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(deactivated member)
on 7/14/11 11:14 am - CA

Centrum silver ( no iron) non~ chewables 2x a day.

poet_kelly
on 7/14/11 11:37 am - OH

If they are recommending Flintstones, then they aren't really insisting on a complete multivitamin because Flintstones are NOT complete (even though they write the word complete on the label). They are missing some important stuff.

Kelly

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lasolas
on 7/14/11 1:14 pm, edited 7/14/11 1:17 am

RNY on 09/27/10 with

A chewable multi but NOT one specifically made for bariatric folks, like chewable Centrum:
> Centrum Silver = 2 tablets in the morning (take iron carbonyl separately)
> Surgeon and bariatric doc had instructed me to take Flintstones. :(

gbsinsatx
on 7/14/11 1:15 pm - San Antonio, TX

RNY on 03/22/10

I take Bariatric Advantage Mixed Berry Vita Band Chewable Vitamins that were recommended by my surgeon's office.

Age at RNY: 55, Height: 5'4", Consultation Weight: 331 lbs-12/1/2009, RNY Surgery Weight: 281 lbs-3/22/2010, Goal Weight Reached: 141 lbs-6/23/2011, Lowest Weight: 126 lbs-12/11/2011,

Current Age: 61, Current Weight: 161 lbs-5/20/2016, Total Weight Loss Maintained: 170 lbs

fiveholts714
on 7/14/11 1:48 pm - St. George, UT

When I was very first post op I used flintstones. Now I use Costco adult vitamins. Not chewable.

weein
on 7/14/11 2:38 pm - CA

RNY on 02/03/09

I started with the bariactric chew-ables in the beginning. I took them for about 4 months, the switched over to a pill I could swallow. I had a hard time finding one that I could tolerate. I would get nauseated. I now take Natures Made multi vit, and my pouch seems to like these ones better. Not sure if it makes a difference or not, but the Natures Made seem to have less fillers in them.

Eileen

Mary B.
on 7/14/11 11:58 pm - Southern, MD

Revision on 01/24/11

Centrum Silver Ultra Women's 2x day

Banded Feb 23, 2009 / Revision to RNY Aug 25, 2010

PomMomTx
on 7/15/11 12:51 am

RNY on 04/22/99

For multis, I take Centrum equivalent in the Costco Kirkland brand, 1 at breakfast & dinner. If I recall correctly, surgeon recommended 'One A Day' multis, since that's what I started out with.

I've taken swallowable pills since my surgical/hospital stay, with the exception of sublingual B12.

Open RNY/GB removal/appendectomy4/99; -132lbs; Re-gained 40lbs by '09; Now w/in 20lbs of goal/low wt

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