vitamins post-op

[Unforgettable 0]

I take the chocolate flavored Viactiv for Calcium. For my Multivitamin, I take the Bariatric Advantage brand. Once I go through this bottle I'm going to go back to a pill.

My dietician said after researching for a paper she published, she found that many of the common Vitamins, including one-a-days, only had an absorption rate of less than 40%...meaning that you only get 40% or less of the amount of vitamins actually listed. Yikes! She said the bariatric advantage and one other brand that I can't remember showed an absorption rate of 70%. Crazy

[JenniB 0]

I hate to sound ignorant, but I guess I really, I am...I am 6 days post-op. Why chewables? Easier to digest? Quicker to get into system? Are pills okay or are they a no-no? Thanks!

[Ms.Mel 2]

JenniB, You may be OK taking pills with Water, but as you get more restriction, you may find that pills do not go down as easy. I've had more than one "stuck" moment with one of my Vitamins. This caused me lots of problems. Now I request my meds from the dr. in small pills or in liquid form. I have also moved to chewable vitamins. My favs are the Centrum Silver chewables. I don't mind the taste or the texture. I've tried the Bariatric Advantage and I could not handle the taste or the texture. In reality the taste isn't too bad, but after awhile I just didn't couldn't handle them anymore.

[isaviolinist 11]

I take the flinstone chewables (I take 2 a day) but I just use the generic CVS brand. Although, admittedly, I haven't been taking my Vitamins every day I should get on that. I love the chewables because they taste like my vitamins from when I was little