Vitamins

[MsTeeTee 72]

When did you guys start taking your Multivitamins post op? I already have BariLife one a day with Iron and the Bariatric Fusion 4 a day chewable ones now. But I don’t recall when they told me to start taking these exactly. Maybe I’m having brain fog. But I do take the Bcomplex everyday.

[sleevedinthe817 32]

I started taking my chewables at 2 weeks post-op

[catwoman7 11,220]

right away. But some people are told to wait for a couple of weeks. I'd check with my clinic to see what they recommend.

[Arabesque 7,414]

The morning after I got home so day 4. And I was able to swallow capsules straight away. (Thankfully by then my swelling had reduced & it didn’t hurt to swallow them but only one a a time.) But check your instructions or contact your team. Some surgeons are very particular about when you start your Vitamins & what sort (chews or capsules, etc.).

[ms.sss 15,716]

Day 2 when I got home. I had a heck of a time trying to swallow my giant horse-pill like Calcium pill. after about 1-2 weeks (i can't remember exactly) of struggling (had to take 3 a day!) i moved to a calcium chew. at first i still hated them cuz they were too sweet and i actually hated to chew at that time, but after a couple. months i started to actually like them. then i would only buy the chews when they were on sale (they have short expiry date), and take the pill form other times.

(i had no issues with my Multivitamin, nor the other ones i used to take...Vit B and Vit A i think...)

P.S. full disclosure, i stopped taking all my Vitamins around the 1.5 year post op mark. my labs were all satisfactory up until that point and stayed way throughout all my labs since then, so me and doc are not concerned.

P.P.S. also i'm a sleeve

[MsTeeTee 72]

Thanks for the advice everyone. I found that im actually not doing a good job with the chewable vitamins. They taste like poison to me. I’m doing BariLife 1 pill a day. But I’m going to add Biotin, Vitamin D3, more Iron, and Calcium. I have a liquid d3, iron, calcium, and bcomplex. Waiting on this website to send my liquid calcium. I will give an update soon.

[Shanna NYC 148]

I started day 2 post op- first full day home after the overnight hospital stay. I was advised to do chewable for at least the first 30 days. I started with Celebrate chewable one a day and the calcium chews 3xs a day. I was to not introduce Iron until after the first 30 days. I got so sick of the giant chewable Vitamin so I now take the Bariatric Pal one a day capsule w 45 iron and still do 3 Calcium chews. I considered calcium pills but they are like 6 giant pills a day to equal the 3 tasty chews. I have since added an additional Biotin pill, though the multi provides a fair amount as is. Between the multi and chews I am good on Vitamin D, but have contemplated adding a B complex. So far my first run of labs since surgery looks good. Please keep posted on the liquid form once you get them.