Chewable Vitamins

[katiern 17]

I am scheduled for surgery in October and I want to know which chewable Vitamins were your favorite post op? Thanks

[lauraellen80 855]

I use Centrum chewables. They work fine for me, and I can get them at Target.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

The only ones I use that are chewable are my C and my Calcium chews.

I am currently taking SunnyMaid C and Bariatric Advantage calcium chews. I just got a bag of dark chocolate Adora Calcium supplements that are pretty good too.

I haven't had a problem taking regular Vitamins and pills since surgery.

[iamjamilyn 58]

I like Vitafusion gummies - not all are so tasty!

[ShrinkingPeach 1,291]

I took Bariatric Advantage for the first 3 months and am now switching over to over the counter pills to swallow. Haven't ad any issues swallowing pills from the start although I know some do. I attended a support group meeting where a Bariatric Advantage rep spoke and he said the chewable are better absorbed by sleeve patients but absorption happens in the intestine so idk if that was a sales tactic or not.

[shirleybstephens 1]

I have tried all kinds of chewables and I personally have found them to be awful. I am 8 years post op and very compliant both nutritionally and as far as exercise is concerned (I lift weights and hit goal weight years ago and maintained.) I know everyone seems to suggest chewables are the way to go post op but I think they’re just wrong. I read about people suffering with all kinds of deficiencies on chewables – even the most popular online bariatric ones and all I can do is shake my head and wonder when people will make the connection. I was on them too and I wound up in a mountain of trouble after only 5 months. The one everyone raves about was one of the worst. My Vitamin D dropped in to the danger zone and my ferritin levels to dropped to 41. My Vitamin B-12 was very low and my Vitamin A was toxic. I was a mess. I was also EXTREMELY constipated the entire time I was on them. Uncomfortably, painfully, constipated. It took a few months but got it all sorted out. To top it all off as if it wasn’t bad enough, the chewable Iron stained my teeth and made my stomach so upset every time I took it. My stomach really disliked that overload of Iron and my intestines liked it even less. I finally just decided to go with Vita4Life. They offer capsules (I know I know… you’re all thinking it won’t work because GASP it’s a capsule.) Trust me… it goes down just fine. It doesn’t make me sick nor does it hurt in any way going down. It dissolves quickly and my labs have been PERFECT since beginning them. I ask a lot of my body when I go to the gym and work out and these Vitamins have been really good to me. All I can say is that I love these products and they better not go anywhere because I think I’d cry. Lol

[MrsKarenC2008 622]

@@shirleybstephens can I ask which Vita4Life formula you use ? I see there are several different types ...

and if I can get ALL the Vitamins that are required in one pill .. I'm all for it !

Currently 8 1/2 weeks out ... taking chewable multi Vitamin - chewable Calcium w/extra D3 ... sublingual B12 and Iron ...

Thank you Shirley!

[shellyd67 198]

I just started using PatchMD. I use 3 Patches. A multi, B12, and Calcium with VitaminD. I have blood work next week so I will see how it goes. I'm will be adding Iron next week, if she clears me to take oral meds because from what I read, you cannot crush iron ? The patches take a little of the stress off of taking so many supplements throughout the day.

[MrsKarenC2008 622]

@shellyd67 PLEASE DONT CRUSH THE IRON!!!

omgosh ... I tried it ONCE ... it tasted like I was eating fence ... Lord it was NASTY !!

The Iron I take is tiny ... and I've been cleared to take it since week 5 ...

Good Luck to you!