gel-cap multi vitamin?

[FujiyamaMama 5]

I had difficulty swallowing horse pills even pre-surgery and post-surgery I'm finding I can't tolerate liquid Vitamins (Feels like drinking lighter fluid!) or chewables. Today I threw up the first of 2 Bariatric Advantage chewables I intended to take - didn't even try to get the 2nd one down after the 1st came right back.

I take 3 meds in the a.m. that are capsules and I can keep those down so I looked for a capsule Vitamin tonight in the grocery store but didn't see any.

Does such a thing exist?

[Clinton6 16]

How about Vitafusion gummies? They taste great & no swallowing necessary!! They also make a great Fiber Gummy!

[FujiyamaMama 5]

How about Vitafusion gummies? They taste great & no swallowing necessary!! They also make a great Fiber Gummy!

That's a great idea! My local grocery didn't have gummies so I didn't think of them. I found some Spring Valley gummies and they stayed down fine. I'll just have to find a good Iron supplement now.

[RebeccaRN 27]

I was told by my surgeon and my NUT that the gummies do not have everything in them that you need. They recommend Bariatric Advantage capsules with Iron - you can buy them online from Bariatric Advantage but I get mine from my doctor's office.

[FujiyamaMama 5]

I was told by my surgeon and my NUT that the gummies do not have everything in them that you need. They recommend Bariatric Advantage capsules with Iron - you can buy them online from Bariatric Advantage but I get mine from my doctor's office.

Rebecca, I agree Bariatric Advantage is a VERY complete multi-Vitamin. I started taking that brand pre-surgery. In the start of the thread, I stated that I am puking up my Bariatric Advantage Vitamins.

If you vomit your Vitamins, they aren't doing you any good - no matter how super complete and highly recommended they are.

I'm aware the gummies don't have Iron. That's why I said I need to find an iron. (An iron that is not a big dry capsule. That's what I meant by "horse pill".)

I realize the gummies don't have the same amount of many things as the B.A. brand, so I also got Gummy B complex and gummy D3s. (I was already taking sublingual B-12 & Calcium citrate chews and they were staying down fine.)

[Shortcake 6]

Maybe a taste aversion with the chewable a causing vomiting? I could not find a flavor of chewable that I liked. I do ok with the Bariatric Advantage capsules, maybe you could open the capsule (of this or an alternate brand) and put in a spoonful of something allowed by your program. Protein pudding, unsweetened applesauce, etc. hope you find something that stays down!!

[wendybringhurstakrealtor 10]

I have only vomited once since surgery. That was with an empty stomach taking a sample bariatric Vitamin the surgeon gave me. I find that if I don't have good timing with my Vitamins and food in tummy I don't feel so great. Taking them with food and a tiny bit of Water helps me feel fine after taking them. Sounds like some of us don't tolerate vitamins on empty stomach, especially Iron. I hope that helps.

[FujiyamaMama 5]

I have only vomited once since surgery. That was with an empty stomach taking a sample bariatric Vitamin the surgeon gave me. I find that if I don't have good timing with my Vitamins and food in tummy I don't feel so great. Taking them with food and a tiny bit of Water helps me feel fine after taking them. Sounds like some of us don't tolerate Vitamins on empty stomach, especially Iron. I hope that helps.

I think you are on to something! I've always taken a Multi-Vitamin with Iron and it's the Multivitamin that has been a BEAR; liquids, chewables, ground up in applesauce, it makes no difference. But I have no problem with B-12 or D3 or calcium citrate.

An empty stomach does seem to make it worse which is why I stopped taking it first thing in the morning - I figured taking it after Omeprazole and Ursodiol and some Protein would help. Nope!

I had thought it might be too acidic since many vitamins are acids, but if that was it, I should've had issues with the gummies, too, and they went down easily. It must be the iron.

[pharmd08 18]

Bariatric Advantage has a new Multivitamin that is a capsule. It had Iron in it. I started taking it a couple of weeks ago and I really like it.

[mariodturner83 3]

Yes they do. I purchase my Vitamins from Vita4Life. They offer their bariatric range in fast dissolving capsules that are easy to swallow and absorb.

[shellyd88 463]

Vitamin Shoppe has Multivitamins in capsules