X-post: how and when do you take your vitamins?
i haven't found any research regarding when the best time of day to take vitamins is, and whether they should be taken with food or on an empty stomach. I found a couple things that were written for non-ops...but since we have changed everything surgically I doubt this applies to us as RNY patients. Has anyone found a reputable source for this information? How and when were you instructed to take your vitamins?
I currently take morning calcium on an empty stomach, multi, biotin, b12, d3, and liquid fish oil just after eating breakfast. Calcium at 2 pm on empty stomach. Multi just after dinner. Calcium on empty stomach two hours later.....
Age 35, 5'7", GW 180, RNY 3/9/16
hw 382 (BMI 59.8) 3/2015, initial consult 369 (57.8) 9/30/2015
sw 325 (50.9), cw 183.6 (28.75)
M1: 20; M2:15; M3:23; M4:16, M5:11, M6: 12; M7:15, M8:13, M9:11, M10:?
I start first thing in the morning
multi empty stomach
calcium
multi
calcium
multi
I space them 2 hours apart- or whenever I remember
Once a week I take a 50,000 d3 dry
1200 b-12
HW 305 SW 278 Surgery weight 225 GW 160 LW: 118.8
RNY 12/15/2015,
GB removal 09/2016,
Twisted bowel/hernia repair 08/2017
M1 Dec 2015-13.0, M2-7.0, M3-14.5, M4-9.4, M5-7.1, M6 9.8, M7-7.6 ,M8- 7.6, M-9 5.5, M10-6.4, M11- 2.2, M12 Dec 2016- 5.8
Don't take b-vitamins at night because they can interfere with you sleep. I started off taking my vitamins on an empty stomach, but they have started to upset my stomach more and more. I find that it helps if I take them shortly before eating. They didn't bother me at all initially, so I guess you can develop sensitivities to them. I am going to try the vitamin patch to see if that works well for me.
Height: 5'5" HW: 290 Consultation Weight: 276 SW: 257 CW: 132
8 am : Calcium citrate 500/Multi/b12/magnesium citrate
10:30 am: Calcium citrate/magnesium glycinate/dry D3
12:30 pm: Calcium citrate/multi/omega 3/biotin or B-50 complex
4:30: Iron fumerate/vitamin c/magnesium oxide
bedtime: Carbonyl Iron/b6/vitamin C/ and Miralax
reasons: Iron needs to be separated from calcium. I need 1500 mg of calcium citrate per day -- with no more than 500 mg at a time. I need two multis -- Iron absorbs best on an empty stomach --- and vitamin C helps absorption. B6 helps with sleep.
"What you eat in private, you wear in public." --- Kat
Lots of info regarding when to take vitamins with a quick Google search.
Calcium, via Mayo Clinic: Carbonate should be taken at mealtime, other types don't matter. Split into doses 500mg or less. Take it at a time other than your multi and/or iron supplement, or after an iron-rich meal since iron and calcium don't play well together.
Iron, via the NIH: Take on an empty stomach. Don't take with milk, calcium, antacids, fiber, or caffeine.
B12, via US Office of Dietary Supplements: Don't take with a PPI or metformin.
Multivitamins, via Arizona State U: Take with food.
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Crap, I guess I need to move my b12. I've been taking it at the same time as my omeprazole. I'll take it with lunch starting tomorrow.
Age: 44 | Height: 5' 3" | Starting January 2015: 291 | RNY 8/4/15 with Dr. Arthur Carlin| Goal: 150
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