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What are the best Vitamins to take after surgery? My surgery is tomorrow, my dr office doesn’t have a specific brand I have to use but I’m getting a lot of mixed reviews online. Can anyone help?

Tiffany

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Personally, I have always taken Bariatric Vitamin. I know some DR's say FLINTSTONE with Iron is OK. But...you go thru a surgery (a big one too) and due to needing Vitamins for the rest of your life I have always took formulated Bariatric vitamins. I use Celebrate. They come in a capsule formula. My Dr told me that they can be broken apart and sprinkled on some food. Luckily I started out taking Centrum chewable I didn't last long because they were way too sweet for me. Then I went the other way, easy taking them too. I do think we need Bariatric vitamins why take a chance of not getting the vitamins we need. Good Luck with your upcoming surgery!! Have a great Sunday and KEEP ON KEEPING ON!!

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I take two Flinstone's chewables

500 IU Calcium with D twice a day

B12

and BComplex

Daily

I've got a heavy duty pill crusher, it makes powder out of the calcium pills. I just sprinkle the powder on a spoon full of yogurt or oatmeal or whatever....down the hatch. Easy peasy.

Edited by Creekimp13

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I take a Bariatric chewable one. Tastes sorta like flinstone ones. I also have the one [mention=330039]Creekimp13[/mention] has and I think one other, but I haven’t been approved to start taking them yet. My doctor said just the chewable for the first couple of weeks.

I’ll start the rest when he gives me the clear.

5’6”

25 yo

SW: 256

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