Wellesse liquid multivitamin
It would be a TERRIBLE vitamin for us. It has about as much nutrition as a gummy vitamin, which hopefully everyone here knows are just a tiny bit healthier than a gummy bear. Like gummy vitamins, the Wellesse multi is missing a TON of stuff. It has NO vitamin K and NO minerals - no copper, no iron, no zinc, no selenium, no potassium, no iodine, no magnesium, no manganese, no chromium....
Actually, I've seen gummies I would rank above this multi. And you all know how I feel about gummy vitamins, right?
The really sad and scary thing is that Wellesse seems to be marketing their vitamins to WLS patients now. Just remember, anyone can put the word "Bariatric" on their product. It does NOT mean their product is actually good for us.
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.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
You need at least 500 mg maggensium for every 1000 mg of calcium. Ratio calcium to magnesium shall be 2:1 (or 50% magnesium - at least IMO- for calcium) so for every 500 mg of calcium we need at least 250 mg of magnesium.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
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.
BTW: so far the only chewable that I could find that is good enough for me is by Vitacost -
Their Calcium Citrate with Magnesium, And so far - the best price for all.
check:
either capsules:
http://www.vitacost.com/Vitacost-Calcium-Magnesium-Vitamin-D -180-Capsules
or chewables:
http://www.vitacost.com/Vitacost-Calcium-Citrate-with-Vitami n-D3-Magnesium
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
I guess that's why I didn't buy the Kirkland in the first place... it's carbonate.I gave up and ordered some bariatric advantage chewables for now. I will look into the vitacost after I can swallow pills. I needed to order a few other things from bariatric pantry so ended up with free shipping and they ship fast. In the meantime, i'll just take extra of the Wellese.
Thanks for keeping me straight!
Ellen RNY Surgery Date: 12/6/2011
5' 5.5" Surgery BMI 37.5 HW 254 SW 230 GW 150 - reached 11/6/12
The chewables - as long as you like them - are so easy. I do like mine. I was always looking to find some that have calcium and magnesium together. Otherwise I get sooooo constipated. Then I take additional magnesium at night.
I do like the vitacost chewable. $9 for 30 dosages - 1000 each. ( i take 4 chewables and then one extra dosage capsules or pills). or if I wanted all chewables - that would be $13.5 for a month supply for 1500 per day.
That beats the monthly $22.50 from BA. And on top of that - those have magnesium. BA - does not, not enough anyway.
But there are sweet. Now - I have no problem with them. Earlier - I probably could not take them.
And BA have Splenda - I become allergic to Splenda... Vitacost has sugar and stevia. can take them.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
