Vitamins??????
Ok my WLS Ohana where did you buy your vitamins and what are you taking. I see a lot of postings on the other boards however you know our tastes are a lot different.
I know that Makena probably has some good info. Please Makena can you please share.
5'4": Surgery 240/Current 135/Goal 140 = 105 lbs lost!!! BMI 22.5 I'm Normal
6 Years Later highest 198 / Current 176 / Goal 140
Hit Goal on 5/14/09 8 months out!
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It would be my pleasure! I currently take Centrum Silver (yeah, I'm over 50! ARGH!) in chewable form.... the Citrus Berry flavor ones are pretty darn good to me, but everyone's tastes are different. I also take a lublingual B-12 each day as well as a Calcium chew. I get the Centrum at Safeway or Longs and Calcium chews (Viactiv) at Costco and the B-12 at Longs.
I am sure your doctor will advise you which vitamins you will need to take. Also, you're having RNY so your vitamin issues are different than mine. I don't have malabsorbtion issues. But, since I can't eat a lot, I need to be sure I am getting the vitamins and minerals I need since I can't eat enough food to ensure that.
One thing you might want to consider and talk with your doctor about is regarding hair loss. I am also taking biotin and zinc. My doctor gave me this handout regarding hair loss: (I hope this copies ok to this site. If not, I think you can figure it out. I can send you the document if you like.)
Hair Loss
Telogen effluvium (rapid hair shedding) can occur as a result of rapid weight loss. Many patients suffer from increased hair loss during the first six months after surgery. However, this never leads to baldness and normal hair growth will eventually return.
Nutritional deficiencies can contribute to increased hair shedding by weakening hair shafts that cause breakage to the hair and slow regrowth. Principal nutrients that are involved include vitamin A, certain B vitamins, biotin, vitamin C, copper, iron, zinc, and protein--all of which are malabsorbed to some degree by gastric bypass patients. Surgery and anesthesia can also result in temporary hair loss. With time, adequate protein, and vitamin supplements, hair loss will subside.
Below is a list of supplements we recommend to slow or deter hair loss:
SUPPLEMENT NAME DOSAGE
Biotin 1-3 mg per day
Co-Enzyme Q10 50 mg per day
Fish Oil 2,000 mg per day
Primrose Oil 500 mg per day
Zinc 80 mg per day
I started taking supplements almost a year before my surgery, but I have very thin hair. It needs all the help it can get! I've also been using Nioxin shampoo system. I am at the 3 month mark when hair loss usually begins, and so far so good. We shall see!
I am sure your doctor will advise you which vitamins you will need to take. Also, you're having RNY so your vitamin issues are different than mine. I don't have malabsorbtion issues. But, since I can't eat a lot, I need to be sure I am getting the vitamins and minerals I need since I can't eat enough food to ensure that.
One thing you might want to consider and talk with your doctor about is regarding hair loss. I am also taking biotin and zinc. My doctor gave me this handout regarding hair loss: (I hope this copies ok to this site. If not, I think you can figure it out. I can send you the document if you like.)
Hair Loss
Telogen effluvium (rapid hair shedding) can occur as a result of rapid weight loss. Many patients suffer from increased hair loss during the first six months after surgery. However, this never leads to baldness and normal hair growth will eventually return.
Nutritional deficiencies can contribute to increased hair shedding by weakening hair shafts that cause breakage to the hair and slow regrowth. Principal nutrients that are involved include vitamin A, certain B vitamins, biotin, vitamin C, copper, iron, zinc, and protein--all of which are malabsorbed to some degree by gastric bypass patients. Surgery and anesthesia can also result in temporary hair loss. With time, adequate protein, and vitamin supplements, hair loss will subside.
Below is a list of supplements we recommend to slow or deter hair loss:
SUPPLEMENT NAME DOSAGE
Biotin 1-3 mg per day
Co-Enzyme Q10 50 mg per day
Fish Oil 2,000 mg per day
Primrose Oil 500 mg per day
Zinc 80 mg per day
I started taking supplements almost a year before my surgery, but I have very thin hair. It needs all the help it can get! I've also been using Nioxin shampoo system. I am at the 3 month mark when hair loss usually begins, and so far so good. We shall see!
Thanks for the comment I knew I could count on you. My NUT suggest Bariatric Advantage. She begged not to use finstones. I went to Longs and they don't have the Centrum Silver Chewables so I guess I really should get the Bariatric ones becasue of the malabsorbtion issue.
As for the hair loss. It will not be so different that what I have now. I pull hair out by the handfulls everyday. I have so much hair on my head that when I get haircuts they actually have to thin my hair out with those scissors. What was funny is that every morning my husband tells me to pick up my hair off the floor of the sink. It is everywhere. I even have tumble weeds in the carpet. We don't need a dog they got me.
Thanks again Makena,
Aloha,
Asia
As for the hair loss. It will not be so different that what I have now. I pull hair out by the handfulls everyday. I have so much hair on my head that when I get haircuts they actually have to thin my hair out with those scissors. What was funny is that every morning my husband tells me to pick up my hair off the floor of the sink. It is everywhere. I even have tumble weeds in the carpet. We don't need a dog they got me.
Thanks again Makena,
Aloha,
Asia
let see, I took the centrirum chewables.... and a b12 sublingual, and viactiv calcuium....
We tried the bariatric advantage and thought they were the worst thing in the entire world...but maybe you will be diffrent and maybe the falvors have changes since we took them... They give you a discount if you get auto dilivery, and were acually really good about taking the un opened bottles back, after my mom and i dident want to use them anymore...
there was also a vita drink powder at GNC i took, it was strawberry flavor- it was god awful! but it had the calcuim mixed into it....
good luck, i hope you find something you like :-)
We tried the bariatric advantage and thought they were the worst thing in the entire world...but maybe you will be diffrent and maybe the falvors have changes since we took them... They give you a discount if you get auto dilivery, and were acually really good about taking the un opened bottles back, after my mom and i dident want to use them anymore...
there was also a vita drink powder at GNC i took, it was strawberry flavor- it was god awful! but it had the calcuim mixed into it....
good luck, i hope you find something you like :-)
Thats so funny you mention vitamins bcuz just the other day i i went to wal mart and started to buy my vitamins. I got one (cant remember the brand right no sorry) but it is a multivitamin. Then i got one for hair, nails and skin (optic source i think its called) but i noticed it has the same things in it as the multi excpet it has the bioton and other stuff to help with hair growth..anyways gotta run
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