Having a hard time finding hood tasting calcium..

[Smof4 1]

Hi! I need some help please! I have bought some Calcium and omg!! As soon as I start chewing I spit it out they are horrible tasting!! Is there some good recommendation or websites where they sell some samples? ? Free would be way better thank you!

[TStew 25]

I bought some Lifetime liquid Calcium Magnesium Citrate and it's natural blueberry flavor. I love it!!! I'm not sure if Citrate is the best but I do know it stops you from getting constipated and I've had no problems with that.... I'm going to go back to my normal calcium supps at three months so I figured that this is better than nothing.

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

Bariatric Advantage has both chocolate chews which I believe come in lemon also, and some tablets that are cocoa flavored that are ok.

I have the choc chews on auto ship It's 9.99 for 60 of them. That is not enough Calcium since that is only 500 and you need 1500.

I get a liquid at costco that I would not say is tasty, but 1 table spoon a day I can do.

I also get some chewable tablets at vitacost.com They are orange flavored and way too sweet. I just chew them fast and then drink some Water.

I worry about those big horse pills getting digested properly and breaking down. My surgeon said he has seen them on a colonoscopy.

[Tammy K 0]

Yeah I am with you on the chocolate chews and they are really tasty. You get yours cheaper though. I might have to start buying them online because at Muscle Max they are about $20 a bag.

[Billy363627 15]

I get my from Walmart it is liquid citrate and it taste kinda not good but 2 tablespoons a day is better than chewing a tablet that taste gross I will be soo glad to get to swallow my Vitamins again..That is the goal that I would be glad to reach for sure..

[Smof4 1]

Thank you so much!! I'm going to go to costco and look for the liquid once a day sounds great to me! Because I know there is some pretty nasty stuff out there.

[NtvTxn 1,262]

bariatricadvantage.com 9.99 per bag. I take 4 per day. I think there are 60 in a bag. I have two bags shipped every couple of months. I guess everyone is told to take a different amount depending on what their bloodwork is, but that is what I take. Shipping is free if you have it shipped automatically. You can tell them how often and can change it at any time. It's a great deal. I love the chocolate, it's seriously like eating four little square Tootsie Rolls every day!!! Love 'Em!!!!

Hi! I need some help please! I have bought some Calcium and omg!! As soon as I start chewing I spit it out they are horrible tasting!! Is there some good recommendation or websites where they sell some samples? ? Free would be way better thank you!

[Roseib 13]

Definitely Bariatric Advantage re taste. Oregon daisy makes good point as each Chew is only 250 mg so have to take 2 3x day. Celebrate Calcium chewables taste good. I use cherry tart but they are grainy and feel like chewing sand. Letting it dissolve a little in the mouth before chewing helps the grainy texture though.

[My Big Day 3/15/2011 4]

What about Viactiv that is sold at any drug store/Target/Walmart? I am using the caramel flavor...it's 500mg. They also have chocolate flavor...it's a chew not hard tablet to chew up. Like having a piece of candy...but very small amount. I could not tolerate any of the chews or liquid from costco which I bought and wasted so I went to this one which is doable. I also use a gummi Vitamin for my multiple b/c I can't do the taste of the chalky chewables that I bought from building blocks. Good luck...do what works for you.

[sarahh1828 4]

I got Celebrate bariatric Vitamins, found them online. I got the cherry tart flavor, it tastes like a sweet tart. Deliscious

[Roseib 13]

Vivactive and other chews I've found in groceries taste decent but are not calcium citrate which a lot of us have been instructed to use. They tend to be Calcium carbonate.

[NtvTxn 1,262]

We are suppose to take calcium citrate because our bodies absorb it better and getting enough Calcium is so important due to bone possible bone thinning/loss. My PCP agreed and even said that people who have not had bariatric surgery would not be hurt to take citrate rather than carbonate.

Vivactive and other chews I've found in groceries taste decent but are not calcium citrate which a lot of us have been instructed to use. They tend to be calcium carbonate.

[feedyoureye 3,087]

calcium citrate chewables are so expensive! I could spend $15 every two weeks to get in enough. I just don't like taking the non chewable horse pills, and have even tried the minis, yuck. They sit in my stomach like a clutch of rocks....I am now using Bariatric Advantage chewable tabs, they come in wild cherry, mint, cinnamon and chocolate. I am getting them in the large bottle, its a much better deal. Each tab is 500 mgs and I don't mind the taste, however they are very powdery and I would say exhale while eating or the dust gets in your lungs! I use cherry. Getting in 1000 a day adds up to about $12 a month. I think there are about 270 tabs in a bottle if I remember correctly....

[NtvTxn 1,262]

Just curious, did your surgeon say Calcium carbonate I.E. Viactiv, was ok to take rather than calcium citrate I.E. the kind from Bariatric Advantage or one of the others on line?

What about Viactiv that is sold at any drug store/Target/Walmart? I am using the caramel flavor...it's 500mg. They also have chocolate flavor...it's a chew not hard tablet to chew up. Like having a piece of candy...but very small amount. I could not tolerate any of the chews or liquid from costco which I bought and wasted so I went to this one which is doable. I also use a gummi Vitamin for my multiple b/c I can't do the taste of the chalky chewables that I bought from building blocks. Good luck...do what works for you.

[feedyoureye 3,087]

Just curious, did your surgeon say Calcium carbonate I.E. Viactiv, was ok to take rather than calcium citrate I.E. the kind from Bariatric Advantage or one of the others on line?

My nut insisted on Citrate.

Here is the one I buy/take:

http://www.bariatricchoice.com/bariatric-advantage-bariatric-chewable-calcium-270ct.html