Does Anyone Still Take Your Vitamins?

[hopingtobebandedsoon 89]

Just wondering which Vitamins everyone still take, im 2 months post op and just wondering?

[Rojasanoll 920]

I took them the next day after surgery, just like my BP meds. I purchased One a day chewables(multi-vitamin) and chewable calcium citrate from Walmart and they taste great. The Biratric Choice multi and Calcium were terrible in taste. They were hard to tolerate. I actually hated taking them. Been taking daily Vitamins for the last 40 years.

[Sojourner 2,446]

It's absolutely essential for you to continue to take your Vitamins and Calcium supplements daily post op, and as advised by my surgeon, for the rest of my life.

I take the "Celebrate" brand bariatric Vitamins in the blackberry chewable version, and they actually taste very good. Because I am unable to tolerate the preferred calcium citrate, my surgeon has allowed me to take calcium carbonate as a substitute.

I would compare the amounts of actual vitamins, and their percentage of the "Recommended Daily Value" each dose provides. An off the shelf name brand name Vitamin whose target market is the individual who has not undergone WLS will not provide the necessary amount of vitamins to meet the special needs of a bariatric patient.

This is an excellent topic to discuss with your surgeon or dietitian.

Best wishes...

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

i continue to take them everyday and will forever per my dr's instruction

sojo is 100% correct

[ValleyGirlRN 32]

I take mine everyday...It's essential, as I couldn't possibly get it all in any other way...I also get in at least a Protein combo shake in (2%milk, banana, eas powder, 1tablespoon pnut butter) a day...

[auntielle 42]

Religiously! I take vitaband, Iron, Calcium & folic acid for depression. I make sure to get 70-100 g of Protein daily. I'm about a year out & have lost over 100 lbs but have never lost any hair. I will take them forever. Good luck!