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my nutritionist has advised me to take chewable viatamins and chewable Calcium plus D... I was just wondering if there's a difference between Gummy and chewable vitamins? has anyone had an issue using gummy vitamins?

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I started taking the chewable vitamins after my surgery and hated the taste so I asked my surgeon's office if I could start doing the gummy vitamins. I was told that the reason you have to do the chewable kind is because the Gummy Vitamins do not contain Iron or thiamin. Hope that helps!

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My understanding is that you should eat chewable, as opposed to Gummy, because they will dissolve and not get stuck. A gummy Vitamin can be like eating a gummy bear... may not go down easily. But everyone is different and it may also depend on your level of restriction. I personally use Flintstone Vitamins. I like the taste and they go down just fine.

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I forgot to take my chewable one morning and when I got to work, a co-worker gave me one of her gummy vitamins. It didn't get stuck, per se`, but I could tell it was not going down very easy. The feeling lasted about 10 minutes. So, if you are told to take the chewables, start off with a small bottle of those and go from there. I also use the Flintstone Vitamins, reminds me of my youth!

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I am actually taking the gummy vitamins with no problem, but I chew them till it's almost liquid, but like ev1988 said, it doesn't have the proper Vitamins in it, so I have to take B12 and Calcium in a different form. Plus my doctor says that it could possibly stick to your band, not good. So when I finish what I have I am going to take Viactin that they have suggested. The less pills the better:)

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I take Centrum chewables, although my doctor told me I could just take 2 Flintstones. I also take the Viactin Calcium. They're chocolate and I actually look forward to them twice a day. Also got Barleans liquid fish oil (even sounds gross) and I used to add it to my smoothies when I was on all liquids, but haven't started adding it to anything else. I just don't think I could tolerate swigging a spoonful, flavored or not.

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