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I'm 4 weeks post op. Doing good BUT I can't get in all my Vitamins. I do the capsules better than the chewable. The Calcium is like chalk and the multi is not much better. Anyone else have problems? I think I'm just going to buy some new ones.

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All my Vitamins are in Gummy form and the Calcium is in chocolate candy form. Its awesome.

Where do you get your Vitamins and Calcium

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I'd suggest double checking with your surgeon or nutritionist first. It was STRONGLY recommended to me that I never take gummy vitamins. I was told chewable is best. Easiest to digest and for your body to absorb.

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...oops

Edited by pookybear

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I bought 2 huge bottles of liquid Vitamins. I opened it up. Smelled the and gaged. I can't bring my self to drink them. Right now I have gummed. I least until this bottle is gone. Then I think I'll switch to prenatal ones.

If anyone wants liquid vitamins from GNC let me know.

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I am 11 months post op, for along time I did only chewable Vitamins from Celebrate, then I got brave and did a bottle of prenatals and then went back to the petite Vitamins from Centrum and I am now deficiant in some of my vitamins. So I am guessing the chewables are the best for a gastric bypass patient, because we need those easily absorbable vitamins quicker than most. And capsules have to always be broken open and taken with food or Water. I hope this helps somewhat, its easy to try and find a cheaper Vitamin but in the end its not the results we hoped for unfortunately.

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