2 and 1/2 years out

I wonder if anyone knows if we can take time release meds now?  What happens if we do? Thanks! Frances

My doctor says no - you still do not have the stomach acid it takes to melt the capsule outer layer Diona

I was also told not to take them. They told me they're not really sure how much of a time release med would actually get absorbed into the system.

I understand about not taking time release meds, but I wonder about the comment about not having enough acid to desolve coating on capsules.  I take capsules of several vitamins.   I take a prescription med that is like a gel cap.  I have been sticking a hole in the gel cap to make sure it get out.  What do you think, is the capsule and gel caps desolving in my stomach?  I sometimes take gel cap Tylenol.  I think the pain medicine helps.  Pat 262/130 RNY  3/2005         

I had not heard about the acid not dissolving the coating on capsules, but my surgeon's office does discourage people from taking vitamins in capsule form~they prefer the chewable kind for life after rny and I was told that's b/c of the absorbtion issue, so I continue to take a chewable multi vit, calcium citrate is in powder form, b12 is sublingual. Hope this helps.

I try to stick with chewable, but I am taking 50,000 units of Vit D that is a capsule.   I got it from Vitalady.  She is so knowledgable till I bet it dissolves  Also, I take biotin in capsule form.  

Oh yes! She know EVERYTHING about vitamins and minerals so I'm sure that's fine. I take a B6 that'sa regular capsule, but it doesn't have that hard coating so I always figured that was fine too. I get my calcium from her as well!

It isn't the amount of acid in our stomaches, but timed release work like this. The first layer is made so that a certain enzyme in the first part of the stomache takes off the first layer, then when it gets to a certain part of the intestine, another enzyme specific to that part of the intestine dissolves the next layer.  Since we are bypassed, most of the pill goes to waste because the layers come off in order, and we dont have the same order as other people.  Does that make sense?