I was just wondering what kind of vitamins everyone is taking...I just recently bought Vitaband. I purchased the Berry flavor and they taste great. This is the first vitamin that I have taken that I actually enjoy.

I take Centrum chewables and they are awful. I may have to try what you are taking. Where did you find them?

I buy them at the Doc's office. But there is a website not sure what it is....google Vitaband and you should find it.

I take 2 Flinstone's Complete chewables a day :thumbup:

I take Gummy Vits by Vitafusion, they are adult gummy vitamins. Vitafusion has an entire line. They are soft and gummy, they taste great ! You can get them from Costco.com, Amazon.com and at Target stores, but I think Amazon.com and Drugstore.com have the most complete assortment.

Cars vitamins or Nemo. I hate adult vitamins (even the gummy ones). The kids vitamins just taste so much better.:thumbup:

I take the Gummy Vites from Costco, they do taste just like Gummy Bears. I need a calcium chew also.. I know Gummy Vites makes one, not sure what it is like or if I should get Viactiv? Anybody try the chocolate/caramel calcium chews? I take some pill vitamins but have a hard time getting them down throughout the day... figured I would try to take what I can in a chewable form.

The calcium gummys taste great they are cream/fruit flavored. I think they even have one that includes fiber now. The best assortment of all the different vitamins can be found at Amazon.com, Costco doesn't carry them all. You can get the Vitafusion gummys for every vitamin you need.

Thanks Ellen, I will check out Amazon!

I ordered liquid Vitamins from Biotics Research, that include Multivits which are ok, not too bad tasting, a Vit D supplement that is one drop per day, oral disintegrating B12 AND - this is my problem - "Essential EFA'S" that isthe most NASTY ROTTEN FISHY TASTING thing I've ever run across. I've gotten so averse to it that I get nauseous now just thinking about it!! :thumbup:

Any suggestions? I used to take the horse pill size Fish Oil caps but, of course, that's out of the question now. I've tried disguising it with Peanut Butter and that just makes the PNB taste like, well, taste bad.

Thanks, all!

Betsy

I take two per day of the Wal*Mart equivalent Flintstones children's chewable multi-vitamins plus two extra strength Tums for calcium.

2 Flintstones and a calcium supplement. One of them is turning my pee slightly green/blue.

The best Vitamins I have found for Bariatric Patients are the products by Bariatric Building Blocks (bbvitamins.com).

The have various formulations for the different types of WLS's. One of the reasons I like them is that they taste really great. They make taking Vitamins a pleasure, something you actually look forward to.

Regardless of what Vitamins you choose, TAKE them. It is so important, regardless of what WLS you have had.

S.

I am still 4 months pre op but was told to start on the vit/calcium regime now. I also purchased the centrum chewables .. waste of $9 they are not going down .. NASTY. I had asked about the childrens flinstones chewable and told no. I would prefer to take a non-chewable but they said it needs to be smaller then an M & M and good luck finding a multi that small. The calcium isn't an issue 500mg twice a day is just a regular TUMS and that I get down no problems.. might need to try these gummi's everyone mentiones.. never met a gummi bear I didn't like !

For my multi, I take either a Vitamin capsule my doctor's office sells or Bariatric Advantage chewable multis.

I also take Vitamin D, Cal-mag, Biotin, a B-complex, additional pantothenic acid, selenium, Co Q-10, and chewable Iron on alternating days.

Everything listed is something I found I simply did not meet minimum requirements for over a long period of time. (I track nutrients on Fitday.) Now I meet or exceed the USRDA for everything but potassium, which my doctor monitors (and will Rx supplementation for if needed).

The Co Q-10 is a supplement he suggests all patients take daily---preferably for life.

ETA: Since surgery, I have not been able to tolerate pills---at least, not pressed tablets. So, every supplement I take is either a chewable, a powder-containing capsule (breaks down before it tries to pass through the stoma) or a gelcap (same idea).

Edited April 20, 201016 yr by BetsyB

I take Sea Essentials Liquid Vitamin in the Sea Berry flavor.

I get it at GNC and it is worth every penny. I take one ounce every morning and look forward to it, I also take my necessary pills with it as opposed to with water. :biggrin: