Vitamins: Tablets or Chewables after VSG surgery?

[Melody Renique 8]

I got sleeved June 6, 2016. As I approach my 1 year surgiversary, I want some input from fellow sleevers about Vitamins. I bought a bunch of Celebrate Vitamins (chewables) but I want to know if sleevers are allowed to take whole vitamins rather than chewables. Thoughts anyone?

[swimbikerun 1,046]

Whatever you can take and helps you. Doesn't matter how you get it in.

Best of luck!

[Introversion 1,876]

I take over-the-counter Centrum Vitamins. My nutritional lab blood work results are all perfect.

There's no way I'd pay the extra money for bariatric vitamins unless I had a procedure with some malabsorption such as a distal bypass or a duodenal switch.

[RickM 1,752]

I've taken regular multivit pills since the first week; the only chewables I used were Calcium as those tend to be horsepills, though there are some petite tablets out there.

[AasimahM75 32]

I though for the price was great 90 day supply only 40 bucks

[AasimahM75 32]

I was told chewable for he first few months then turn to whole Vitamin so that our stomach can break it down correctly

[catwoman7 11,220]

I still take a chewable at two years out because I like them, but they were really only recommended for the first couple of months (at least at my clinic). So the answer is - yes. You should be fine with regular tablets.

[Introversion 1,876]

16 hours ago, AasimahM75 said:

I though for the price was great 90 day supply only 40 bucks

$40 for Vitamins is kinda pricey...

A bottle of 100 Centrum once-a-day vitamins costs about $8 at Walmart. 100 vitamins will last 100 days; therefore, it exceeds a 90-day supply.

I'd rather pay $8 for a 100-day supply of Centrum versus $40 for a 90-day supply of bariatric Multivitamins. Unless you've had a malabsorptive surgery such as the duodenal switch or distal bypass, the bariatric vitamins are not always necessary.

Again, I take the Centrum brand and my nutritional lab work is perfect.