Chewable Vitamins Vs. Liquid

[cherrytree15 78]

I am pre-op and just gathering information. I have been wondering something. Why do so many people use the chewable vitamins instead of liquid vitamins. Is it because your surgeons reccommended it and feel this is the best option? Is it because your new stomach can't tolerate the liquid Vitamin? I would think the liquid form would be easier going down. Could someone shed some light on this? Thanks!

[sunnydaysahead 3]

The liquid vitamins taste absolutely horrible to me, tried it once and never again. The chewable aren't nearly as strong.

[Shells 40]

I took Centrum liquid vitamins the first 2 weeks after surgery. Tasted awful but I did what I had to do lol. Now I'm on Rainbow Light Prenatel Vitamins from whole foods.

[cherrytree15 78]

Oh okay, I got you. So the taste is what sucks! I actually take them now just because I hate trying to swallow pills. But I'm thinking that could change after surgery as I hear a lot of you saying taste buds change and maybe my stomach won't be able to tolerate them. But if I can take it. I would be willing to suffer through them. I don't much like gummie anything. It just feels all slimmy to me, LOL.

[Amanda 3.0 140]

I absolutely HATE the chewables that I bought prior to surgery. I thought I was so prepared by trying them ahead of time, but they have become so gross. Between the Multivitamins and the Calcium (each large tablets), the Vitamins are hard to manage, and represent too much of my solid intake. I bought the Celebrate brand.

The Multivitamins make me feel nauseous. I try to take them, but I have to lay down afterwards, unless I take them with some food, like a spoonful of cottage cheese. It's still a battle to keep it down.

The Calcium used to make me nauseous, but are less troublesome now. They are still gross.

As a compromise, I take one Celebrate Multivitamin, and try to get in two calciums, each day. But I am back to my liquid multivitamins for the other dose. And, I plan on phasing in the gummies, although I will likely cut them up.

Big, chunky, cloying chewables don't work for me long term.