Vitamins

[blessedw2 8]

I just got approved for surgery and will be picking a date on Monday. I just ordered a bunch of Vitamins from bariatricadvantage.com (as recommended by my provider). I ordered a sample package early October to try the different flavors and get an idea of what they all involve. The thought of having to take all those nasty vitamins twice a day literally makes me want to throw up. I keep telling myself that my tastebuds will change and maybe they won't taste as gross. Also, I know that I need to take the vitamins in order to stay healthy and not have problems. Post-sleevers, how are you doing with taking your vitamins? What do you recommend?

[SkinnyMinnie2Be 255]

I am 3.5 weeks post op. to be honest I was really bad with my Vitamins for the first 2 1/2 weeks..I did not take them. I have started being more diligent...noticed very slow weight loss so I'm hoping the Vitamins will help speed if you this is what I take but keep in mind the doses are why my doctor and NUT have recommended and u should consult with urs before taking anything

liquid Calcium - I take the webber natural brand 15 mls a day which gives me 500mg of Calcium and 200 iu of Vitamin d

Vitamin D - 1000iu a day

Vitamin B12 - 1000mcg once a week

Iron - 70 mg elemental Iron once a day because I'm anemic

Vitamin C 1 a day I forget the dose but I take it with my iron to help absorb...and away from my calcium because calcium doesn't allow the body to absorb iron if taken closely

Biotin - 2000mg a day

chewable Multivitamin once a day I take before I eat anything in the day.

I take my Multivitamin 30 mins before a meal first thing in the morning, I take my calcium in the afternoon and in the eve I take the rest. Hope that helps!

[doxieville 799]

For me, this is probably the hardest part of having the surgery!! I am 9 weeks out and am just now starting to force myself to be consistent. Here's what i've been taking: flinestone kids chewable Vitamin. 2x a day w food. Calcium and Iron i alternate daily. If i take both on the same day Constipation is an issue. B12 injection monthly. Miralax am/pm. I just had my blood work checked and all my levels are good.

I will start up with fishoil again soon for my joints, but I probably won't take Biotin. If my hair is gonna fall out, I'll embrace it.

Good luck!!

[fluffylibra30 323]

You have to find some that work and stick to it. Last month I kept forgetting to pick them up and it was only 4 days and at the end of the week I felt like poo. I do women's one daily petite. You have to take 2 but worth not choking. Then my Iron is really small. I also take B1 which is small and I only do a Calcium chew 2 days a week my levels are great.

All the bariatric Vitamins I ever tasted gross and couldn't choke them down.

[healthiermom 27]

I take a multivitamin and Calcium both 2x a day,.their chewable and come in a lot of flavors. Celebrate is the name of them.their made esp for bariatric patients, they absorb differently for our stomachs. I got them at a health place nearby,.but im pretty sure they also have a website ! Good Luck

[ME123 39]

I take Trader Joe's mutivitamin with minerals and its chewable. I also take a sublingual B12. I have been taking mine since day 2 when I was cleared to take Vitamins. I feel fantastic and I'm day 9 post op.

[Fiddleman 4,376]

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I order Celebrate with Iron off of Amazon. It arrives in 2 days so not much of a wait and no wait if you overlap bottles a little.

[kczar 166]

For the first 6-8 weeks, I used chewable Vitamins almost exclusively. I bought Centrum Silver chewable multivitamin and magnesium, Iron, Vitamin D and magnesium from Celebrate. Once I ran through those, I switched to regular supplements because I was sick of the fruit flavors. I'm still using sublingual B-12 and Biotin. My favorite supplement is the calcium chews from Celebrate. They have chocolate and caramel flavors that taste like candy!

Work as diligently as you can on your Vitamins. You're going to need them to make up for the deficit in your eating.