Keeping Down Vitamins

[fitforlife 18]

does anyone have a hard time taking Vitamins? yesterday I vomited after taking 1 Multivitamin. it was horrible I was dry heaving several times. I get nauseated after taking any Vitamin. I don't know what to do. help

sleeved 1/23/12

starting weight 230lbs

preop weight 220lbs

current weight 205lbs

[heygirlfriendB 2]

I did! I've tried several baratric Vitamins to several over the counter Vitamins and they upset my stomach and/or I throw them up. I've recently started on liquid vitamins and so far so good!

Sleeved 8/1/2011

Lost 72 lbs so far!

[fitforlife 18]

oh really? which liquid Vitamin did you try? was is gross? did it smell bad? the smell of the Vitamins makes me nauseated too...

[heygirlfriendB 2]

Natures Plus Source of Life. I drink my 2T after I've have eaten something each morning and so for.....I've kept them down and no nausea.

[Amanda 3.0 140]

I am not enjoying the Vitamins at all. I am going to finish taking the bariatric Vitamins I've purchased, and then switch to the liquids that I took prior to surgery.

While I tried samples ahead of surgery, and those were okay, taking them every day has become burdensome. I try to follow them with a couple of teaspoons of cottage cheese or similar, which helps.

But, I'll be glad when they are gone.

[PreciousCargo 55]

I am also having trouble keeping chewables and liquid vitamins. It makes me dry heave or throw up. Is it possible to take the Vitamin in a pill?

[CJinMichigan 14]

My surgeon recommended Celebrate chewables so I bought them and they were expensive. I had the same problem after my surgery; before the surgery I could take them with no problem. Now they make me vomit. When I mentioned this to him he said, "yeah lots of folks can't handle them after the surgery". He told me to find a good adult Gummy chewable at the drug store. That's what I did and have had no problems with them. Wish he hadn't advised me to buy those expensive Celebrate ones first. Good luck!

[PreciousCargo 55]

wow, Gummy vitamins.. arent they hard to chew and keep down?

[fitforlife 18]

I would be careful with different Vitamin formulations. not all have essential minerals. my nutritionist recommended Centrum (regular) or it's equivalent---like costco's regular Multivitamin. but they are huge horse pills and if I can't keep them down then what's the use.

btw, I took my daughter's Gummy Vitamins my 1st week after surgery and they were great. tasted great! but unfortunately they don't have the vitamins/minerals I need.....

[CAsleeve 56]

YES! Can't keep them down either and have tried several of the bariatric brands in addition to a generic CVS children's chewable. I'm going to go get some children's Flinstone's chewables or gummies (but my bariatric center at Stanford says chewable only - I think better to get them down than not though) and see if that works. I'm also not able to keep down the calcium citrate (Celebrate brand) and will look for an alternative for that.

[PhatGurl80 26]

Regular pills make me ill too. I started taking adult gummies that I found at Sams Club. I like them because you can kind of just suck on them and let them melt in your mouth. So far, almost 5 months out, I haven't had any issues with them.