I have a silly question about vitamins does anyone in here use gummy vitamins because I just went out and purchased a bunch because they were on sale! Then I spoke to my brother this morning and he said that bariatric patients shouldn't use gummy because they don't absorb properly so somebody please tell me I'm not the only one that does the gummies

Good question, i'd like to know the answer as well because I was interested in them also! hehe

My doc recommended against gummies as they can stick in your pouch.

I have used gummys mal absorption only is in by pass patients. They melt pretty quickly and wont stay in the pouch any length of time. They were easier for me then most of the other vitamins.

I have used gummys mal absorption only is in by pass patients. They melt pretty quickly and wont stay in the pouch any length of time. They were easier for me then most of the other Vitamins.

Not true...malabsorption doesn't just occur in bypass. I only say this out of personal experience. At a little over a year out, I started having really odd symptoms that mimicked a stroke. It took many months of testing before my bariatric internist did "micronutrient"testing on my blood. I was deficient in many key vitamins-D, B12, Iron, Magnesium to name a few. I started intensive Vitamin therapy in February and didn't start to fell better until April. According to her, because we have less surface in our gut to absorb the nutrition from food, it's not unheard of to have issues.

I know this isn't a response to the gummy vitamin question, but I think it's important that ALL bandsters understand the importance of getting sufficient vitamins in whatever form they can...