Chewable Vitamins Question

[lastmemory318 9]

I am 11 days post-op and doing great. Only thing is I hate chewing these bitter Vitamins from Celebrate. Can I crush them up in broth/soup would that be ok? Would they still absorb that way?

[Bluesky1 191]

Not sure about the Vitamins you're taking. My Doc said to take Flinstomes Complete with Iron ?

[lastmemory318 9]

I had to buy bariatric Multi Vitamins with Iron from Celebrate chewable. And its like eating sweet tarts without the pleasant taste

[Kindle 8,667]

I was taking Source of Life Gold chewable for years even before surgery. Loved them. But postop everything, including the chewable vitamins, tasted way too sweet to me so I switched to Vitamin Code for Women capsules as soon as the surgeon OK'd capsules/tablets at 3 weeks postop. No sense trying to gag down something you don't like. Finding a vitamin you do like will make it easier to be compliant, especially since you'll be taking them for the rest of your life.

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

It's more than the flavor, some of them make me feel icky. Like bother my stomach.

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[cindyw41 761]

Centrum vitamints are pretty good

[PageRN 78]

I was taking the Bariatric Advantage chewable tablets but after 2wks of me taking them it made me nauseous so now I'm taking the Bariatric Advantage capsules. They go down super easy.

[Polara 66]

I'm a little over two months out and have had issues with Vitamins, too. I had a very difficult time swallowing Bariatric Advantage capsules and no matter what I did, they would routinely get stuck. My surgeon recommended that I switch to the Bariatric Advantage chewables, but even though the taste was alright, they made me incredibly nauseated...I even ended up vomiting from them a few times!

Now, at my surgeon's recommendation, I am using Vitamin Patches. The brand I'm currently using is PatchMD, which I think are actually available on the BariatricPal Store (and no, I'm not getting paid to say this, just pointing that out), but I purchased mine via Amazon.com. I've had great success with them...my blood work has been perfect and it's a relief not to have to take anything orally. If you're having trouble with chewable or swallowable Vitamins, you could always try asking your surgeon about this option if you feel it's something for you