Vitamins

I talked to a lady that had RNY in March yesterday and she mentioned that her doctor told her to talk fish oil, and prenatal vitamins plus her viactiv vitamins. I said isnt that to much vitamins, and she says that her doctor said you can not get to much vitamins ater the surgery. Does anyone know this to be true? My hair wont grown, and it is dry and brittle, I need help please!! Any suggestions? I have always had long hair, but silly me cut it short in May of 06 (after the surgery and before the falling out started) and now I cant get it to grow. I get between 60 and 100 grams of protein, but still no help. Kathleen

know how you feel my hair is still falling out but not as bad now a lady told me to eat natural peanut butter & it will help sure enough it did it has slowed my hair loss way down ,sounds crazy but it worked !!I also use Cholesterol Hair Conditioning cream wow makes a big diff I put it on & then a shower cap let it set for a while then rince it out helps the dry part for me I got it at wall mart in the African American products try that ,good luck Becky

Thanks Rebecca I tried this and it does work, after the first time. Kathleen

I'm still taking what my surgeon suggested. But taking fish oils isn't going to hurt you at all. Taking too many vitamins is like eating/drinking too much protein at once, your body will get rid of what it can't process. So if you take too many, you're pretty much wasting money. It's best to go with what your doctor suggested. I do know that you shouldn't take iron and calcium at the same time. They don't like one another. The prenatal vitamins just have extra iron in them. When's the last time you had blood work done? If everything is okay with your labs then whate4ver you're taking is working for YOU. I don't get the protein in that I should be but my hair loss has pretty much stopped. There's some in my hairbrush but not handfulls in the shower like for so many months. I've had my hair cut several times since surgery so it is growing. Though it's not in the best shape, very dry. I just use a good conditioner and try not to blow dry it all the time. Since you always had long hair then it probably took you many years to grow as long as it was. I'm sure regrowing it will take as long and maybe longer with the condition of our hair after surgery. How are your nails? Mine have never been in better shape and as long. I've never been able to grow my nails without them breaking. Then again, I've never taken vitamins/supplements like I do now.

Lisa, my doctor does my blood work every month on account I had type 2 dietabets. He says I am anemia. So I guess more iron is good for me right? Thanks for the advice, I will try to call my surgeon tomorrow and see what he says. Kathleen

I take fish oil in the form of Coromega. Good stuff and I think it is helping my hair, along with the biotin and 100-130g protein a day. It also helps my skin be not so dry. We aren't absorbing all the fats/oils we eat anymore, so the fish oil helps keep your skin/hair/nails healthy.

Jenn I am taking fish oil but it is just omega, plus biotin 100 mg a day. I am hoping this works. Thanks everyone for all the information. I really apprecate it. Kathleen G

Kathleen, my nutritionist said to take Biotin. I take 1000mg a day, but my aunt's surgeon had her start 3 months before surgery taking 3000mg a day to prevent hair loss. My hair loss has slowed down, so I think it is working. However, I know it doesn't have the luster it used to. I can go every other day washing it, when before I had to wa**** daily. Kim m.