A few vitamin questions!
"The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore" Vincent Van Gogh
If it's a liquid, you need to read the ingredients carefully and see if it contains oil of any kind.
No, you don't need chewable iron. There is not a certain kind of iron you have to take, the way you have to take calcium citrate and not carbonate, but there are different kinds of iron. I like carbonyl iron because it's pretty affordable, we absorb it well and it almost never causes constipation. If you like to poop, you don't want ferrous sulfate. The other iron salts like ferrous fumerate and ferrous gluconate aren't usually as bad as ferrous sulfate, but carbonyl is still better.
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.
Let me know if you find carbonyl iron or dry D-3 at Costco, as I've never had luck finding it out here in AZ at Costco.
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.
HW-298 SW-251 Loss/Month post RNY(1)-23.5,(2)-23.3,(3)-9.9,(4)-10.6,(5)-8.9,(6)-7.7,(7)-4.2,(8)-7.5,(9)-1.7,(10)-10.8*first goal reached*,(11)-6,(12)-1.3,(13)-0.3,(14)+2.9-*changed scales that weigh 2lbs heavier*,(15)-0.3(16)-4.7(17),+5.8(18)-1.5,(19)+4.4,(20)-+4,(21)-1.2,(22)+3.5,(23)
Since you have not had surgery yet, dry is not better for you. After surgery, though, you will malabsorb fats and that means you won't absorb vitamin in oil very well. Then you will need dry D3 if you want to get any benefit from it.
How low is your vitamin D level? I'm guessing pretty low if you doc wrote you a prescription. We need our D level above 80, otherwise we're at increased risk for stuff like osteoporosis, heart disease, some cancers and other unpleasant stuff. If you get your D level up there, you'll probably heal easier after surgery and also be less likely to develop an infection after surgery. So you might wanna switch to D3 now.
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.
Dave Chambers, 6'3" tall, 365 before RNY, 185 low, 200 currently. My profile page: product reviews, tips for your journey, hi protein snacks, hi potency delicious green tea, and personal web site.
