Vitamins

Hey there ! Going to seminar this week for info on gastric surgery . Curious about vitamin therapy . Are they prescription ? Liquid ? How do they absorb ?

Each program's protocol is different on a lot of the vitamins. My clinic calls for: a high quality multi vitamin; 1200 mg Calcium Citrate w/vitamin D; and a prescription iron & B12 with intrinsic factor to aid in absorption. He also puts us on prescription Pepcid for 2 years. In addition to the prescribed regimen, I take 5mg of Biotin and an Omega 3 capsule every day. Many of us start out taking liquid or chewable versions of our vitamins and change to regular form later. Our surgeon checks labs on a regular basis to make sure we are absorbing our vitamins properly. If the labs show a deficiency we may be instructed to increase a certain vitamin or add something else. I've had my 1 years labs drawn and they showed everything was normal except vitamin D but I had a problem with this before surgery. I am taking prescription, high dose vit D for 8 weeks and then will be on maintenance. Just an FYI - the last time I bought my Calcium Citrate I got a different brand and didn't notice it did not have Vit D in it. So, for the past 3 months the only D I was getting was in my multi and from food and sun exposure. My PCP will check it again in April to make sure it is where it should be. Where are you attending the seminar?