BariActive calcium, Multi and Iron

[BeanieSprouts 171]

Hi friends! My name is Jacqui, and I had surgery on 3/14/18. I was doing well with my Vitamins until surgery. Now they make me terribly sick, sometimes to the point of throwing up. My doctor says to take them with yogurt, like crush them up in it, but I can't eat enough yogurt to get the whole Multivitamin and I'm still sick afterward. Does anyone have experience with these? Or an alternative Vitamin regimen? I would like to keep these ideally as they are the ones covered by my insurance. For reference, I take two multi in the morning, two Calcium around 10 am, two more calcium around 4:30 pm and Iron around 7 or 8. The multi and the iron are the worst.

[sillykitty 10,776]

I also can't take most multi's or Calcium because they upset my stomach. My surgeons PA has the same issue and recommended to me Whole Foods Prenatal Multi's, which is what she takes. The bad news is, it's 3/day, but they don't bother my stomach at all. I but them on Amazon. For calcium, I take the BariMelts found on this site, with no problem.

[BeanieSprouts 171]

@sillykitty

Thank you! I'll try those out, I never thought of using Pre-natal vitamins! As long as I don't feel sick I don't care how many tablets or pills I take. lol. I really appreciate it!

[Starfish23 24]

I use Patches. They are great!

[BeanieSprouts 171]

@Starfish23

Thank you! My surgeon doesn't want us using Patches, I'm not sure why. I asked when I went for my 3-month check up and my RD said we'll see how I do on full solid food before maybe advancing me to be able to swallow pills. Then I'd be able to change to the tablet ones and hopefully feel better. I feel like the taste is a lot of it. <3

[Frustr8 7,886]

@Beanie Sprouts I have a suggestion, maybe it's not a great alternitive? We used to make a butter ball to get horse pills, well he thought they were that. Put a little butter in a spoon, roll it around then pop that sucker in . You don't have to rat me out for suggesting a fat, one of my friend's put her Elmer's in Butter flavored Crisco, now THAT I would find yucky!😪