who is having trouble getting their vitamins in?
I also take tons of iron.
I always have calcium chews in my pockets. I like popping something that's like candy.
I have a very complex schedule. I am jealous of the folks that just have to take the Rny vitamins. That was easy.
Deb T.
Posting that thread keeps me accountable. Because I feel pretty silly if I post to remind everyone else about taking their vitamins but have to say I didn't take mine.
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.
on 5/14/12 11:21 am, edited 5/13/12 11:21 pm
I'm having a bit of a frustrated battle, though.
Since I take my multi with my calcium, someone here told me I should make sure my multi doesn't contain iron because (as we all know) iron and calcium block each other. I always figured since I'm taking 500mg of calcium with my multi, it would just negate the iron in the multi. But I was told that's not necessarily the case.
So to be safe, I went and bought some Bariatric Advantage chewables, with no iron, and I hate them. They're disgusting. Too artificially sweet and kind of chalky.
So I want to go back to my good ol' Centrum, but the issue above still has me all confounded.
Check out my video blog! www.youtube.com/user/HappilyShrinking/videos
Highest weight: 269. Surgery weight: 233. Goal weight: 144, and then we'll see..

Calcium blocks iron. Iron does not do anything to calcium.
You were correct that if you took your multi with iron at the same time as your calcium, you would absorb the calcium but not the iron. That's what I do, I use Centrum with iron. But I take it with calcium citrate so I don't absorb the iron, and I just take all my iron separately at a later time.
Go back to your Centrum.
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.
on 5/14/12 11:29 am
Check out my video blog! www.youtube.com/user/HappilyShrinking/videos
Highest weight: 269. Surgery weight: 233. Goal weight: 144, and then we'll see..

BTW, I shared the info you provided with my RD (about the Upcal) and she was very apologetic. She said there was no excuse for her not to take the time to read the fine print.
Thanks for your input on that one, 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.