All in One Bariatric Vitamins

Hi Kelly,

Thank you so much for your post, because I had questions about that very subject.  My surgeon is highly reputable and successful in bariatric surgery, but during our pre-op diet meeting we were given bottles of all-in-one bariatric vitamins that I assume are made by another company... but were labeled with our doctor's office name on them (they probably pay for that privilege).

Anyway, in addition to the various familiar vitamins and minerals they included a lot of unfamiliar "diet" herbs and supplements... also I couldn't help but notice they included Magnesium Oxide, which is not readily bioavailable when taken orally.  Plus they suggested we go to Walgreens and purchase co-enzyme Q-12, which made me wonder why that wasn't just included in their multi-vitamin package.

I haven't asked them yet what the deal is, but I am thinking I will just go "off line" and get my own vitamins somewhere.... meanwhile they also have a link to Bariatric Advantage on their website with their own special store, yet their store only includes the calcium citrate, sublingual B12 etc, not the multi vitamins.

Anyway, thank you for listening.
Audrey

I would be hesitant to take the herbs unless I knew what they were and how they worked and what possible side effects could occur.  I use herbs for certain things, it's not that I don't like them or believe they work, but some can interact with certain medication and they can have side effects so I would not take any without researching it well first.

If you're not comfortable with the product your doc's office sells, you can certainly buy something else.

Kelly-
As always THANK YOU! It is always appreciated our resident "Vitamin Gurus" (Kelly, Vitalady, Andrea, etc) who take the time (again and again) to help educate both "newbies" and veterans alike!

I was so suprised at one of our  WLS meetings how many people who were 4-6 years out were taking Flintstones and Tums!?!??!! and had not been getting their labs done and having all these physical problems.

I printed out a copy of the ASMBS vitamin and labs recommended worksheet for everyone.  As a "newbie" I wouldn't have known any better...But I came to OH and a few other sites and learned from people like Kelly and VitaLady and am much healthier for doing my research and learning! :)

Thanks again kelly!  ((((hugs)))
Warmly,
Jackie

I admit that I am not good at taking my vitamins but when the all in one came up I grabbed my Bariatric
Advantage Complete Multi Formula with 1000 IU Vitamin D3, Complete B Complex,  Essential Trace Minerals.  The dosage, as stated by someone else, is 2 vitamins, now those 2 vitmains contain:
Manganese (from Maganess Sulfate) 2 mg 100% Dialy Value, Chromium (from Chromiun Picolinate) 120 mcg 100% daily value, Molyderum ( from Sodiu Molybdate 75 mcg 100% daily value and some more stuff, but the Supplement Facts are as follows

and I am only going to post the %daily value:
Vitamin A (from Beta Carotene) 150% DV
Vitamin C 200% DV
Vitamin D3 250% DV
Vitamin E 100% DV
Vitamin b1 400% DV
Vitamin B2 200% DV
Niacinamide 250% DV
Vitamin B6 200% DV
Folic Acid 200% DV
Vitamin B12 (as Cyanocobalamin) 1666% DV
Biotin USP/FCC  600 mcg 200% DV
Pantothenic Acid (from Calcium D-Panotothenate USP) 200% DV
Calcium (from Calcium Citrate) 20% DV and no that is twenty percent
Magnesium 12% DV
Zinc 100% DV
Selenium 143% DV
Copper 100% DV

I am glad we had this discussion because I don't believe I need to take my B1, B2, and B6 anymore, nor my D3,  I am not sure about the B12, because as Kelly posted I only thought it worked in the forms she mentioned.  

So if I take the BA vitamins what else do I need besides iron.  When I do remember to take my Multi do I still need to take extra D2, B1, B2, B6 and B12? 

In addition to the BA multis and iron, you need calcium citrate, 1500-2000 mg per day, in doses of about 500 mg.

You need B12.  Because you lack intrinsic factor in your pouch, you must take B12 in a sublingual or the nasal spray or shots.

Whether or not you need additional D3 depends on your labs.  Do you know what your vitamin D level is?  Most post ops do need more than you get from a multi and in your calcium.

You only need extra B1, B2 and B6 if your labs indicate that you do. 

 Thanks Kelly I appreciate all you do.  My D was on the low side of normal if I remember correctly.  Normally I run a very high Vitamin D because I am out in the sun so much, but wasn't out as much this summer.  Although the last few sunny days we have had I have gone out and sat in the sun.

When you say the low side of normal, what are you considering normal?  A lot of labs list the normal range as something like 30-100, which is really ridiculously low.  Research shows that if your D is lower than 80, you're at increased risk for osteoporosis and other stuff you don't want.