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Hi! I posted this yesterday but, i wanted to see if i could get more advice...Does anyone know of any other alternatives for post op Vitamins ? My nutritionist told me about "OptiSource" and it has to be taken 4x a day. But its costs roughly 30 for 120 pills... I want to find out if theres something cheaper out there or something where i dont have to take it that many times a day... Thank you !! :-)

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Ive been reading alot that te optisource brand has Calcium carbonate and not calcium citrate... So what should i buy ? Im just worried i wont absorb enough Vitamins and i just want a cheaper method and where i wont have to take as many a day

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My NUT recommends Bariatric Fusion. It is 4x a day chewable, but she said with this, I wouldn't need any other supplements unless I tested low for something.

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So I know we're not supposed to take a multi Vitamin within two hours of taking the Calcium but what about taking back to back calcium? Or back to back Multi Vitamins? Is it still the two hours or is it longer. I goofed today and took my calciums 2 hours apart. Also I've been taking a sublingual Biotin. Any time restrictions with that?

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Ive been reading alot that te optisource brand has Calcium carbonate and not calcium citrate... So what should i buy ? Im just worried i wont absorb enough Vitamins and i just want a cheaper method and where i wont have to take as many a day

I was told we have to take calcium citrate, because after surgery our bodies aren't capable of absorbing calcium carbonate...

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Is there any way to get around doing chewables of the multis? They seriously male me gag - is there a swallow able Multivitamin that can be taken specific to bypass patients?

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Is there any way to get around doing chewables of the multis? They seriously male me gag - is there a swallow able multivitamin that can be taken specific to bypass patients?

My doc said to take chewables for as long as I can but after six months if I couldn't stand them any longer I could switch.

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@kcarr1120 i was taking a chewable optisrource then switched to pills. But i talked to my nutritionist yesterday and she said pills are not okay to take bc they dont absorb in our small pouches.

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Is there any way to get around doing chewables of the multis? They seriously male me gag - is there a swallow able Multivitamin that can be taken specific to bypass patients?

I got Celebrate chewables and they taste horrible and the Calcium vit. were huge however I was stuck with them because I didn't want to waste them. They were not expensive and I think they were like a 60 and 90 day supply. Before I even had my surgery my nutritionist and the bariatric nurse were telling us that for some people the liquid vitmans worked best. So once I was out of my 1st supply I got the liquid multi and Calcium Vitamin and I have been using that every since and its by welless. Now Celebrate also has these like candy chewable Vitamins and the caramel and chocolate tatse just like candy. Hope this helps.

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I just bought a liquid B12 that u put under ur tounge for 30seconds and a viactive carmel and Flinstones gummies. I have yet to try it today and hopefully theyre not bad. The only thing i couldnt find were the Iron supplements. I also spent like 40 bucks on pills and my nutritionist said that was probably the reason why i was feeling nauseas bc im not supposed to swallow pills

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I just bought a liquid B12 that u put under ur tounge for 30seconds and a viactive carmel and Flinstones gummies. I have yet to try it today and hopefully theyre not bad. The only thing i couldnt find were the Iron supplements. I also spent like 40 bucks on pills and my nutritionist said that was probably the reason why i was feeling nauseas bc im not supposed to swallow pills

I have the liquid b12 as well

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I just bought a liquid B12 that u put under ur tounge for 30seconds and a viactive carmel and Flinstones gummies. I have yet to try it today and hopefully theyre not bad. The only thing i couldnt find were the Iron supplements. I also spent like 40 bucks on pills and my nutritionist said that was probably the reason why i was feeling nauseas bc im not supposed to swallow pills

I just bought a liquid b12 that u put under ur tounge for 30seconds and a viactive carmel and flinstones gummies. I have yet to try it today and hopefully theyre not bad. The only thing i couldnt find were the iron supplements. I also spent like 40 bucks on pills and my nutritionist said that was probably the reason why i was feeling nauseas bc im not supposed to swallow pills

I thought the viactive was Calcium carbonate??...we have to take calcium citrate...better check...

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