As some of you may know, I am in the pre stages of the Lap Band. First appt with surgeon not until April 19, but I have already began changing my eating habits in preparation for the surgery. I wanted to ask about multivitamins. What is a good brand of multivitamin to take before actually taking bariatric vitamins, and when is the best time of day to take the vitamins? Thanks again for all responses and support!!

Centruim makes a chewable one, I eat 1 cenrium silver a day.

You can check out any health food store, they make liquid ones too.

Hope that helps

I also take Centrum chewable. I wanted to be used to the chewable type before my surgery. I take mine in the morning now but after my surgery, I will likely take it later in the day since many say the band is "tight" in the morning.

After I've used up this bottle, I am going to see what other types of chewable Vitamins are available. They don't taste horrible but seem chalky to me.

Thanks so much!

I bought liquid ones at the "Vitamin Store" not sure if you have one in your area. I think they were about $10. I am pre-op as well. They don't taste all that great....but since its liquid it goes down quick.

Thank you I will definitely check on that liquid form before the surgery.

My doctor said NO Vitamins for 2 weeks post op!

When I was allowed to take vitamins I was told Flintstone chewables with Choline (look for that!). As a woman of a certain age I also take Caltrate Plus with D chewables, dedicated Vitamin D gummy and Fiber gummies (both by Vitafusion), also a dedicated Iron as I tend toward anemia.

I took One-A-Day gummies pre-op, flinstone chewables until about two weeks post-op and now I'm back to the one-a-day vitamins...that's all I was told I needed...

Make sure you get a vitamin with Iron in it.

FYI don't take calcium and iron together they interfer with the absorption of one another.

I use a product called life shotz and its fantastic! It comes in single serve powder sticks and you mix it with water (it tastes like a fruity flintstone vitamin). Its the best vitamins/mineral in a drinkable form for us banders. Check out the website 21ten.com

thanks all !!