Calcium citrate- Critacal

[mamamia86 44]

Does anyone know if Citracal is ok to take for calcium citrate? I know my nutritionist was really specific and suggest I order from Bariatric Advantage if I couldn't find Calcium citrate. I attached pictures of the label. Thanks for your help!

[Pkdvm 175]

I'm almost 4 months out and my surgeon/nut said that citrical was fine and that I could stop the chewable calcium(bariatric advantage). You may want to double check what dosage they recommend specifically for you. I like the petite tablets also!

[James Marusek 5,244]

I have used Citrical beginning right after surgery. I am 18 months post-op RNY. There is a couple things of note here.

1) The dosage on the bottle is for two tablets, so to obtain the proper dosage, I had to consume 6 a day. These had to be spaced out 2 pills every 2 hours or so.

2) These are large horse pills. They were too big for me to swallow right after surgery. That meant I had to use a pill crusher. I put the powder (crushed pills) in a small glass of liquid (crystal light) and drank it. Then I had to add more liquid because there was still wet powder in the bottom of the glass and try again. This Calcium powder tasted awful. After a few months life became significantly easier when I found that I could now swallow these horsepills.

[tamg26k 479]

My NUT said they were fine for me to take pretty much right after surgery. Just like @@James Marusek , they were way too big and were getting stuck so I switched to the chewable for the first 2 months. I recently found a calcium citrate capsule at Vitamin Shoppe that goes down really easy. Same dosage as Citrical - 2 capsules 3 times a days in 2 hour intervals. I love them- easy to swallow, I can zip down the street to get them when I'm out, and they are really inexpensive!

[tomsbiggirl 8]

I am pre-op and through the various blood tests I had done, found out my Calcium & Vitamin were low. So I started on the Citracal Petites. I was amazed at how big the petites are, I can't imagine how big the regular Citracal are! Anyway, I take 2 tablets 2 times a day, which is the dosage I will have to take after surgery according the the dr.

[Baconville 578]

I take two a day now. For the first six months following surgery I used Bariatric Advantage chews, which were REALLY good, but expensive. Critical Petites have worked great for me.