Question:
I read on the gastric bypass surgery net about vistavitamins,

"made for wls people", has anyone heard about them?    — Julia M. (posted on December 3, 2001)

December 3, 2001
I went to their website www.vistavitamins.com yesterday. They don't have the price listed yet so I emailed them. They said the price will be $65 for a 2 month supply. Doesn't seem to bad.......The website has info but as of yesterday, no info as to how to order them. I heard about these vitamins back in July at a support group meeting. They really sounded super ! Very conveinent and no guess work. From what I understand you can only order them thru the website or your surgeons office......but that may have changed by now. I do know they will not be sold in stores. They are for gastric bypass patients only......
   — Kim B.

December 3, 2001
I had heard that Carnie Wilson was promoting a line of vitamins, but did not know what they were called until reading your post. If you're interested in vitamins especially for the gastric bypass patient, you might also want to check out www.vita4life.com and www.bariatricsupplementsystem.com. They both have monthly vitamin packages specifically designed for WLS patients.
   — Denise C.

December 4, 2001
Do you have a list of their contents? In checking the web site, I see pricing, but no nutritional data.
   — vitalady

July 29, 2003
my doctor gave me these vitamins and i get them at the pharmacy in the hospital usually that is where you can get them so go to your hospital's pharmacy and ask for them good luck hugs rosa
   — ROSA A.

November 26, 2004
I am scheduled for surgery December 7, 2004, and for the past few months reading everything I could get my hands on about gastric bypass. I ordered the VistaVitams Chewable for pre and post-op. The flavor is good and they recommend 5 tablets every day with food. Ingredients: Vitamin A (retinyl palmitate) 10000 iu; Vitamin A (beta carotene) 5000 iu; C 200 mg; D 400 iu; E 100 iu; Thiamin 10 mg; riboflavin 10 mg, niacin 32 mg, b6 10 mg; Folic Acid 800 mcg; B12 150 mcg; biotin 300 mcg; pantothenic acid 20 mg; calcium (as buffered calcium bis-glycinate chelate) 300 mg; iron (ferrous bis-glycinate chelate) 18 mg; iodine 150 mcg; iodine 150 mcg; magnesium 200 mg; zinc 15 mg; selenium 50 mcg; copper .90 mg; manganese 2 mg; chromium 100 mcg; molybdenum 45 mcg; potassium 99 mg; boron 1.5 mg. That is directly off the label. I like taking one tablet, even five times a day and chewing it over swallowing a hand full of pills. I guess I'll know more after surgery how my tummy will tolerate them. I ordered them through the internet and they were here within a week.
   — AkitaGirl

April 12, 2005
I've looked into these vitamins as well and figured this area of the site needed an update. They sound great!!!! They are specially designed(patent) with a protein carrier for better absorption for WLS patients. With the lesser cost of food we will now all pay anyone can afford these supplements....and its a small price to pay...arent we all doing this to get healthier. I purchasing them now and im pre op, my surgery is 5/26/05. I have heard that the chewables are nasty but PEOPLE they are supplements NOT food. I couldnt believe some of the complaints I read, LOL but of animals we are huh, hehehehe. Keep you posted on how they work.
   — JAMES K.