Will we ever be able to take vitamins and calcium that we can swallow?

[nomorechubbybutt63 66]

I hate the chewables...i want to take a "regular" Vitamin

[Thinside 155]

This must really vary for everyone, as I have been taking full-sized pills since my second day in the hospital, including a huge capsule to prevent gallbladder problems, which I have to take twice a day. I just take them one at a time and wait a few minutes between each pill.

[majorsmama 91]

My nutritionist insists on chewables and crushing pills but I couldn't do it anymore. The taste was awful. I start back to swallowing pills at about 2 weeks post-op. My surgeon was fine with it, he just told me not to tell the nutritionist lol.

I did buy the petite version of the Calcium citrate. The petite are big enough, I'd hate to see what the regular ones look like.

[FrankyG 1,450]

I've been taking regular Vitamins and pills since about two weeks out also... I don't see why anyone should have to do powdered/chewables for longer than a month at most. Once you're on solid food, you should be fine.

[nomorechubbybutt63 66]

Omg thank you guys! They tell us post op that it is imperative we don't vomit, yet they force those chewables on us!!!!!

[*Lexie* 1,486]

Ditto the others. I was able to find a Multivitamin that is about as small as an Advil which made me very happy. All my tests have come back good so it must be a good Vitamin. I do take the chewable Calcium but only because I like the taste of it.

[disneynut1991 2]

Agree with the others. I take all of the pills that the surgeon wanted and some additional ones that my sister, also a doc, added. I just bought one of the "old lady" weekly pill holder and I take it to the office. Then I just take them one at a time over the course of the entire day.

I love the multi-vit that I found. It's actually a prenatal Vitamin made by Rainbow Light. They sell a mini-tablet version that is way easier to get down. It's a food based Vitamin with Probiotics and a bunch of extras.

[zonetracy 53]

At my 3 week post op visit with my surgeon she said i can start taking full size pills, just don't go taking a handful all at once.