Question for RNY veterans: Vitamins

[jennylew 9]

Can anyone please tell me what Vitamins they are taking and how they are taking them? For example, do you have to crush them or take them with other vitamins so they will get absorbed? I am really confused as far as what ones I will need to take for the rest of my life. I have asked my surgeon's office, but I'm curious to see what veterans out there are taking and their dosages. Thank you.

JennyLew

[James Marusek 5,244]

Right after surgery, I could no longer physically swallow large pills. So I used a pill splitter and a pill crusher to take my Vitamins. After 2 months that condition changed so I was able to swallow even the largest pills such as the Citrical and life became much easier.

Generally I have to space out the Calcium supplements (Citrical) otherwise it will not be absorbed properly. Also I need to space out the Iron from the Calcium by 2 hours for the same reason, absorption issues.

I am 26 months post-op RNY surgery and I currently take the following:

5 Citrical (Calcium Citrate) tablets daily - total 1575 mg

2 Flintstone Complete Multivitamin chewable daily

1 Iron pill (65 mg) daily

1 Vitamin B-12 sublingual (methylcobalamin) (1200 mcg) daily

1 D3 (5000 IU) Vitamin softgel daily

1 B1 (100 mg) vitamin tablet weekly

The vitamin regiment will vary a little between one individual and the next. I have blood work performed yearly and the doctors and nutritionist will fine tweet the regiment based on the results of the blood work.

Also there are many choices in the types of Vitamins. For example, I was taking my B12 vitamins with a once a month injection for the first year.

[jennylew 9]

Wow! Thanks for the breakdown, James. That is kind of how I saw it. Looks like I will need to get a pill crusher (Surgery is next Monday Aug. 3.) I appreciate your feedback.