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[thatgirlT 1]

Hello all, I'm a newbie to this site. I was sleeved on 7/30 so far so good, with the exception of not getting all of my fluids or Protein most days???? but I know that will come in time. My question is do you all have any suggestions for a good Gummy complete Multivitamin or any good Vitamin tricks of the trade if you will? I am looking for helpful suggestions to make this new transition a little easier. Thanks!

[JamieLogical 8,710]

Out of curiosity, why gummy vitamins? Do you not like swallowing pills? I know some people can't.

[Sarah Randles 1]

I was told nothing Gummy cause it could get stuck. I take chewable Flintstones.2 a day. Hope this helps.

Hello all, I'm a newbie to this site. I was sleeved on 7/30 so far so good, with the exception of not getting all of my fluids or Protein most days but I know that will come in time. My question is do you all have any suggestions for a good gummy complete multivitamin or any good Vitamin tricks of the trade if you will? I am looking for helpful suggestions to make this new transition a little easier. Thanks!

[sdvorak88 10]

I was told 2x the adult dose of Flintstone complete Vitamins. According to nut the gummies are not the same...missing some vitamins.

[Bufflehead 6,358]

I use Trader Joe's High Potency multi chewables - for the first year I took a double dose. My labs have always been great. Oh and for the first few weeks after surgery I did a double dose of liquid multi-vitamins, Wellesse brand. You can buy that at Amazon or I think at Vitamin Shoppe/GNC type places. I was also told no gummies as they tend to be incomplete plus higher calorie and carb than other Vitamins.< /p>

[mi75 1,235]

i was also told no gummies but like all things bariatric, each program is different!

as far as i know there are no gummies on the market that have Iron in them, so you would need to do supplemental Iron dosing. i started out with Centrum children's chewables 2 a day and now i'm taking Twin Lab Bariatric chewable once a day.

not a fan of chewables and next i'm going to try a liquid version that somebody on here pointed out to me.

[HalloweenBaby24 447]

The taste of the Flintstone Vitamins made me gag now at pre-op, so I'm a little worried about the taste of them post op.

[JamieLogical 8,710]

I'm pretty surprised that people's nutritionists/surgeons are okay with just 2 Flintstones Vitamins a day. My nutritionist and surgeon want me on 3 bariatric Multivitamins per day for life!

[Paloma68 31]

My doc said no Vitamins until my follow up (on 8/22). I'm taking 2 flintstones just because I like them and they can't hurt.

It was Ok to take birth control and thryoid meds. These are very small so I swallow them. Is anyone cutting regular Vitamins and taking them? I tried crushing them but gagged on powder and couldn't chug down Water to wash off taste fast enough so no thanks.

This is on list of issues for doc at follow up.