Building Block Vitamins Vendor

This pill is great because you only have to take it once a day, and it's not a horse pill like the BB Calcium that you have to take 6 times a day. Although I am switching to liquid or chewable forms of Calcium and the Multivitamin, I am going to stick with the BB Iron.

As with the Building Blocks Calcium, I bought the pill form of this. It's difficult to take 3 of these a day with all of the supplements and medications I take. Soon I will be buying a liquid or chewable form of a multivitamin for bariatric patients.

I made a mistake and bought the pill form of this. I have an extremely difficult time getting 6 of these down a day with all of the other supplements and medications I have to take. I am going to be buying a liquid or chewable form next month. I would not recomment the pill form of this to anyone!

I love these! They dissolve quickly and the orange flavor tastes great! I like these more than the lozenges because I don't have to suck on them for an hour.

I like both the orange and chocolate flavors. They are chewable and just a tad bit gritty but nothing to be concerned with.

It's expensive - but the combo "suite" of vitamins provides multi-vitamin, calcium, anti-oxident and iron chewable tablets. They taste ok - some are a little too strongly flavoured - but can be taken easily. The price is hard on the pocket book. The supplement cover-off is fantastic though!

Daily Convenience Packets contain one dosage of all your Building Blocks daily capsules (with the exception of Iron; contains Multi, Calcium and CoQ-10) in a single-serving packet. Just three packets per day will give you your daily vitamin regimen.

Vitamin B12 deficiencies are common with gastric bypass because the small gastric pouch does not produce intrinsic factor necessary for Vitamin B12 absorption. Studies have found that B12 supplements of 100 to 350 micrograms (mcg) [Building Blocks multiple contains 200 micrograms] is effective in preventing deficits in up to 95% of patients. Some patients, however, may also need or prefer to take Vitamin B12 shots monthly (1000 mcg) or to use Vitamin B12 sublingually (under the tongue) to prevent deficiencies. Deficits in B12, if left untreated, can cause a number of health problems.

Iron deficiencies occur with gastric bypass surgery because the surgical procedure bypasses the portion of the gut that absorbs iron.

Iron should be taken for life and in a form that is readily absorbable. The most absorbable forms of supplemental iron are fumerate or iron chelate.

Long-term studies have found that the risk for iron deficits following gastric bypass surgery are NOT reduced over time and may occur even with iron supplementation.

Building Blocks Multiple contains a multivitamin & mineral capsule that, if taken daily as recommended, contains vitamins A, E, D, C, niacin, biotin, pantothenic acid at 100 to 250% the recommended daily intake (RDI), chelated minerals at approximately 100% the RDI, folic acid at 200% the RDI, major B-complex vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, pyridoxine) at amounts up to 800% the RDI, and Vitamin B12 at 200 mcg which is 3333% the RDI, an amount reported to prevent Vitamin B12 deficiencies in the majority of gastric bypass patients.

FOLATE
Folate deficiencies have been reported in 20% to nearly 40% of bariatric patients. Folate deficits occur with gastric bypass because the portion of the gut responsible for much of the absorption of this B-complex vitamin has been bypassed by the procedure.

Folate deficiencies can increase the risk of heart disease, cause anemia, and interfere with the body's ability to produce energy. Taking folate at an amount 200% the RDI is effective in both the treatment of folate deficiencies and its prevention.