Vitamins

Hi all - I am having such a hard time with my vitamins. They repeat on me alllllll day - they are big & nasty. Right now I am taking Bari-Vit - as reccommended by my surgeons office. What do you guys take? Happy New year! Thanks, Britt

For calcium: I take bariatric advantage chewable lozenges in cinnamon flavor (tastes like those red hots). also has vitamin D and I take it 3x a day. for multivitamin: I take bariatric advantage chewables mult formula in orange flavor 2x a day...tastes like candy for gallbladder cuz i still have one: i take urosidol 2x a day (only for another 4 months)..it's in capsule form..no problems with that one Iron: I am on prescription form of Niferex Forte..take it 2x a day on empty stomach and it's in capsule form also..no problems swallowing also take: flaxseed oil gell caps 2x a day

Hi Britt! I take Tropial Oasis liquid multivitamin and liquid calcium. I mix the doses together and drink it. It is not the best but it is once a day and I am done. Have a Happy New Year!!! LC

Centrum chewables for the multi-vit. It goes down very easy and this is coming from me! I buy mine in walmart or stop and shop. Happy new year to you!

Britt~ save your money buy generic vits, as long as labs are ok, I use walmart brand of centrm one a day $9 for 300!!! I use citrical for 2 doses of my calcium and upcald for the other 2 doses 9500mg ea so 2000mg total a day) I use ferrous gluconate 300mg tabs 1 day with vit c 500mg gneric at walmart 46 for bottle of 100 iron and vit c is so cheap i can not rmember my sublingual b12/complex is 60 doses for A$6 and is walmart brand also (SPringvalley I think it is called) at 4 yrs out my labs are perfect! AND I HAVE MORE MOENY vs those that buy those expensive designer bariatric vits, there is no such thing as a bariatric vit really we all ned a good multi and calcium and b12 then build from there based on labs, I stopped chewables at 1 month out if u can swallow go to an adult!!! Hugs Jamie

Thank you for all of your wonderful input! I guess it is kind of like what I went through with protein drinks ... I have to keep on trying until I find one that I can deal with. I will save money and buy generic for sure! hugs, Britt

Hi Britt, I take viactive chocolate chewable multivits and I take either the chocolate , caramel or lemon citrical chewable calcium. It all tasts yummy and I feel like I am having my fix of candy at the same time... LisaMarie

hello i had the same thing when i first had the gastirc bypass done what i did i went to gnc stores and walmart stores and got them in softgel form now i still take the softgel vitamins i hope i help you out happy new year. you can also look at my profile.

Hi Britt First of all, you don't have to take waht your surgeons recommend. Any vitamin will work. I used a vitamin called OPTISOURCE. It is a vitamin especially made for bariatric patients. A chewable orange take one four times a day. You can buy them at Walgreens or www.walgreens.com One month supply is 25.00 My blood work is good. I don't need anything else. It has been for a white. Then I take a straight calcium citrate which we need 1200-1500 grams a day. helps prevent osteperosis at a later age. I get those from bariatric advantage. they have flavored chewables. Hope this helps............ Marie

I take 2 Calcium Citrate Petites in the am, and two in the pm. I take Biotin every morning - I think it's 5000mcg. I take a sub-lingual B-12, I think it's Sundown brand, I buy it when it's buy one get one free. I hate the taste of the B-12 so I counter it by taking 2 Scooby Doo fizzy vites [my surgeon actually recommended Flintstones chewable's] at the same time. The tartness of the fizzy vits kills the B-12 taste. I also take Milk Thistle twice a day for liver function. My labs are great, I didn't lose any hair at all either and I have gotten ONE non-major cold in 10 months [recently]. xosm