Type of Vitamins after VSG??
I buy chewable vitamins online, the gummy ones tend to have too much sugar & some of them won't be able to satisfy the needs of a bariatric patient post op. Try to get the info from the nutritionist, they should have a list of what you need post op, a multi vitamin might not be enough. Me I take the chewable multi vitamin, Vit D, B12, calcium citrate, & iron. My lab work has been pretty good so far. They'll do lab work on you probably at 3 months to tell you what you need or won't need.
No one surgery is better than the other, what works for one may not work for another. T-Rebel
I used liquid vitamins for the first four weeks (Wellesse) then switched to Trader Joe's High Potency chewables. For the first year I did a double dose of the chewables, one with breakfast, one with dinner. Now that I can eat more I've cut back to one dose per day. My lab work has always been great!
gummies are a waste they don't have enough nutrients
I take kirkland(cost****ids chewable vits , my nut checked the specs and says there as good as the high priced vits
I take kirkland or walmart calcium citrate, a liquid b12 sublingle(weekly) and 65mg iron
I tried the liquid calcium and hated it
I was allowed large pills from the day I came home from the hospital (1000mg metiformin) and had no problem with any pills vits or calcium
The ASMBS recommends that we use chewables for 3-6 months post-op, so I'd do that. Lots of tummies are for children and are super incomplete, like Flinstones. So make sure you get a vitamin that has 100% of most vitamins and minerals.
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
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Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
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