Question:
Which chewable vitamins are best after lapband surgery?

   — devvon (posted on September 7, 2009)

September 7, 2009
My doctor said take a chewable flintstone vitamins... one in the am, one in the pm. Now that I am further out I take centrum chewable, once daily.
   — lesleigh07

September 7, 2009
Metagenics Web Site has Bariatrix Chewable Vitamins - specifically for bariatric surgery patients! Very good ones, and price isn't bad. If you want more info on them, e-mail me back at [email protected].
   — Wendy M.

September 8, 2009
I was told to take Flinstone or Bugs Bunny chewable after Lapband surgery but I'm not sure how long I have to take these. I will find out soon.
   — sjh921

September 8, 2009
Did your doctor tell you to use chewable vitamins? I had RYN in 1999 and I started taking USANA Essentials soon thereafter. I did have to spread them out over the day and make certain that I took them with some solids (which you always should anyway) but because they dissolve easily and completely, are pharmacutical grade and have received the Gold Medal for Best Nutritional Supplement for many years I found them to be the best choice for me. Ask your doctor because USANA Essentials are listed in the PDR of Nutritional Supplements. Wishing you the very best. I hope you'll look my profile and read my blog when you have the opportunity. Pamela Ryan Onebamalady
   — Pamela Ryan

September 8, 2009
I have been using Optisouce since my lapband surgery on June fifteenth of this year. It is a post bariatric surgery formula. It has been working very well for me. You can find it at your local walgreens. It they don't have it in stock they can order it for you.
   — Donna M.

September 9, 2009
Another option is using a spray vitamin. I use Vitamist (which is absorbed by the mucous membranes in your mouth). Spray vitamins are absorbed much better than pills or liquids. I take a multivitamin, a Calcium, and a Vitamin B-12 (all by spray). The price is competitive, and I do not get nauseous afterward like I do with pills. Go to vitamist.com and check them out. Patricia Kim Marshall
   — KimM