Daily multivitamins

[steffranco 45]

I'm taking the Bariatric Advantage chewable vitamins and they are awful! I have to take them twice a day and I get super nauseous and I've actually thrown up a couple of times. I really would prefer a capsule instead of this chewable crap. Does anyone take regular capsules? I had my surgery on the 9th, and I swallow my Biotin, and acid reflux meds just fine. Please help

[steffranco 45]

[SerendipityHappens 1,594]

I've been taking the Bariatric Advantage capsules since the start and never had any issue! It's a six capsule dose but I only take four capsules since I get a lot of nutrition from my foods and they are originally for RNY patients so they're quite strong. My Vitamin levels are fantastic so my GP is fine with my dosage. They're not very large at all and easy to swallow. If taking a high concentration of vitamin makes you sick, you can divide them to smaller doses of course, which is better for absorption anyway. I bought the 540 dose bottle and it's enough to last 90 days at the six capsule dosage but for me it last just over four months at the 4 capsule dosage. The cost is just over $40.00 a bottle. Hope this helps!

[sarahj 61]

I do once a day women's chewable Vitamin, 4 a day. The Bariatric Advantage made me throw up!

[steffranco 45]

I do once a day women's chewable vitamin' date=' 4 a day. The Bariatric Advantage made me throw up![/quote']

Are those okay for Bariatric patients? I'm trying not to do a chewable at all. I was thinking maybe I should go to GNC and find something comparable but in capsule. Ugh. This sucks. I've tried to do most things very by the book but I can't deal with this nausea anymore.

[sarahj 61]

According to my NUT it is fine. The capsules are hard for our tummies to digest. They do have liquid vitamins also

[joatsaint 2,814]

My doc told me to take any good Multivitamin I wanted. I started taking Vitamins about the 2nd month post-op. I've been taking the Sam's Club brand multivitamin tablet, a sublingual B-12 tablet from Wal-Mart and 1000mg calcium citrate per day. I haven't had any stomach upset from any of them.

[SerendipityHappens 1,594]

My biggest problem with finding a non-bariatric multi is that I needed one without Iron but that had all the nutrients I needed. I found some chewables without Iron, but I couldn't find any good capsules or tablets that didn't have iron.. I like to take my multi with my Calcium so having iron in the multi is a dealbreaker for me. And chewable Vitamins of any kind.. YUCK. I simply cannot do it.

[steffranco 45]

Thanks guys. That really helps. Now I have hope. Lol I really thought if I couldn't get these down id be screwed.

[SerendipityHappens 1,594]

According to my NUT it is fine. The capsules are hard for our tummies to digest. They do have liquid vitamins also

The capsules are actually VERY quick to dissolve and inside is a powder. These are made for bariatric patients.

[steffranco 45]

My biggest problem with finding a non-bariatric multi is that I needed one without Iron but that had all the nutrients I needed. I found some chewables without iron' date=' but I couldn't find any good capsules or tablets that didn't have iron.. I like to take my multi with my Calcium so having Iron in the multi is a dealbreaker for me. And chewable Vitamins of any kind.. YUCK. I simply cannot do it. [/quote']

I take my Calcium separately but I don't mind. I got the Bariatric Advantage caramel chewies. They taste like a caramel candy and I look forward to taking them. It's almost like a treat.

[cejiogu 182]

Does anyone know why so doctors don't want us to take gummies? I have because I was always forgetting to take my vit. Now it's like a little treat and have only missed it once in a month

[Jerzygurl 372]

Does anyone know why so doctors don't want us to take gummies? I have because I was always forgetting to take my vit. Now it's like a little treat and have only missed it once in a month

My Nut and doc said no gummies because it could get stuck. They prefer chewables.< /p>

[Ljones1 48]

I'm going to try a pill crusher just mix in with something.

[becslivinlife 10]

I was having the same problem but I just started throwing them in the blender with my Protein smoothie in the am. I can't taste them and they don't make me nauseous that way.