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I'm still pre-op, but I'm keeping myself plenty occupied with research and thinking of every question I possibly can in the meantime. I was reading a VSG nutrition booklet and it suggests to take Vitamins with food post-op and I'm just wondering how this works if you're not supposed to drink and eat at the same time? I can easily see how it would work with chewable vitamins, but the same booklet suggests not being on chewable vitamins after the first month. This would also apply to any medication one might be instructed to take with food. Thanks for your help.

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I'm still pre-op' date=' but I'm keeping myself plenty occupied with research and thinking of every question I possibly can in the meantime. I was reading a VSG nutrition booklet and it suggests to take Vitamins with food post-op and I'm just wondering how this works if you're not supposed to drink and eat at the same time? I can easily see how it would work with chewable vitamins, but the same booklet suggests not being on chewable vitamins after the first month. This would also apply to any medication one might be instructed to take with food. Thanks for your help.[/quote']

You're Vitamins should be chewable and your b-12 sublingual.

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Ailly, is right. They should be chewable and sublingual.< /p>

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Thanks for your responses (and for the record, I will take chewable/sublingual vitamins), but I know that some people here take regular Vitamins, not chewables, and also my question applies to medications (not vitamins) that are supposed to be taken with food. I am still just wondering how people who have to swallow pills with food do this if we are supposed to keep drinking and eating as two separate activities. Thanks.

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In those instances you'd take the medication with just enough Water to get them down. I do this with my Biotin.< /p>

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