Quiz - Multivitamins
1. 1. What percentage of the RDA of stuff should be in your multi?
2. 2. How many of those multis should you take a day?
3. 3. Can you take them at the same time? Why or why not?
4. 4. Can you take your calcium at the same time as your multi? Why or why not?
5. 5. Are Flintstones a good choice? Why or why not? Be specific, please.
6. 6. Are gummy vitamins a good choice? Why or why not? Again, be specific?
7. 7. When is it OK to start using a multi you swallow?
8. 8. Do you need a special “bariatric" multi? Why or why not?
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.
1 - 100%
2- 2 per day
3- I dont remember
4- I think so - dont remember
5- No. I think because it doesnt have 100% of the things we need
6- No. I think its because of the type of calcium it contains
7- As soon as your body tolerates it or your surgeon says its ok.
8- Not all bariatric vitamins have what bariatric patients need.
Ok I know I didnt do too well but I have this all written down in my handy dandy RNY notebook.
Lisa
1 – 100
2 – 2/day
3 – No, we can’t absorb all of it at the same time.
4 – yes if your multi does NOT contain iron, you can.
5 – lacking nutrients (selenium?)
6 – No…sugar and…maybe the gummy form makes them hard to break down? (that is a total guess)
7 – I dunno…my surgeon cleared me after a month
8 – You don’t NEED one but if you find one that has the right amount of nutrients for you (i.e. menstruating women/amount of iron needed, post-menopausal/amount of calcium needed, etc.) it makes it easy to pop a bariatric pill. Plus many have chewables that are sugar-fee and yummy that you actually look forward to taking.
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1. What percentage of the RDA of stuff should be in your multi?
100%. The label will show you the percent of each nutrient. Look for a multi that has 100% by most of the vitamins and minerals listed.
2. How many of those multis should you take a day?
Two. If you take a multi with less than 100%, you’ll need to take more than two a day. For instance, if you use Optisource of Bariatric Fusion, you’ll need to take EIGHT a day to get 200% of the RDA of things.
3. Can you take them at the same time? Why or why not?
No. Because we only absorb so much of some vitamins and minerals at a time. Take them at least two hours apart.
4. Can you take your calcium at the same time as your multi? Why or why not?
Yes, but if you have iron in your multi, you won’t be able to absorb it if you take your calcium at the same time.
5. Are Flintstones a good choice? Why or why not? Be specific, please.
Nope. Because they have no vitamin K or selenium, they have a type of vitamin A we don’t absorb well and they are low on some other nutrients.
6. Are gummy vitamins a good choice? Why or why not? Again, be specific?
Nope. Because they are missing a lot of things. It depends on the brand, but they are almost all missing some of the B vitamins and vitamin K, and also some important minerals like copper, zinc, selenium, potassium, magnesium, manganese and chromium.
7. When is it OK to start using a multi you swallow?
According to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, whenever you can tolerate it.
8. Do you need a special “bariatric" multi? Why or why not?
Nope. You can take a bariatric multi if you want, but you don’t have to. There are plenty of “non-bariatric" multis that have 100% of the RDA of things that will work for us just fine. Also, some vitamins marketed to bariatric patients don’t really meet our needs, including Optisource, Bariatric Fusion and the relatively new Wellesse liquid multi. Pay attention to the ingredients on the label, not the word “bariatric."
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.
1500 mg calcium citrate - I use Upcal D, Bariatric Advantage chews and Calcet creamy bites.
75 mg Sundown Perfect Iron (carbonyl).
500 mg vitamin C (generic).
500 mg magnesium oxide twice a day, from vitlady.com.
I also take 50,000 IU D3, three to four times a week - vitalady brand.
I take 25,000 IU A three times a week and 50 mg zinc twice a week - also vitalady brand.
And B12 shots once a week.
Not everyone needs all of these things, but this is based on my labs.
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.
