Vitamins & Pre op?

[newmeby50 23]

Are you suppose to start taking Vitamins during Pre op?

[Bufflehead 6,358]

My surgeon has all his patients start taking bariatric level of Vitamins 2 weeks before surgery to build up stores of them, because it's often hard for people to get in all the vitamins they need immediately after surgery.

[JoiaRox 430]

Taking Vitamins when you're not getting all of your nutrients from food is always a good thing - surgery or not. Most people don't eat a balanced diet, which is why the Vitamin market is such a big business.

Having said that, I wasn't told to start taking Vitamins until I was post-op.