i cannot tolerate chewable Vitamins. i vomit them up because of the gross taste, and i take my nausea pill; i think it's just the taste/consistency of the pills.

My doctor told me I need to take Calcium citrate, Multivitamin, Vitamin D, and B12. The vit. D and B12 i have no problem with (pill form i swallow).

would it be ok for me to just take the other vitamins in pill form or liquid form? i tried contacting my doctors office, but it's not an emergency and i have a post op appt. on monday so i will ask this question but i just wanted to know how you others take your vitamins.

it's seems ok that i take pill form of other vitamins (but some are too big to swallow i feel); if not i can liquid it.

thanks in advance

Hi Bryn;

How long have you been sleeved? I too could not stand Vitamins for quite a while. Yes, you can get liquid forms of vitamins and I have seen them at WalMart. Be sure to make sure you are taking the right # of pills and check out that it meets guidelines of what you surgeon suggested. But, I tried Flinstones Complete for the first month - surgeon told me no vitamins for first week and then I had to crush Flinstones.

Since I have some, I still choke down the Barriatic Adv. Vitamins. Good product but the taste...yuck.

Hi and thanks for the response. I've been sleeved for 6 days now. I'm gonna try taking them again today to see how my tummy handles them til i see the doc tomorrow.

thanks

I haven't been sleeved yet but I've chosen and aquired all my Vitamins and one of the things I'm going to take (at least for the first month), is a liquid multi-Vitamin called Reviva. You take 2Tbsp/day and it's a pretty decent multi-vitamin. It doesn't have Iron, but that's okay because you should be taking iron separately (so it doesn't bind with other minerals and prevent absorption).

Reviva also makes a liquid calcium citrate. It's the same deal, 2Tbsp/day for 1000MG (I have a calcium chew for the other 500mg you need in a day) but it's delicious! it tastes like blueberry yogurt.

I got both from costco for $18 each. 32 doses per bottle. I don't know where else they're available.

Can also be found at:

http://www.revivanutrition.com/product_more.html

Congrats on your new sleeve and WOW 6 days out and your doctor allows you to take pills? My doc wouldn't let me take a pill until I was at least 6 weeks out.

I too had a hard time with multi-vitamins! I tried chewable wafers, liquids and powders and they all pretty much made me gag. But I did find a chewable that works great for me and it's Flinstones Complete (I take 2 with no problems).

Good luck Bryn!!!!!