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I guess it depends what kind of pills. I have been taking my blood pressure pills since day 2 after surgery. They say to wait for a month to start birth control pills. I have been taking an acid reducer also since surgery (pill form). Check with your doctor to make sure it's safe, but I don't think the pill can do damage to the sleeve or they would have warned me about this.

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doctor told me 6 weeks on vitmans and the day after on the reg. meds..

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They gave me capsules and pills in the hospital the day after.

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My stomach didn't like pills of any kind for the first 3 months, so I did liquid, Gummy, or crunched up tablets. I was a bit more sensitive than the norm in most ways until I was fully recovered at the 6 month mark. Now I can take my supplements in pill or capsule form, no problem. Although, when taking a handful of my herbal supplements, even 3 years later, I have to do it over the course of 30 minutes to an hour, just because of the large amount of Water it takes to get 10-20 caps down.

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<p>My stomach didn't like pills of any kind for the first 3 months, so I did liquid, Gummy, or crunched up tablets. I was a bit more sensitive than the norm in most ways until I was fully recovered at the 6 month mark. Now I can take my supplements in pill or capsule form, no problem. Although, when taking a handful of my herbal supplements, even 3 years later, I have to do it over the course of 30 minutes to an hour, just because of the large amount of Water it takes to get 10-20 caps down.</p>

How about diet pills,I fell that I'm not losing fast enough and was thinking about taking diet pills

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I was told the only pills that I could take were the time-release pills which shouldn't be crushed...as for my Vitamins, my surgeon wants me to stay with the chewable ones for life. All the other pills I currently take are so small anyway that they probably wouldn't do much damage.

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How about diet pills, I fell that I'm not losing fast enough and was thinking about taking diet pills

go back in to see your nut!

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go back in to see your nut!

I'm not too sure about how long out b4 you can take diet pills....I'm 1 year and 6 months out.....AND I FEEL GREAT!! I do at times feel like the weight was coming off very slow, but it was ok. I went thru a down fall about March of last year to about the end of 2013 with family issues, do quitr naturally I wanted to comfort eat. But long story short, things are much better and I am also mow a part of a health and wellness business where we have products, with ALL natural ingredients, to help you loose inches, weight, multivitamins(that we definitely need), hair skin and nails, a Ultimate Body Applicator to help tighten tone and firm the body parts you wrap and much much more. Why dont you visit my website @www.wrappednfavor.myitworks.com and then email me at wrappednfavor@gmail.com and let me know what you think. Share this info with all those you know that may be in this situation. Take care!

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I took norco at the Hospitol in pill form. My doctor just said any pills you swallow mush be the size of a tic tax. So he gave me a pill cutter.

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How about diet pills, I fell that I'm not losing fast enough and was thinking about taking diet pills

I wouldn't take diet pills. I had a friend who had the bypass six years ago didn't take her Vitamins, didn't follow doctors orders and today she weighs about 60-70 pounds. She can't work and has hernias from the diet pills and laxatives she took in order to lose more rapidly. Just talk to your doctor or nutritionist and get on a healthy plan. The sleeve is a tool and it takes time and dedication.

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Yeah don't take diet pills? ? That's crazy talk. Just take this journey slow and don't worry about the weight loss, health first!

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