitamin with 10gs of Protein in it not super cheap but you can add tp anything to take it

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My nutritionist is vividly against the gummies because they can get stuck for some, but mostly because they don't have any iron... which is a biggie! She won't even give them to her kids because of it! Flintstones all the way here!

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My surgeon OK'd them. You have to chew them up into bits like anything else. You take 2 very small gummy vitamins as a dose (to equal a chewable tablet or a swallowable pill), together they are smaller than one piece of Gummy candy.< /p>

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I use the Target brand gummies and have never had a problem. I've had periodic blood tests to make sure my Iron level is good. If I need more iron, I'll start looking for other Vitamins.< /p>

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