Okay, I'm going to be honest, I've never really taken vitamins ever in my life, I know not good BUT I'm hearing that if I Don't take them now I will loose a lot of my hair + they will help give me the energy to move (which I barely have!) can someone Please tell me the vitamins I need to go buy?! I'm a week and 1/2 post op and just never really looked into this aspect of the surgery =\

Thanks in advance for all of the help!

One bit of advice....

Don't buy the huge bottle!

So many things were ok pre-op that I hated post op. Plus, I am so tired of the taste of some of Vitamins. I have a 180 count (expensive) bottle of Bariatric Advantage chewable multi-vitamins that make me nauseous every time I chew one.

Had my doctor write me an Rx for Centrum liquid multi-Vitamin a few days ago. It is still OTC, but with an Rx, it is covered by my flex spending account (tax free money).

Here is a good article about B12 and absorption after WLS:

http://www.laparoscopic.md/weight-loss/supplements/b12-cobalamin

Here is a good article about B12 and absorption after WLS:

http://www.laparoscopic.md/weight-loss/supplements/b12-cobalamin

Cyanocobalamin is one of the worst types of B12 for the body. Sure' date=' it's what doctors inject into you, but your body has a hard time using it and you need a higher dosage. Methylcobalamin is the best type of over the counter B12. Read this article:

[url']http://m.naturalnews.com/news/027045_vitamin_B12_cyanocobalamin_methylcobalamin.html[/url]

Gastric bypass patients have a lot more problems with Vitamins than sleeve patients do as their intestines were bypassed, and ours were not.

One bit of advice....

Don't buy the huge bottle!

So many things were ok pre-op that I hated post op. Plus, I am so tired of the taste of some of Vitamins. I have a 180 count (expensive) bottle of Bariatric Advantage chewable multi-vitamins that make me nauseous every time I chew one.

I totally agree. I bought the big bottle of BA chewable vitamins and finally tossed them. Yuck. I switched to adult gummy Multivitamins until I could tolerate the OTC recommended vitamins by 21st Century.

This is what I started taking about two months after surgery:

Morning:

Mega Multi for Women by 21st Century

Vitamin D - 2000 IU

Vitamin B12 - 500 mcg

Calcium Citrate with D

Biotin - 5000 mcg

Dinner:

Mega Multi for Women by 21st Century

Iron (Ferrous sulfate)

Bedtime:

calcium citrate with D

Magnesium 300-500 mg

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Thank you to everyone for helping me to better understand what vites I need!

I totally agree. I bought the big bottle of BA chewable Vitamins and finally tossed them. Yuck. I switched to adult gummy Multivitamins until I could tolerate the OTC recommended vitamins by 21st Century.

This is what I started taking about two months after surgery:

Morning:

Mega Multi for Women by 21st Century

Vitamin D - 2000 IU

Vitamin B12 - 500 mcg

Calcium Citrate with D

Biotin - 5000 mcg

Dinner:

Mega Multi for Women by 21st Century

Iron (Ferrous sulfate)

Bedtime:

calcium citrate with D

Magnesium 300-500 mg

Has it helped with the hair loss? My nails are flaky and break easily too, does that help with that?

Okay' date=' I'm going to be honest, I've never really taken Vitamins ever in my life, I know not good BUT I'm hearing that if I Don't take them now I will loose a lot of my hair + they will help give me the energy to move (which I barely have!) can someone Please tell me the vitamins I need to go buy?! I'm a week and 1/2 post op and just never really looked into this aspect of the surgery =\

Thanks in advance for all of the help![/quote']

Biotin is what I was told to take for hair, nails & skin. I got a sublingual from the Vitamin shoppe. I also take 2 gummy One A Day multi vitamins, sublingual b12 and calcium citrate chews. Good luck

Has it helped with the hair loss? My nails are flaky and break easily too, does that help with that?

Well, I do still have hair loss. I started out with thin fine hair. To ME, it's obviously thinner.. I mean, I can see my scalp - but I always could anyhow. I started taking Biotin four months before surgery so that my body would have it in the system before the shock of losing weight. My hair dresser added more blond highlights on the top so that my scalp isn't quite as obvious. But... we do have a gal at work who has REALLY thinning hair and I know my hair isn't as thin as hers. (Or I hope it isn't.)

Okay' date=' I'm going to be honest, I've never really taken Vitamins ever in my life, I know not good BUT I'm hearing that if I Don't take them now I will loose a lot of my hair + they will help give me the energy to move (which I barely have!) can someone Please tell me the vitamins I need to go buy?! I'm a week and 1/2 post op and just never really looked into this aspect of the surgery =\

Thanks in advance for all of the help![/quote']

Purchase the ones by fusion.com you should have been guided by your bariatric coordinator the day of your hospital discharge. Eat meat in pureed form with its broth.