Calcium Suggestions

[Kraeok24 8]

Ok so I am 5 weeks away from my having by gastric bypass surgery. I have been trying the Vitamin samples from Bariatric Advantage, Celebrate, and Bariatric fusion. I find the Calcium wafers awful. They are so big and taste bad. I have tried the chewy bites and they are ok. I was trying to be cost efficient and priced all the Vitamins. I love the Calcet chews, but they are expensive to take 3 times a day. Does anyone have any suggestions for a different cost efficient Calcium chewable?

[Chelly 364]

costco has Carmel and also chocolate calcium citrate chews.

I personally have not tried them but know of people that have and like them.

[Valerie Mercer-Spencer 25]

I too am looking for chewable calcium citrate :-)

[Lorraine Stanhope 23]

I'm glad that you wrote this post as I find the things we need to take are expensive, too. I bought this big container of Centrum Calcium and find they are chalky and give me a stomach ache. In fact, I'm having another upset stomach now. I'm stuck now and have to use the rest of this big container.

What good is it if we have to suffer taking them and paying high prices.

Hope someone comes up with a solution.

[shmily 424]

any of those "chews" are going to be expensive, especially with the amount we have to take...I get from Puritans Pride.....they aren't citrate.....but says chewable Super Calcium 600 + D3. Take 2 a day and there are 100 in the bottle. coffee Mocha flavor and they are really good. Right now on sale for $4.99

[Kraeok24 8]

My doctor and nutritionist say we can not absorb Calcium carbonate so it has to be citrate for me.

[shmily 424]

okey dokey then, good luck. Mine told me citrate was better but not mandatory

[ReaRaes 49]

The mayo clinic told me to get tums for my Calcium. So much cheaper and easy to chew up.

[shmily 424]

How much Calcium is in Tums and what if you don't need the Tums???

[ReaRaes 49]

200 mg per tablet, I don't know, I'd specifically ask your doctor. I'm just stating what the mayo told me to do for after my surgery which I hope to have later this month.

[KristinaRnY 455]

My dr told me it doesn't matter which Calcium you take just get your calcium in. He said their has been a lot of speculation as to which we absorb better but neither one is significantly different than the other.

[shmily 424]

I have to take 1500 mg daily divided in two doses

[mi75 1,235]

I already have osteopenia so it's really important for me to make sure I have my Calcium no matter what, for life.

my ortho doc wants me on calcium citrate also, and a pretty hefty dose, likely more than normal.

I have chosen to post-op go with a liquid calcium which I got online from the Vitamin Shoppe.

right now I do Citracal Max Dose, multiple times a day. however, those pills are pretty big and I know I can't have them post-op so i'm trying to use them up!