Question:
Liquid Vitamin question

Hi everyone...I was checking out some multi-vit's on vitacost.com and found this one that I am interested in. Nature's Plus Source of Life Liquid Multi-Vitamin & Mineral Suplement with Whole Food Tropical Fruit Flavor -- I'd just like to know if anyone has tried it or if they know anything about it. I am 7 mos post op RNY. Thank you so much in advance.    — Mary G. (posted on October 22, 2008)

October 22, 2008
i know liquid vitamins are attractive to those after RNY, however, you should know that all vitamins break down in solution. so no matter what the label says the % of vitmins and minerals are in each dose, that % lowers as time goes by. the best vitamins and minerals are in the solid form. i know they are harder to digest, but you can look for vitamins that are manufactured in gelitin capsules. they break down easily and quickly and allow the granulated vits and mins to absorb quickly into the blood stream without discomfort. we do manufacture that kind of vitamin/mineral, but we are currently sold out. we should be restocked in 4-5 weeks. so if you want to try ours after your liquid vitamin, just go to www.metabolicnutrition.com and look up quidprim in the product section.
   — MNI

October 22, 2008
Hi there I've tried the Buried Treasure VM-100 it has a citrus taste to it, i dilute it with a bit of water and it goes down fine, check out the supplement facts also its a good one, the cost is $14.69 I was very inpressed on how fast they delivered it to me. Congrats on your surgery.
   — claire G.

October 22, 2008
Weigh your responses carefully... I spend a lot of money at Vitacost.com and think they offer good products and their service is great. I've always heard that a higher percentage of liquid vitamins go into ones body than do the solid forms. You may want to do your own research on that one or ask the nutrionist at the doctor's office. Just make sure you have enough calcium, b12 and iron in whatever it is you take. Iron usually has to be taken by its self to work properly. Happy hunting. Anita
   — ap2008324

October 22, 2008
The best "liquid" vitamin / mineral supplement for the money is VEMMA. It is in a "mangosteen" base along with aloe vera and green tea . It has 1000 IU of vitamin D3, very important for calcium absorption. Go to www.TrySomeVemma.com Good luck
   — [Deactivated Member]

October 22, 2008
Hi Mary, Thanks a lot for posting this. I had not heard either of the liquid vitamins nor the web site. Again, thanks for the info! All the best, Barbara W.
   — oakroom

October 23, 2008
I looked at the ingredient list and decided that this is not a liquid vitamin I personally would spend $22 a month on. Reason...RNYers malabsorb fats...This means that fat soluble vits (A,E,D and K) need fat to dissolve in the small intestines. RNYers small intestines are bypassed...There is no Vit K in this liquid and Vits A, D and E are fat soluble forms of the vits we need in Dry/Water soluble forms. While the Calcium was from citrate it was only 5% your recommended daily amount. (you need to supp CC with Vit D3 seperately AT LEAST twice a day anyway for your own GOOD!) For me personally this liquid too pricy when Centrums offer the same "wrong" vits for only 7 bucks...I might certainly try it if I had not had RNY...However the vits I mentioned are the vits RNYers most frequenly become deficient in several years post op when the RNY body uses its bodies vitamin stores and the CORRECT form of these vits are not replaced adequately. This has happened to me at year 4. I have spent nearly a year getting out of malnutrition because NOONE told me these things and I had a GREAT nutritionist, otherwise. I have learned this on my own thru experience. Often just one vit deficiency if left deficiet, can set off a chain reaction in the body and leave you malnourished and with irreversible damage...Prevention is sooooo important. I'm not a nutritionist...I'm not a doc and I do not sell vitamins as income! I am just a person who learned this the hard way! I was defiecient or seriously low in Vits A, E, D, Zinc, Magnesium, Selenium and I was anemic (Iron def) All at once!!!! By the time I realised I was as sick as I was (no huge side effects...just mild stuff) My doc put me on bed rest for two months! I was not to get my heart rate up or get stressed for any reason! Because by this time, I had put my heart and brain in serious danger! I was very lucky I went in when I did...and I was able to reverse my defs by supplementing the vits in the best forms...You want to talk COSTLY to do it this way? WOW!!!!! PLEASE choose a good vit even if you have to buy them all seperate to get the RIGHT ones...PLEASE look up these things and just be certain you are getting LABS and stay on top of them and make sure you are not slowly dropping! (compare last labs with new ones!) ...Don't wait til your levels are low/normal....start working on raising/maintaining your vit levels (vit stores) so that they stay healthy and full! If you can't find an ingredient list with specific forms and amounts of vits used...DO NOT PURCHASE! And that is only half of it! The important half...but half! I do LOVE Nature's Plus Chewable Iron (As amino acid chelate) though! I only suggest you look further and compare more vits before choosing this one. I take many of my vits individually and that gets quite expensive...I am currently looking to change my chewable vit for some of the same reasons I wouldn't use this liquid...However Centrums are 7 bucks a month and my non RNY family uses them...I have YET to find a "perfect" vit supp where I can give up taking my vits individually to make sure I stay healthy. I only JUST recently learned that the ingredient list MUST say what forms of vits are used...Since I learned this I want to find a better vit supp than the Centrum chewables that I use because I have to supplement so many vits to get the right ones that it's just not even worth 7 bucks a month for the vits I can absorb efficiently. This is just my non-medical opinion based on my personal experience with vits and deficiencies. Good luck!
   — .Anita R.