Question:
Where can I find chewable calcium?
Hi there! I purchased some calcium citrate's from Vitalady and am having a rough time with them. They make me feel so full! I am now looking for a chewable calcium citrate and can't find anything. I have heard that twinlabs has one? Where can I find it? Also, the nurse at my doc's office said I coupld use Viactiv for the time being. I thought that was worthless?! Please help! — [Deactivated Member] (posted on October 26, 2003)
October 26, 2003
I purchased a chewable Chocolate Calcium Citrate from
BariatricAdvantage.com. They are very good and recommended by several
doctors. The bottle says to chew 5 tables but my doctor says only 2 are
needed daily. Hope this helps.
— V B.
October 26, 2003
Bariatric Advantage also has a mint flavored lozenge that you suck on that
tastes like a mint.
— Cosmo K.
October 26, 2003
I buy my chewable calcium citrate from RGARDEN.COM. They are kinda big,
but tolerable. They sort of taste like a sweet tart in the middle.
— margaret M.
October 26, 2003
You can get the Twinlab Chewable Calcium Citrate at http://www.vitaglo.com
or http://www.vitaminshoppe.com (or many other places). If you are
looking for a retail store and you have a Vitamin Shoppe in your area, they
should have it....JR
— John Rushton
October 26, 2003
Hi there!
I went through the same thing you are. You can buy the chewables at
Vitamin Cottage. ALthough you have to chew 4 of them a day and they are
HUGE sister! I did not like then and could not tolerate them. They let me
return it and I bought liquid Calcium Citrate at Vitamin Cottage. The
strawberry is disgusting, but the Blueberry is very doable, and I only need
to take a T. in the morning and a T. before bed. All done, no chewing or
swallowing those horse pills. Good Luck!
— Michele B.
October 26, 2003
I was havning the same problem. I tried the liquid calcium, it's thick and
brings tears to my eyes! I swear I stand in the kitchen stomping my feet
trying not to hork it back up! Heard about Twinlabs and found some cheap
prices on-line, but found Caltrate Chewable Calcium this weekend. 600 mg,
only have to eat two a day. Cherry (I don't like cherry flavored and these
aren't bad at all), orange and fruit punch. Kinda big but they chew and
melt really quick. And I got them for $5.47 for 60, a 30 day supply.
Cheaper than TwinLabs since you have to chew 4 a day (as I understand).
Just remember to take more than two hours after your vitamin or they don't
absorb as well. These tablets also have good quantities of zinc, copper and
some others. Try WalMart, Rite Aid, K-Mart etc. in the vitamin aisle in the
Caltrate section. Good luck!
— Michawn
October 26, 2003
I also take Caltrate 600 Plus Chewables and I love them!! I buy the
assorted fruit flavors, and I get them at Wal-Mart for under $5/bt....a
full months supply. Also, I take the Centrum Chewable
multivitamin/multimineral suplement because they compliment the
Caltrate...meaning, they can be taken together and one does not negate the
other...very important!!! This is also bought at Waly-World..... and... I
get my Vit B-12 there too..which is a little tiny pink pill that I chew
up... all in all...I have one full meal just with my vit! lol Love and
light, Lisa RNY 11/18/02 286/195/140
— medium
October 26, 2003
Caltrate is calcium carbonate....NOT calcium citrate. Please be very
careful when reading and checking your labels. It is so important for us
to get the proper supplements. I have found that www.vitacost.com had the
best price per bottle on Twinlab's chewable calcium citrate and they also
have a flat shipping rate.
— magicaldragonfly
October 26, 2003
The best one I have found so far is a calcium called "VIACTIV".
They are a Soft Calcium Chew. My favorite is Caramel flavor. Tastes just
like those Caramel Candys that you melt for candy apples. Two a day gives
1,000 mg. of calcium plus vitamin D & K. You can get them at any
Pharmacy or at Wal-Mart or Sams Wholesale.
— Rita V.
October 26, 2003
Re previous post: VIACTIVE IS CALCIUM CARBONATE, not calcium citrate. You
MUST use citrate as the carbonate is almost certainly not absorbed well
enough because we do not have adequate stomach acid to break it down.
— Vespa R.
October 27, 2003
I take Viactiv - it comes in great yummy flavors. It has 500mg calcium so
2 a day equals the amount we need daily.
— laurab
October 27, 2003
I also use the bariatric Advantage chewable calcium. They come in mint and
chocolate... you can get them at BariatricAdvantage.com or WLSSupplies.com.
— Melissa P.
October 27, 2003
I'm glad Lori mentioned that the Caltrate is NOT citrate! I asked the
pharmasits at Walmart and was taken over to the counter to them. I asked
them to look closely at the ingrediants and I can not take carbonate. Sure
enough, it was carbonate. Dan... 2.5 years post op and still havent' been
able to find a citrate that is chewable. :( I don't like mail order and
I've gone to tons of stores and can't find anything.
— Danmark
October 27, 2003
Susan,
I get chewable calcium citrate at Whole Foods Store. They are made by
SunRay and I have used them for the past 7 months. I haven't located it
anywhere else and I have looked. Whole Foods seems to keep a good supply.
Ann in TX
— Ann B.
October 30, 2003
When I bought my Flinstones vitamins at Wal-Mart the other day they had a
free sample of chewable calcium. They were chocolate and they satisfied my
sweet tooth in addition to giving me calcium. I think they are made by the
people who make the Flintstones vitamins. I am going to look at Wal-Mart
next time I am there and see if I can find them.
— Sherry P.
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