I will be banded two days from now. I know after my surgery I can only take chewable vitamins. I need some suggestions to what chewable vitamins to buy. The vitamins I am on now are not chewable, so I will not be able to take them after the surgery. Also, do you guys take your calcium and multi-vitamins three times a day. I was told that your body only absorbs 500 (g/mg I can't remember) at a time.

For calcium and Vitamin D I do the chewable viactiv Vitamins. They are chocolate and remind me of a tootsie roll. I actually buy a generic version. I take 2 a day. Usually both at the same time, maybe I should split them up.

I have been taking Bariatric Advantage Lap Band chewable vitamins. They taste horrible. I can't wait till I'm done with my bottle so I can try something else.

I also use the chewable walgreens brand of calcium the chocolate chew, and it is my tootsie roll too. I was using the Centrum Chewable vitamins, but could hardly gag the taste after a couple weeks. I found a liquid vitamin at Sams Club called Liquid Reviva. Its a high potency multi vitamin, and it's fruit flavored. I think it's good, and you don't have those nasty little pieces of unchewed vitamins to deal with. The best part is that it's less than $10 for a months worth of doses.

Good luck with your banding.....its the best decision I've ever made for myself!

Were all put on FLINTSTONE Vitamins WITH CHOLINE. I have had substitutes, that say their equal. But NO Way !

look up the choline, and see what your getting. Almost 5 yrs. on them, and be on them for ever.

Their in the orange box. Get a coupon from the Website and try them.

When I am Hungry, I take 4 of them out and chew them. It takes away the Hunger too.

The only chewable I take is my multi and it's two One a Day sours. It's a sweet treat as well (sours are not very sour at all).

Everything else I take are full size solid pills including: Vitamin D (Gelatin cap), calcium (solid pill), magnesium (solid pill), zinc (solid pill), cinnamon (gel cap), lysine (solid pill), omega-3 (large Fluid gel cap), prilosec OTC (solid pill), DHEA (solid pill), birth control (solid pill), allergy pill (solid pill), and B1 (gel cap).

I take them all at night and all at once and I'm in my green zone (but will be scheduling a 0.25 cc fill in July)..

You can take solid pills, you just have to experiment to see what works best. Keep a cup of hot tea near by to drink after taking them during your experimentation phase to dissolve them faster if they don't go through immediately.

The only time I don't take mine all at once is after a fill, then I break solid pills in half (those that can be) and eliminate my Omega for a week.

The band isn't about restriction. It's about helping you learn to eat when hungry and only until satiated and not eat the rest of the time.

I buy the Up&UP brand from Target for the chewable multivitamins. They actually taste really good!

I take two gummies a day for complete daily recommendation. And then I take one B-12 complex from Trader Joe's

as well as liquid calcium. You can find a big bottle of it at Costco.

I was told anything chewable except gummies. My nutritionist said that they don't work as well. I also like the Viactive but would also like to try the generic versions if they are cheaper. How many Flintstones does one need to take?

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I was told anything chewable except gummies. My nutritionist said that they don't work as well. I also like the Viactive but would also like to try the generic versions if they are cheaper. How many Flintstones does one need to take?

Well I'm pretty heavy so I take 3 or 4 a day.

Smaller person would take 2.

There on sale now at Rite Aids if you have one by you, then take in the coupon.

Thats what I am going to do.

Were all put on FLINTSTONE Vitamins WITH CHOLINE. I have had substitutes, that say their equal. But NO Way !

look up the choline, and see what your getting. Almost 5 yrs. on them, and be on them for ever.

Their in the orange box. Get a coupon from the Website and try them.

When I am Hungry, I take 4 of them out and chew them. It takes away the Hunger too.

I bought the flintstones with Iron. What is the difference or the benefits of the Choline?

You will have to look that up, because I'm not a memory Genius (WISH I WAS !)

It's got to do with Vitamin B12, and some other vitamin.

But for me there is no Bruising at all, and I feel Peppy !

So google choline, read a few adds and you should figure something out of it.

I know we are all placed on it at my old Bariatric center, for LIFE.

So see what's in it for you.

One more thing, My DH and I had Blood Work done at the PCP, and my B12 is up, and so is Vitamin D.

His is in the Toilette.

Thanks so much.

Thanks so much.

Centrum makes a liquid one.

I started off taking the Bariatric Advantage ones and they really do not taste very good.

At a support group meeting a few months ago, they had a speaker from a company called Celebrate. They sell bariatric Vitamins. We all got samples and they taste SO MUCH BETTER. I tossed all my BA vitamins out and ordered the Celebrate ones. You can go to their website and get samples. Give them a try. I take the Calcium Plus 500, the Multi-AGB and the B-12.

http://www.celebratevitamins.com/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=sample

The Bariatric Advantage company just sent me a sample pack for free, specially designed for gastric band patients. There were like 6-7 samples. Very nice...can't wait to try them! Definitely give them a buzz and they'll hook you up! Celebrate also sent an excellent sample pack for free as well.

I like the Centrum, The taste is fine and the vitamin content is what I want. They are not all created equal : )