poll about multivitamins

terilynn112
on 7/14/11 5:53 am - maryland, NY

I take the chew-able centrum right now. I'm seriously considering the swallowable ones. Seriously if we can take the calcium citrate tablets, then why not a multivitamin. I'm 6 months post op now, so I'm allowed to go all solids for my medications. They prefer chew-able vitamins because they absorb better. But many of us in my surgeon's office have changed over to swallow pills.

Teri

Teri
Lapbanded 9-16-08 revision from Lapband to RNY on January 11, 2011
HW 273/ 1st surgery 243/Lapband removed 260/ Current 172/ Goal weight 169

poet_kelly
on 7/14/11 6:07 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

I've looked but never found any kind of scientific evidence or study that shows chewables are absorbed better. In addition, the ASMBS says vitamins we swallow are fine. When you say chewables absorb better, is that just what your doc told you or are you basing that on something scientific? And if it's just what your doc told you, do you know what he's basing it on? If there is some sort of research that shows chewables are absorbed better, I'd really like to see it.

Kelly

Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.

JerseyJim
on 7/14/11 6:07 am - Sayre, PA

RNY on 05/23/11

Bariatric Advantage Chewable Multi w/extra ADEK. The one I take is foot odor flavored (I think they call it "Tropical"), and I can't wait to finish them so that I can move onto a generic version of Centrum Silver non-chewables. I'm moving away from all BA products. Already threw 45$ away by dumping 3 months worth of their chewable calcium, so I'm trying to gag my way through the multi, iron and b12.

HW: 418 SW: 386 CW: 225 GW: 210

Valley_Girl
on 7/14/11 6:22 am

RNY on 05/04/11

I started with the Bariatric Advantage. Switched to Centrum chewables. My NUT told me this was fine as was Flintstones. The "bariatric" ones are just too expensive IMHO.

azreggie
on 7/14/11 6:40 am, edited 7/13/11 6:40 pm - Tucson, AZ

RNY on 04/04/08

Two Centrum chewables everyday. One after breakfast and the other after dinner.

Reggie

cmcd1070
on 7/14/11 6:40 am - denver, CO

we were told to take the BA calcium chewables, multi chewables, sublingual iron and b12. BUT, I hated the calcium so much (chalk dust) that I eventually developed an aversion to vitamins altogether and stopped taking anything. Now I'm back on everything BA EXCEPT the damn calcium, those are not fit for human consumption!! I'm taking calcium citrate petites instead. I take other pills that I swallow and I know my body is absorbing it because they put me to sleep so I dont see why my body wouldnt treat the calcium the same?

**hahah, foot odor flavor LOL**