Hi-

I have been hearing alot of talk about taking viatims after the lap band surgery. I was just wonodering what kinds people are taking?? Chewable? Are they a multi-viatmin? Do you take a separate Vitamin D? Just a few questions, trying to get things lined up so I don't have so much to do when if gets closer to surgery Thanks!!!

I take 1 Centrum Vitamin/Miereral (need my Iron so need the one with minerals) daily and 2 Calcium chews with Vitamin D. Learned recently that you should not take the calcium with the vitamin because one block the other. I've had blood work done recently and ever thing looked good.

I take a Vitamin D3, Multivitamin, and calcium supplement daily. The vitamin D3 is 1000 IU and I buy it from walgreens. I just get whatever is on sale, usually buy 1 get 1 free. I take the multivamin, chewable, and calcium, lozenger, twice a day. I buy both from Bariatric Advantage. They have a website with all sorts of Vitamins and supplements.

I take a multi vit, One A Day made them and they're called One A Day Essentials and are really small, like an ibuprofen tablet. I buy the store brand of these from Smith's which sells Kroger as their store brand. I also take 1-2 chewable calcium with Vit D daily.

Flintstones Complete Choline is the brand that we are told to take. I do 4 a day and feel GREAT !

My doctors (pcp, surgeon & gyn) want me on 1500 mg of calcium a day. I take 500mg of calcium 3X's a day. AM, lunch & Evening It's been explained to me that our bodies don't absorb calcium very well, so the dosage should be spread out to hopefully absorb as much as possible. And yes, if your multi contains Iron, be sure and take it AT LEAST 2 hours away from your calcium. You can consider taking a Vit. C with your multi to help the iron absorb.

I take Chewable Adult Centrum for my multi, And Bariatric Advantage for my chewable Calcium. I'm told to get Calcium CIitrate, not Carbonate as Citrate is better absorbed in the absence of either food or stomach acid.. forget which. Celebrate also makes a chewable calcium, I just like BA's flavor better.

I also take vit D3, it's a very tiny gel .. easy to swallow. And a few other supplements that are specific to my needs.

I was taking two children's Vitamins for a while, but my doc's said they weren't good enough for adults. So on their advice I moved to Adult Centrums.