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I am just starting on my Vitamins and they are terrible. I got them from my Drs office, they are huge and chewable! I gagged trying to chew them and swallow. Any suggestions on how to actually get them down??

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After surgery, I found that I could no longer swallow medium to large size pills, so I used pill splitters and pill crushers. The Citrical's (calcium) were the worse. I had to crush them and put them in a glass of Crystal Light. And then drink it. But the Calcium did not dissolve well in Water, so I had to fill the glass a couple more times with Crystal Light and gulp it down.

Generally I did not have a problem with the Flintstone chewable. They went down easy.

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I found a good option for calcium citrate because I too can not swallow pills that are too wide. Crushing the calcium citrate was the worst.

So I went on to Amazon.com and found Bariatric Advantage chews. They are much like a starburst candy an comes in many flavors. They are not inexpensive but at least I know I will take them.

All my other Vitamins are generic from Walgreens and my surgical team recommended them. I have had my blood work checked now 4 times and all my nutrients are perfect.

My generic everyday Vitamin with added D is a small tablet that I bought from Walgreens on a buy one get one free and of course there is a whole years worth in one bottle.

Same thing with my Vitamin D3. Generic, buy one get one.

I pay the most money for my Calcium citrate and it is the most important thing I take daily.

I also take the liquid B12 once per week and bought them on a buy one get one deal.

Lastly I take B1 because initially I was low on that nutrient. Also bought as a buy one get one.

All of those are small and can be swallowed after 4 weeks post op when the swelling goes down.

You just have to try what works for you but I too hate chewables. They are discussing.

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