need help with vitamins

[vivid2525 0]

hello first time post, so i need some help with Vitamins. ive been taking a Multivitamin Gummy, i got approval from my doctor because i was seriously unable to take a chew able. i am now far out enough from surgery to take pills. im looking for a multivitamin pill that is good for gastric sleeve patients since i need to take it with food and eating a gummy or a chewable makes my food taste gross. also i have a question with Vitamin B12. i get monthly shots of vitamin b12 but i was wondering if it would be necessary to take a daily vitamin b12 as well (probably should just wait to see if im deficient in it right?) anyway thank you!

[James Marusek 5,244]

According to my surgeons directions for sleeve patients, they were required to take:

500 to 1000 micrograms sublingual B12 weekly or 1000 mcg IM injection once monthly.

So if you are getting monthly injections, you are fine. For me I found that the sublingual tablets were much easier and less painful to take. It is also less of a hassle to take the tablets instead of the shots because as I recall the shots required a prescription.

[bobt1 29]

Hi there, I seem to have researched this Vitamin thing to death. I ended up Taking the Celebrate Complete Multivitamin. It contains B12 at 500mcg.

It is very complete and I have to take supplements of Calcium, Iron and Magnesium to get all the recommended supplements. You can get the multivitamin and iron in a combined form, but I chose to separate them.

The multivitamin comes in 3 forms: A chewy form in multiple flavors, very good tasting, but cost the most.

Then it comes in the Capsules or chewable tablets. These cost the same. I chose the chewable tablets as I really like 2 of the 3 flavors available. Best deal seems to be from Celebrate website. I also use their chewable Iron+C and Calcium Plus 500 (Citrate)

https://www.celebratevitamins.com/shop/individual-supplements/multivitamins.html

Good Luck.

[ashleyev23 0]

My surgeon recommends ProCare Health One A Day, they come in capsule or chewable. And UPCalD - it's powdered calcium citrate, 3 times a day.

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