Newly banded in KS

gwn55 · February 25, 2005

Hello, my name is Gwen. I was banded on 1/13/05 and so far I have lost 25lbs since that date. I would like to know about taking Vitamins and supplements. For instance, do you have to find vitamins that are chewable only or can you just swallow regular ones as well?

Alexandra · February 25, 2005

Hi Gwen,

Congratulations on your banding and welcome to LBT!! It's great to have you here.

For a long time I was able to take regular pills with no problem, although I did break larger Vitamins in half. It all depends on your restriction. Up until this very last fill two months ago I'd never had any worries with pills, but now I have a chewable Vitamin because even broken in half Vitamin pills were uncomfortable to take. The other pills I take are very small and don't cause any problem.

As with everything you should see what works for you. A good rule of thumb seems to be that if a pill is any larger than a #2 pencil eraser it might be tricky to take.

gwn55 · February 26, 2005

Thank you for letting me know about taking Vitamins. I haven't had a fill yet, so I don't have any problems taking small pills.

Gwen

New Hope · February 26, 2005

Hi, Gwen, Congratulations on getting your band and the 25 pound loss! Wonderful!

I personally take Gummi-Vites. They taste like Gummy bears. I didn't like the taste of the Flintstone chewables. I also take Flaxseed Oil, Vitamin E, (both are Gelatin capsules), and Viactiv Calcium Chews. There is a whole thread here about liquid Vitamins. A "search" should pull it up.