calcium supplements
Your nutritionist is right, you definitely want Calcium Citrate, not carbonate. I take Bariatric Advantage Chewable Calcium because it doesn't have sugar alcohols, but it is sort of dusty. I don't mind them but others prefer the chewable bites. Citrical petites are fine. I also have calcium powder I can put in my shakes but to be honest, I don't use it.
I used Wellesse liquid calcium for the first four weeks after surgery, then switched to Citracal Petites.
I stay away from the specialty bariatric supplements as they (ironically) tend to have more calories and carbs than anything else on the market.
I take = Bariatric Advantage Soft Chews Calcium in Peanut Butter Chocolate Flavor. They taste yummy, and are like a bite of dessert after my meals. I will warn others, though, that the Bariatric Advantage Multivitamin Chewables taste absolutely horrible, so I don't recommend those. :-)
5'7" HW 256 (1/6/2014) SW 236.2 (VSG: 1/26/2015) CW 165.5 (01/10/2016) Total Weight Lost 90.5
Pre-Op: -19.8; Month 1: -19; Month 2: -12.7; Month 3: -9.9; Month 4: -7.2; Month 5: -6.4; Month 6: -2.8; Month 7: -3.7; Month 8: -4.2; Month 9: -0.6; Month 10: -2.1; Month 11: -0 Month 12: -2.1
GOALS: BMI Normal = 159 (6.5 to go); 100 LBs Lost = 156 (9.5 to go); FINAL GOAL: 139?? (26.5 to go)