Calcium...AGAIN (sorry)

pumpkin07 · April 19, 2011

I have a few questions. First of all...I cannot really DO many chewable vitamins because I finally gave into the reality that it is very quesy for me. I bought some Celebrate multis that were just for sleevers...I loved the mix and effort they went to to simplify it BUT I literally was gagging. The sweet with the Vitamin taste is awful to me. I tried and could only stomach 1 a day and I needed two. I talked to a very nice girl there at Celebrate and she told me there are definitely people that have vitamin issues so I'm not the only one. They sold me a multi small CAPSULE (3 times a day) without Iron (the chewable vitamin has the iron in it) and then I take the Iron . And then of course the Calcium is separate.

Three times a day is a lot, so if I were going to double up on one which is better morning or evening?

But my question is...what is a good calcium citrate that is a pill you can swallow?

I tried liquid and the big lozenge type chewables. I gag. I tried calcium citrate petites and they hurt my stomach. I need one to swallow that is not many times a day. I heard there is one 6 times a day...what the? Twice a day MAX.

Okay,I am sensitive to vitamin gagging and I need a LIMITED number of pills to take that are easy to take..

And explain to me abou the iron again...can I take it with the multi? I think I can, but the calcium citrate is separate.

Is there are secret you have that you neeeeed to share with me. Because I'm very far out from surgery and just now finding a few products to live with. I cannot do shakes, gels, or chewables. I need pills easy to swallow. The most I can do in my mouth is the sublingual B.

I am doing much better though. I think once I conquer the calcium I got it.

And girls...you gotta take Vitamins. I didn't and my bloodwork was NOT GOOD. Sometimes i wonder...did he accidentally do the bypass on me? But surely not. Just seems like I gotta have them.

snowfie9 · April 19, 2011

I was looking for chewable calcium citrate in drug stores and couldn't find any. They were all Calcium carbonate. And all the calcium citrate was in pill form. Citrical brand is calcium citrate.

You can also find it in a disolvable powder in some places too.

Good luck!

Billy363627 · April 19, 2011

Celebrate actually makes a swallow form of calcium citrate. Caltrate is im not mistaken is made of calicum citrate and they make petites for easy swallowing. I am on the way to start ordering the calicum and the Vitamins on line.

Godsfavoraintfair · April 19, 2011

Go to Walmart and they have calcium citrate in chocolate and vanilla chews, they are good for the sweet tooth and you won't even realize you are taking them 3x a day and you are covered. Just make sure you don't take them within two hours of your Iron, if you are on iron.

Tiffykins · April 19, 2011

Have you seen the UpCal D crystals? It's a powder that some really love. I've never personally used it, but it has good reviews, and many people that can't handle chewables or pills rely on UPCalD.

Just make sure to take it 2 hours after/before any Iron supplement. The Iron impedes the Calcium absorption.