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I’m 3 days post op just out the hospital. I’m supposed to start my Multivitamin right? And what helped you get your pills down without dumping?

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Just now, Jillianq said:

I’m 3 days post op just out the hospital. I’m supposed to start my Multivitamin right? And what helped you get your pills down without dumping?

I have had no issues with any pills since my surgery last Monday. I have to take several medications they prescribed that are capsules and tablets and go down without issue. i just drink a tiny amount of Water to get it down and wait a bit before taking the next capsule.

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dumping is when you eat too much sugar or fat in one sitting and your system goes into overdrive trying to deal with it. Vitamins wouldn't do that. Also, dumping isn't very common with sleeve - it's much more common in bypass patients (about 30% of whom dump). So I wouldn't worry about that...

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As @catwoman7 said dumping won’t be an issue but you may struggle swallowing the meds for a couple of days because of swelling from the surgery. Spread taking the meds out across the day if possible & only take one at a time until you don’t have any issues. I didn’t start taking my Vitamins until towards the end of the first week because of swelling. Fortunately the only med I had that I had to take every day was my HRT & that is very small like the pill so was easy to swallow.

All the best.

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I think you're confused about what "dumping" is. It's when you eat too much sugar, carbs, or fat in one meal/sitting and your body reacts to it because it can't handle it all. Vitamins won't do that.

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Vitamins could possibly make you feel nauseous but you wouldn’t dump because of them.(dumping is from too much sugar or sometimes fat and it’s less common with sleeve than with bypass). If they do make you feel sick at your stomach you may need to take with more food or switch to a different brand.

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Sleeves rarely cause dumping, and Vitamins don't cause it. I have several pills I have to take, and I found I have to spread taking them over an hour or a little more in order to get them down. If I don't, it HURTS. So just go slow and you'll be ok.

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