Just starting out...

[HappyCruiser 3]

Hi! I'm just starting out in this journey and am hoping to get some guidance, haven't even decided which surgery to get yet. I had my Dr. consult a few months ago and am in the process of getting all my testing and insurance approvals before I schedule a surgery. My Dr. said pre and post-op I will need a multi Vitamin in the morning and a mineral supplement in the evening. Multi vitamins... fine, easy. I'm having trouble finding a 'mineral' supplement... Is there one that contains all of the minerals?! And it has to be chewable...ugh.

Any help and support is appreciated!

[catwoman7 11,216]

most multi-vitamins contain minerals. There are bariatric-specific ones that usually contain everything you need. Also, the better store-bought ones, like Centrum, are usually fine, too - but you usually have to take two of those rather than one.

as long as you're meeting the recommendations of the ASMBS (American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons), you should be fine.

ASMBS-Nutritional-Guidelines-2016-Update.pdf

P.S. RNY patients (and some sleeve patients) often have to take Iron and Calcium (above and beyond a Multivitamin - because those often don't contain enough calcium and iron for us), but other than that, I can't think of any other minerals we need that aren't contained in most good multivitamins)

P.P.S. Centrum has a chewable version - and some generic equivalents have a chewable version as well. And there are also bariatric-specific multi's that have chewable versions, too.

Edited April 13, 2022 by catwoman7