Vitamins

[Susan909 52]

I Would like to hear what chewable or gummy vitamins you take. I'm unsure of what brand to buy and exactly what I need. My sleeve will be done in Oct or Nov. A Nut said to take Flintstones but after reading the reviews from rating labs I'm not taking those. Any advice is appreciated.

[une nouvelle vie 327]

I'll be following this thread as well since I will be 3 weeks out tomorrow and starting my Vitamins soon.

The sheet my surgeon gave me said to avoid gummy vitamins, but said I'd be using liquid or chewable for at least the first 3 months.

[McButterpants 2,846]

I use Bariatric Advantage chewables - I get them at the surgeon's office.

[#9grammy 274]

What is wrong with Flinstone's Vitamins? My surgeon recommended 2 a day with Iron.< /p>

[amsterp 19]

I too would like to know what to start taking. I stopped in at GNC and the woman was very helpful, said to start before the surgery and it will help to be stronger to get thru recovery quicker. Told her I would be back this week to purchase my stuff, but wondering what everyone else is taking.

[une nouvelle vie 327]

@#9grammy They didn't specify why, but my surgeon's office also said no Flintstone Vitamins too.

[jessiquoi 623]

my surgeon's office told me to take flintstones. i'd love to hear why yours said to stay away from them. would you mind very much asking them at your next visit? i'm sure there are a lot of people here who would be interested!

[Susan909 52]

Thank you all for answering. Flintstones is lacking in vit A as well as niacin and some other things. There was a study done by Labdoor and they were rated D-- overall. I tried GNC chewables on Sat and couldn't handle the taste. I'm so confused as to whats quality and what isn't .

[bikrchk 1,313]

I only needed chewables for the first few months. I used Centrum chewables. They taste like skittles. Now I use a smaller version of a "regular" Centrum Vitamin capsule and it goes down fine.

[INCT 1]

My nutritionist told me to take Flintstones Complete

This is whats in them

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For Adults 1 tablet

Total Carbohydrate < 1 g ** < 1%*

Vitamin A 3000 IU

(33% as beta-carotene) 60%

Vitamin C 60 mg 100%

Vitamin D 600 IU 150%

Vitamin E 30 IU 100%

Thiamin (B1) 1.5 mg 100%

Riboflavin (B2) 1.7 mg 100%

Niacin 15 mg 75%

Vitamin B6 2 mg 100%

Folic Acid 400 mcg 100%

Vitamin B12 6 mcg 100%

Biotin 40 mcg 13%

Pantothenic Acid 10 mg 100%

Calcium (elemental) 100 mg 10%

Iron 18 mg 100%

Iodine 150 mcg 100%

Zinc 12 mg 80%

Copper 2 mg 100%

Sodium 10 mg ** 1%

Edited July 15, 2014 by INCT

[mi75 1,235]

My surgeon and nut both recommended a childrens chewable with Iron. I started out pre-op doing 2 Flintstones childrens a day and now i'm doing Centrum childrens chewable, 2 a day.

I am going to order some Bariatric Advantage Vitamins at the end of the month. i've done a lot of asking around and they seem to get the most votes on this site. My nut also said i could just do a regular adult multi vit at around month 3.

[Susan909 52]

Thanks for listing everything in them.