Vitamins (or "horse pills")

[jenn0528 40]

How do you guys take the huge Vitamins that are suggested. I tried OJ, but I forget the afternoon vitamins. So frustrated with trying to remember....

[michpell39 399]

Do they not have a chewable one you can take, I can barely swallow those suckers unbanded so I am getting used to the chewable one now

[srussell8 111]

I was told by my surgeon to never take non-chewable Vitamins - only chewable. I was told they were an occlusion danger. I have found that I like the newer gummy vitamins better than the chalky kind.

[kazjim98 618]

I take Vitafusion MultiVites gummies...they taste good

[B-52 7,113]

These are the Vitamins I take every day....plus I take some liquid Proteins not pictured....

I'm NOT saying this is ok to do....like everything else such as eating and drinking, you need to get to know your band, learn to listen to it to know what you can and cannot do.

read this forum enough and you see some people can tolerate some things, while others cannot....

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[CHEZNOEL 4,061]

I can take most of the pills I could before surgery. The only change I made was to Calcium minis. Everyone is different. Try chewables until you find on you like. Many people like the gummies.< /p>

[taylor1989 131]

I was told only chewable ones or gummys. Or it had to be smaller that a m&m

[jenn0528 40]

Where is the best place to get chewy Vitamins? I have to have 1500 mg Calcium, B12 and Multivitamin. I have Ben crushing them, but the taste is so gross!

[srussell8 111]

I just pick them up at Wal-mart or the pharmacy section of the grocery store. The grocery store I normally go to is a King Soopers, which is part of the Kroger chain. Last week I found Calcium gummies, which I had never seen before - the brand is Vita fusion and they are pretty good. I was taking the One-A-Day adult gummy vitamins, but just switched to the Kroger store brand.

Shelly

[taylor1989 131]

Walmart Kroger or online

[GuyMontag 1,264]

+1 for gummies.< /p>

[leannel90 206]

My nut didn't recommend the gummies because they don't normally include minerals...only Vitamins. One of the minerals provided helps control hairloss so I'm back to the horse pill variety. I take 50+ Centrum chewables. Not because I'm over 50 but because its one of the only chewables out there that had everything she recommends.

Good luck.

[stept04 465]

If you don't want to waste the pills is it OK to cut them up into smaller pieces? I bought a liquid form and it taste awful, but I'm sucking it up because I don't want to waste it. LOL They cost a lot. But they are baaaad, so be careful what you buy, get samples if you can. Bariactric Advantage.com has sample packs you can buy I believe.

~~~Stephanie

[Sharpie 3,306]

^{My nutritionist said no pills larger than a baby aspirin.. so, I take chewable vitamins, and Vitamin D, also I take sublingual b12.. they also make Vitamins in gummies.. and Vitamin D also.. I might try those next time, the chewables are a little chalky... I never thought vitamins made much difference but if I miss mine now I feel a little tired..}

[jenn0528 40]

^{My nutritionist said no pills larger than a baby aspirin.. so' date=' I take chewable Vitamins, and Vitamin d, also I take sublingual b12.. they also make Vitamins in gummies.. and Vitamin D also.. I might try those next time, the chewables are a little chalky... I never thought vitamins made much difference but if I miss mine now I feel a little tired.. [/sup']}

^{I do feel tired too!}