Vitamins

Hello All,
This is my first time posting (thank you to Jen for getting me here!) Anyway, I have a question that I'm sure every one has asked.

What are the vitamins we are supposed to be taking daily? I'm only 8 weeks out and I keep asking, not sure if I'm taking the correct vitamins & amount.

Can anyone help?

Thanks!
Michelle

What does your program recommend???

As a general rule you should be taking a multi vitamin, Calcium citrate, Vitamin D and B-12, sublingual.  All my vitamins came from Costco.  I also take the adult, horse-type pills and have since about 3 months out. 

Hope this helps,

Thanks Heather.

I need to double check with my doctor again. Right now I'm taking a children's chewable vitamin, Calcium, iron & b-12 suppliment. But where I question is am I taking the right amounts. I'm bruising like crazy so it makes me wonder if I'm not. Before surgery I never bruised like this.

BTW - I see you are from Bremerton...my husbands family lives in Port Orchard! :-)

Every program is different, but chewable children's vitamins don't have enough vitamins and minerals that an adult needs.

As far as the bruising, I would check with your doctor, since there are many reasons for bruising. Are you taking vitamin C?

Calcium should be the citrate form. My program recommends 1500 mg/day. I use a combination of chewables from Bariatric Advantage and a liquid Calcium that I get at Whole Foods.

Vitamin D recommendation is at least 4,000 IU/day, from your multivitamin and calcium and Vitamin D supplement. This vitamin supplementation is controversial, but more and more health professionals are recommending it.

Iron is on MD's recommendation.

Multi-vit is twice/day; centrum type. I use the Kirkland Brand.

B vitamins are also the Kirkland brand.

B-12 varies from daily to 2-3 times/week, depending upon the strength of the tablet that you take.

Every program seems a bit different.


Look on the ASMBS website, for what they recommend for each surgery type. The program that I went through seems to be following those guidelines.

I agree with the others that posted. My surgeon recommendations for me were Multi/Mineral, Calcium, B-Complex, B-12, and Iron.