Question:
VistaVitamins & B12... will I get enough?

Anyone on VistaVitamins know if you still need additional B-12?    — Kristin H. (posted on March 22, 2003)

March 22, 2003
I am not on Vista Vitamins, but I have been told and have also read that the intrinsic factor needed to absorb B-12 is made in the lower part of our stomach - the part that has been partitioned off. The only way that we can process B-12 is via monthly injections or by taking it sublingually...JR
   — John Rushton

March 22, 2003
I take a b-12 pill once a day and so far all my blood work has been great. I haven't had a problem with absorbing it. Surgery: LAP RNY 8-28-02, down 85lbs. Good Luck!
   — Linda K.

March 22, 2003
You body stores enough B12 for a couple of years, so often shortages will not show up until then. The only B12 that's readily absorbed by bypass patients are sublinguals and, of course, injections. Be sure to get copies of all your labs and look for trends up or down. Doctors usually only look to see if everything is in the "normal" range and will not see something heading into the danger zone, or something that has taken a significant dive from your previous labs.
   — Leslie F.