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Had my surgery on Tuesday, home yesterday. Doing remarkably well, thanks be to God. I had decided (why I can't recall) to go with powdered calcium citrate rather than chew-ables-----BIG mistake--it would be fine if I could drink 1/2 cup of Water in one mouthful but not good with just little sips. Wondering what chew-able Calcium supplement people are using and liking. I need to either order them on line or get out and get them because I won't be able to continue with the powder. Thanks!

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I love the Viactive caramel chews.

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I ordered chewable a through vitacost and they are awful. I can't stand them. So I'm using cirltrical petites.

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Disclaimer - I have not used these myself but everyone I know who has used them has said they love them. chocolate Peanut Butter chewy bites from Bariatric Advantage:

http://www.amazon.com/Bariatric-Advantage-Calcium-Citrate-Chocolate/dp/B00GAMSKUE

If those don't appeal to you, their lemon and caramel chews also get high marks in general from what I have seen. Good luck!

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I got the Bariatric Advantage calcium chews - Lemon. Remind me of a starburst. Very good.

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I use the Bariatric Advantage caramel chewy bites and really like them. Almost like a treat three times a day. I have heard the new lemon ones are really good and taste like a Starburst. I tried the chocolate Peanut Butter ones and didn't care for them. They had a funny smell.

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I'm using the Viactiv Calcium plus D Soft Chews. The chocolate ones taste just like my Premier Protein shakes.

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Mix your powder in a Protein Shake or yogurt or cottage cheese. I was taking capsules and I just opened them and sprinkled them in my Protein shake or Greek yogurt. They had no taste.

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How soon can we take a chewy supplement im only 5 days out. Viactive?

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How soon can we take a chewy supplement im only 5 days out. Viactive?

I was allowed to have chewable/liquid/chewy Vitamins starting 5 days post op

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Bariatric Advantage caramel chewables- started them on day 4 post op after clearing it with nut. They're quite tasty and it's nice to have something to chew.

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I hate chewables. Have tried chewable from brands like BA and Caltrate but they all seemed to make me nauseous. I had no idea why they were causing nausea and upon research I found that these chewables contained harmful fillers like Ethyl/Hydroxy Propyl Cellulose, Silicon/Titanium Dioxide etc that caused the symptoms. I immediately changed to capsules from Vita4Life upon my nuts recommendation. I take 1200mg Calcium in a dosage of 4 capsules and have had no complaints. You can get them off Amazon or their website.

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