VITAMINS?!?
I can't chew the Bariatric Advantage vitamins, they make me gag, too, but I let them just dissolve in my mouth-I can handle them fine that way. I take two a day, but not at the same time. My doctor started me on them beginning week 3 post-op.
My sleeve was 01/27/16 at Ft Smith, Arkansas. No problems at all and I'm 75½-and feel great.
my nutritionist gave me several samples to try. Some I liked, others made me sick. She only recomends the chewables for a short time post-op, I don't remember how long. She made a good point that the chewables are too much like candy. She doesn't want us to associate candy/sugary sweet/ artifical colors ect. with health. We can't let ourselves think that candy = vitamins.
At first I didn't think it was a big deal. I'm an adult and can tell the difference between junk food and chewable vitamins. Two weeks later I caught myself thinking, "I'll have my Vit D chew after dinner, so I can finish my meal with something sweet." Then I starting wanting to eat more than the recomended dose because I wanted the sugar. They were the only sweet thing in my house and I wanted that sugar! I even googled "can you OD on VIT D?"! I pitched the chews and got regular pills.
I know that I will need the chews for several weeks post op. I'm thinking of getting the kind that taste bad just to avoid the "candy is good for you" mentality.
on 3/29/20 12:15 am, edited 3/30/20 7:01 pm
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