TUMS / VITAMINS

TUMS / VITAMINS There are so many questions out there about vitamins. My surgeon and the nutritional counselor on his team gave me a strict list of what I have to take. TUMS does not work for calcium ( ask your Dr. or Nutritionist ) because it is calcium carbonate, which can no longer be absorbed properly. You have to find chewable calcium CITRATE, and my surgeon's team recommends 1200-1500 mg. every day. I shopped around, and found this website to have the BEST price! ( or visit GNC type stores ) http://www.vitacost.com/store/products/ProductSearch.cfm?SearchText=calcium+citrate&SearchBy=PN&ss=1 Next - Sublingual ( under the tongue) B-12 (1000 mcg total) once a week. Next - a chewable children's vitamin is fine, every day. I was also prescribed Prevacid ( packet that is mixed with water to give you an all-day release suspended formula ) to prevent ulcer / act as an antacid. Next - I will have labs to test my iron level at approx. 2 months post - op, and if needed, I would take IRON ( 50-66 mg per day recommended ). Several of my co-workers, who have had surgery at several different hospitals, still have a similiar list to this. By all means, please take this message to your Surgeon or Nutritionist to discuss what they think is best. But, they should, have a relatively standard list of what their patients should be taking. Hope this helps ( or at least strikes up a decent conversation between you & your Dr. / Nutritionist with your weight loss program Kym from NH

Kym, My list looks alot like yours!! As a nurse I am pretty concerend about those who's surgeon or nutritionist has not given them a list of what vits to take. Bravo for the letter Debbie

Every NUT and every DR have different plans. No single one is right no single one is wrong. If you are questioning what you should be taking, you should seek the advice of your NUT and DR.

One of the biggest surprises I got on this site was how many people don't know what to eat and what vitmins to take. I got such a complete list of what to take and not take. As well as what I would be going through step by step. I am glad that this site is here to help. d