I am two weeks post-op and, today, the Celebrate Vitamins that I had been taking made me sick to the point of almost puking. I also tried Bariatric Advantage and they made me nauseated. Can anyone give me suggestions of vitamins that I can buy from Wal-Mart, Walgreens, GNC or the Vitamin Shoppe that I can take? Thanks

I was able to swallow pills bigger than an M&M at 4 weeks post-op (check with your dr tho). At that point, I started taking Centrum, it is complete and has everything you need, including iron. For the next couple weeks, just get a gummy. THey do not have all the nutrients that we need, but it would do for a couple weeks if the others make you sick. YOu will not become deficient in two weeks. But, don't stay on them, as they are not right for us.

Kelly

Thank you. I'll pick up a mummy tomorrow.

I take Flinstones chewables with iron. Cheap and my blood work comes back great every time!

Thanks Thin, but Flinstones made me sick before surgery so I don't want to take a chance with them now.

I have tried amost every kind of vitamin available in retail stores, including GNC and Vitamin World. Every single one of them made me sick. I finally talked to my primary care physician and she suggested getting spray vitamins. I ordered them off the internet from Vitamist, and have been using them for a couple of weeks now. At least they don't make me throw up!

Somebody said vitacraze gummies. that's what i'm gonna try. bariatric advantage make me sick!

Where can i get the vitacraze dummies?

I thought it was only me! So now I have been confirmed that my vitamins make me nauseous! Ugh great! another reason for me to feel so depressed!

Sylvia, this is no reason to be depressed. Everyone's sleeve is different and we all will have things that will disagree with our sleeve. The key to fight the depression is to accept the things we can't change and work to find a solution. Try some of the suggestions in this post as a remedy or talk to your surgeon about vitamin alternatives. Good luck to you.

Sadly, the gummies don't have the minerals your body needs. I loves me some gummie vitamins though. They go down so easily.

If you have a Trader Joe's near you, they have a chewable that has pretty much everything in it. I alternate gummie one day with TJ's the next.

I hate the big chalky chewables. My calcium citrate is 4 HUGE chewables. Thats pretty hard.

Good Luck!!! (((hugs)))

I could not, absolutely could not take the chewable Vitamins. It got so I started to gag if I so much as looked at the bottle. For awhile I simply stopped taking vitamins at all, but then my bloodwork came back and I got caught.

My nutritionist recommended a swallowable pill that has saved me. It's called Rainbow Light Women's One. I only have to take one a day and it has worked great for me. I bought mine from Amazon. It's a pretty big pill, so if you struggle to swallow pills this may not work for you, but it is definitely working for me.

What if you get a gummy with Vitamins AND minerals? Target has one and so does Centrum (I believe). I have been taking these so I think I will send the amounts to my surgeon and ask if the ones I am taking are ok.

I also take the Viactiv calcium chews. I wonder if I have been taking the wrong ones?

All of the gummies made me so sick! As soon as I was able to, I started taking pills. I just skipped the Vitamins until i reached that point. You are not going to get deficient in a few weeks. And your Protein shake if it is worth the milk you are putting it in will cover the vitamins you need until then. My whole entire life I never took vitamins, and never had a problem, but I figure now that I am not eating nearly as much real food, I better supplement. So, I found these on HSN and I have to tell you that my hair and nails have never looked better. I no longer get that LCN crap on my nails and they are just as long and strong naturally. I also feel really good when I remember to take them every day. I do forget some days, but hey I am human and have 3 kids running me in circles in the morning!

Hope this helps!

Patti

Patti,

What is the name of the Vitamin?