Calcium Chews

[batty_vsg 100]

I have an email sent to my team, but I was wondering if anyone else was told to not have the calcium chews until 6 weeks post-op? I forgot to ask and have been working on Citracal's Petites (but I have to take two pills, three times a day due to the size and the dosage - it's getting annoying!) I don't like the chewables AT ALL, so I'm kind of stuck with the petites (and they are still huge as hell pills!)

[lzucks 232]

I was told to hold Calcium till my follow up appt which was 2 weeks post-op

[batty_vsg 100]

13 minutes ago, lzucks said:

I was told to hold Calcium till my follow up appt which was 2 weeks post-op

Wow, isn't that kind of interesting! I was told to start taking Vitamins as soon as I could!

[Jendkopp 62]

My dr okayed the calcium chews at my 8-day post op appt

[Bari_KS 499]

I was told to take Pepsid Complete for 6 weeks, then stop it and start calcium citrate plus vit. D after 6 weeks post op.

[Frustr8 7,886]

Every doctor has their own views on diet, their favorite acid-reducing PPI, but I'm sure it all balances out in the long run.

[Frustr8 7,886]

PS I use a liquid Calcium called Wellesse twice a day instead of chews, I wear dentures and don't like chewable.< /p>

[Oct517 527]

I love it when pills are labeled "petites" but are still the size of golfballs. My Multivitamins are the same way.

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[Frustr8 7,886]

And "One Size Fits All" Seldom Does!

[Sweettoothless 100]

Mine had us start the Vitamins immediately. They said to just stay away from gummies. That being said the Bariatric Advantage chews taste like starburst at a time I definitely didnt want anything sweet so I was chewing up the horse pills labeled as petites until I could swallow them. I still take the chews once in a while since they are bought and paid for but I'd sure like to find a better Calcium routine. Swallowing those giant pills 3 times a day is getting old.

[Jendkopp 62]

Sweettoothless: why did your dr say to stay away from gummies? Mine told me gummies were fine

[mickeemariee 15]

I think they told us the gummies don’t really absorb unless you have them WITH food. So it ends up being kind of a waste and/or forcing you to eat.

[lzucks 232]

My program said no Gummy multivitamins since they don’t have Iron

[Frustr8 7,886]

And the greatest sin in My Mind? They are made with high fructose corn Syrup, sugar or concentrated fruit syrup. As a barely successful former carb-aholic , why jump back into the fire in the furnace?

[Zebby67 43]

And the greatest sin in My Mind? They are made with high fructose corn Syrup, sugar or concentrated fruit Syrup. As a barely successful former carb-aholic , why jump back into the fire in the furnace?

My guidelines were take Vitamins as soon as possible. I had mine ready to start taking when I got home. Then again I was already having problems with low Vitamin levels and had taken vitamins before surgery. I take a bariatric Multivitamin with Iron and then Calcium with D3, separately as iron and calcium don't play nice with each other and and I need all of them both. They are both chewable. I have to take potassium as well, liquid. NASTY! Necessary, but nasty. I just ordered more vitamins yesterday. Got a good deal. Buy one, get one. So two months are taken care of. Lol! Ordered from ProHealthCare. Code BOGO50 If anyone needs a break on price. I ordered some items with Protein from here Bariatric Pal. Our vitamins are vital to our health. Smile and take them daily.

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