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HI All,

Need a little assist here. Was Sleeved 2/11/19...

In the morning I am normally rushed (get myself ready and kids ready and to school and then off to work all by 7:30am) and don't have time to make a meal... I was taking my Vitamins and meds before I left the house in the morning (Bariatric Choice ONCE DAILY Vitamin, Ursodiol, a bp med, and pantoprazole), however afte rtaking the pills on my way to work I would gag and cough and a couple times had to pull over to vomit... So I thought I had a solution - On my way to work I drink a Premier Protein shake and then take the pills, so I have at least something in my stomach when I take the pills. It went well for a couple weeks and then today I got the same thing soon after taking the pills and had to pull over...

Anyone else have this issue? and is there any good solution?

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I take a Multivitamin and 2 calcium citrate pills in the morning. I usually eat Greek yogurt for Breakfast, and drink coffee with half and half. I used a generic Calcium citrate for a few days, but noticed the nausea got so bad so fast that I was vomiting nearly every morning, whether I had food in my stomach or not. I switched to a name-brand calcium citrate, and I was good for a while, but lately I've been noticing some creeping nausea every morning again. It's now to the point where I get severely nauseated, feel like I'm going to vomit, and then I sneeze and the nausea goes away. I did the same thing with morning sickness when I was pregnant. Weird!

I don't have a solution, unfortunately, other than maybe try a different brand of Vitamin? Might help for a little while, anyway. I'm going to talk to my doctor about it.

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Spread the pills out by about thirty minutes and or take them while standing or walking around. It sounds like they are bunching up when you are in a sitting position and your body is reacting like it naturally would to a blockage. Drink plenty of Water with them to help them dissolve in your intestines. If you want to take them all at the same time, you'll have to put them and your Protein Shake in a blender.

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I had that problem in my first few weeks. I tried several different Vitamins, I tried taking with meals/after meals, you name it.

When I switched to multivitamin gummies, it seemed to help. Not sure if it was the formulation or form, but it stopped. After a few months, when I depleted my Gummy supplies, I went to a standard swallow-type multivitamin. I was afraid I'd get the nausea again, so I change the time of day. I now take my multivitamin in the evening with my evening meal. No nausea issues.

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It doesn't matter what time of day I take that multivitamin, or what I take with it, I always get sick after taking it.

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I take chewable vitamins I found on Amazon. I let them dissolve in my mouth and then swallow. This is working well for me.

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I take my bariatric multivitamin at night. I'm talking about that moment when I roll over into the comfy position... I spring up, take my multi-vit and get back into my sleep position.

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