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Help! I can't get Calcium down

I am 6 weeks out from my surgery and just had my first fill yesterday. I had a hard time getting my Calcium pills down before the fill, and I'm afraid to even try them now. The chocolate ones seem awfully high in calories.

Can anyone give me suggestions?

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I feel the same way. The CVS brand of the chewable ones is 20 calories each and I'm supposed to take two. I just count them in my daily amounts. Haven't found a better solution.

I do the CVS chewables. They don't list the calories, but I like them. Calcium Chewables 600mg Plus, with Vit D & Minerals.

I just bought these today at CVS. Although, I'm sure you can get them cheaper at costco. The nurse at my doctor's office told me about them, because I don't like the chews or liquid.

http://www.drugstore.com/citracal-calcium-citrate-with-vitamin-d-petites-coated-tablets/qxp17278?catid=183252

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Thank you everyone, I went to my CVS to see if I could get them, and the pharmacist said she could order them for me.

So, I am going to give those a try. In the meantime, I bought a pill crusher, and put the crushed pills in applesauce... ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? That was like eating applesauce with sand it in !! OMGoodness!!!

I've been taking the petite calcium pills since Saturday, and they're working out very well! And I'm glad, because the other options we starting to make me gag. Even the chocolate chews.

I love the Kirkland brand (Costco) sugar free Calcium Chews. 20 cals each and really good, taste like a tootsie roll !

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