True One a Day Vitamin

[K Be Good! 63]

Is there a true one a day Multivitamin for sleeve patients? The ones I have gotten are twice a day and I keep forgetting the evening one because I get off track with my Calcium during the day.

[catwoman7 11,212]

some of the bariatric-specific ones are one a day. Most regular Vitamins that you get at a place like Walgreens you have to take twice a day to meet our requirements.

[njlimmer 343]

My dietician recommended the ProCare ones. They're once a day.

[Alex Brecher 10,512]

There isn't any one per day Vitamin that contains all nutrients required. It's physically impossible. calcium citrate in pure form is quite large. Also, according to guidelines Calcium and Iron shouldn't be mixed and should be taken at least 2-hours apart. BariatricPal Offers a ONE per day Multivitamin that contains everything required, excluding Calcium. You can get an entire year supply for only $99 at https://store.bariatricpal.com/99 .

[bufbills 316]

Bariatric Advantage Ultra Solo with Iron is what I take. It was recommended in my program. I buy three months at a time.

[STLoser 1,099]

I take ProCare Bariatric Vitamins. They are fantastic.. They're are capsule and they include iron.. They do have a chewable form too, but I like the capsule. I had a Loop DS, and my bariatric surgeon recommended these because they are one a day.

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[STLoser 1,099]

Oh, I do have to take Calcium separately, and I take extra Vitamin D and K. The Loop DS requires more Vitamin K though, and I was deficient in vitamin D before so I take extra did for that reason.
Calcium and Iron have to be taken separately so there really isn't any vitamin where you can have it all.

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[CheerfulLoser 72]

For multivitamin, I do a Flintstones complete with Breakfast. One and done.

For calcium citrate, I do a chewable— it’s so tasty, I consider it a “treat.” They are the barimelt berry flavor.

[K Be Good! 63]

Thanks all. I ordered the ProCare ones today. I think this will help. I wasn’t on meds before surgery so after surgery taking Vitamins 4 times a day was really hard. Moving to am Vitamin, afternoon and evening Calcium will be more doable for me I think.

[catwoman7 11,212]

16 hours ago, Alex Brecher said:

There isn't any one per day Vitamin that contains all nutrients required. It's physically impossible. calcium citrate in pure form is quite large. Also, according to guidelines Calcium and Iron shouldn't be mixed and should be taken at least 2-hours apart. BariatricPal Offers a one per day Multivitamin that contains everything required, excluding Calcium. You can get an entire year supply for only $99 at https://store.bariatricpal.com/99 .

^^ yes. I should have clarified that I was referring to Multivitamins (that you'd need two a day of most "drugstore vitamins" to meet requirements). In addition, most of us need extra calcium, Iron, and (at least for RNY'ers), B12.

[njlimmer 343]

15 hours ago, K Be Good! said:

Thanks all. I ordered the ProCare ones today. I think this will help. I wasn’t on meds before surgery so after surgery taking Vitamins 4 times a day was really hard. Moving to am Vitamin, afternoon and evening Calcium will be more doable for me I think.

I'm not sure what the requirements are for sleeve, but with the bypass, I'm supposed to take the Calcium 3x a day. You might want to make sure so you don't short yourself on that one. My program recommend calcium at breakfast, lunch and dinner and the Vitamin and vitamin D at bedtime.