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Hi everyone, i was banded ydy. When i took my meds last night (i broke the big ones in half) I could feel that they were kind of stuck. Which got me wondering how do i take all the supplements we are supposed to take every day? What does everyone here do? I really dont want to chew them. Sara

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Hi Sara,

Your nutritionist should've told you that for the 1st month you should be on chewable Vitamins, that is what I had to do & it was super easy. Good luck & congrats on your band! :)

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I went with a liquid Vitamin from Vitamin Shoppe, Max Effect. Taste great and has a very good profile with other goodies thrown in.

http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/en/browse/sku_detail.jsp?id=U9-1003#.US4OaVeS_ao

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they also have melt-away Vitamins and supplements that have better flavor than the chewables. I have them in vitamins, Vit D, Biotin, and vit c. All have their own flavor.

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I only do one chewable Vitamin, that's my Multi-Vitamin, my others are all pills and I take them 1 or 2 at a time. I haven't had any issues with this so far. I may have to look for the meltaway Vitamins, though...

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I never had problems with any of my meds or Vitamins from the beginning. I just took one pill at a time and waited a few minutes in between. To this day I take all my pills at once. Unfortunately it's a lot.

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My multi Vitamin, B12 and Fiber are all gummies. It's like a little snack each day. :)

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