Question about chewable vs. regular vitamins

My NUT recommends chewable vitamins for new post-op patients. She also recommends that we take bariatric-formulated chewables because regular vitamins might not absorb as well.

What do you guys take? Since I'm only two weeks out, I ordered a few pills from Bariatric Advantage, but I'd love to switch to a cheaper alternative. Do I really need to take chewables for life, and do they have to be the specialty bariatric ones? I would love to get my vitamins at Walgreens where I can buy one bottle and get another free. I'm a college student, so money can be tight sometimes. 

If the chewable BA are the best, I would continue taking them, but if the generic pills are just as efficient, I'd like to switch to them.

I ordered most of the  chewable ones from BA too but if Nature Made had an alternative I ordered those instead.

I don't think my surgeon said I had to use the BA ones, they just suggested it.

I do cheap ones from CVS and Walgreens. I am almost 8 years out and my labs have always been good. 

Good to know because I have been stressing about the types of vitamins, whether cheaper ones were good or not. I'm about to get my 6 months post op labs done and worried about the outcome. What do you take daily? I take 7 different vitamins and hoping it's enough. 

I went severely deficient on designer bariatric vitamins, so I put very little value in them.  Centrum makes chewable multi's, which not all docs require you take chewables, they will be more comfortable at first if you can handle the taste, but over time you will be able to handle pills okay.  Another alternative is patches.  Patchmd.com has a line.

Centrum makes these chewable vitamins called Vitamints.  Just as the name says, they are minty.  I like to take them in the morning on my way to work.  I feel like my breath is nice and fresh for work. 

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Hi. 

I ordered chewables from ProCare Health. They are reasonably priced, and the main thing is, I have never had any issues with my blood work. I did chewables for the first 4 moths, then I switched to their capsules. I don't have a problem swallowing capsules. Last year they changed their formula, but realized it was in error, so they are back to the original. A lot of people like them. Call Erin at Ext. 228 She will help you no problem. 1-877-822-5808. 

Cheers,

Skotti 

I think it's a bunch of phooey that bariatric vitamins are somehow better for us. All you have to do is look at the stats on the back and compare them with other brands. I find that most other brands, like Kirkland or Centrum, actually have better percentages. 

You are also not obligated to take chewables for life. Some take tablets right from the start, but it seems most practices recommend waiting six months to give your pouch time to heal/adjust. 

Just make sure to stay away from child vitamins, like Flintstones, and gummies. They definitely lack nutrients. 

I did centrum chewables from the beginning until i could take regular ones. either the orange or vitamints. vitamints do not have iron i don't believe -so make sure you are getting what you need.

I've been on regular multivitamins since day 1. I had to cut the pills up into small pieces and swallow them one at a time for the first week or two, but afterwards I had no problem.

I take the Walgreen's generic version of Centrum Senior. I've added iron and calcium pills, and also B12 after my blood work showed I was a bit low on that one.