Taking Fish Oil after Banding

[kacee 3]

How do you folks take fish oil after being banded? I have been taking some Vitamins called Encora which have HUGE fish oil capsules. I want to take the Omega oils, but how do you find something small enough to swallow? Has anyone tried Coromega?

[slikchik10 85]

Actually, I didn't like the burping/taste I got from the fish oil tablets so I switched to Flax Seed. I mix it in my oatmeal and it has a slightly nutty taste and no after burp/taste.

[Carlene 12]

My DH punctures the capsule and squirts the fish oil on his food. They make a "no fishy taste" gel cap. He says it is pretty much tasteless when mixed with Soup, etc.

[marjon9 6]

I do the old tablespoon of cod liver oil. I found a scandinavian brand that is pretty tasteless, but it is still gross swallowing a tablespoon of any kind of oil. But I feel like it's worth it. And those big honking tablets are just too much for my band.

[Iluvharleys 15]

I must have gotten the wrong kind, I poured one on my food and I thought I would die with the first bite! That awful taste stayed in my mouth all day. It was the orderless burpless one!

[kacee 3]

I may try this "Coromega" stuff. It is comes in little packets and is orange flavored. I googled for "bariatric fish oil".

[slikchik10 85]

I must have gotten the wrong kind, I poured one on my food and I thought I would die with the first bite! That awful taste stayed in my mouth all day. It was the orderless burpless one!

That's exactly why I switched to Flax Seed. I tried the Flax Oil and it still had a strong flavor, but I'm now using just the bag of Flax Seed (naaayyyy, ,horse sound>) and mixing a tablespoon in my oatmeal. It says you can mix it in muffins, or other things you cook, so I just cook it the oatmeal. No fish taste/burps. All the benefits!

[marjon9 6]

That's exactly why I switched to Flax Seed. I tried the Flax Oil and it still had a strong flavor, but I'm now using just the bag of Flax Seed (naaayyyy, ,horse sound>) and mixing a tablespoon in my oatmeal. It says you can mix it in muffins, or other things you cook, so I just cook it the oatmeal. No fish taste/burps. All the benefits!

I'm starting to get convinced. I don't have a problem with the taste of my fish oil, but it is a challenge to swallow a tablespoon of oil every morning. So maybe I'll try Flax Seed. I don't eat much oatmeal, so maybe I'll try snorting it.

[clynnc 0]

I agree.. the flaxseed is good.. Can't do fishOIL-- gag me- you can mix the flaxseed w/nearly anything-- yogurt, Cereal, oatmeal, malto-meal, cream of wheat.. you can even put in on a salad or mix with any food that you want to eat.. Good Luck on that note~