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Any recommendations on easy maintenance Vitamins. Brands or flavors? I saw Bariatric Fusion and I liked that it was chewable. Are they the best? Also, does anyone have any recommendations for supplements to take? I'm a bit lost when it comes to this.

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What did your surgeon tell you to take? I take Vitamin D, and B12- sublingual dissolve, a chewable C and a One A Day adult multi (chewable) I also take a shot of some aloe seaweed juice my brother swears by and gave me! I use Natures Made D and B12- dissolves easy and taste good- not "vitaminy" nasty like others I have had.

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This is what my surgeon provided for direction. However I couldn't stand the chewable BA Vitamin at all after surgery. I switched to a Gummy Vitamin. (I know it didn't provide the same nutrients, but I figure it was better then not taking anything.) About six weeks after surgery, I was able to switch to regular Vitamins.

After surgery for one month

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ONLY Bariatric Advantage Plus

- three times a day

One month after surgery

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Morning:

Mega Multi for Women by 21st Century

Vitamin D - 2000 IU

Vitamin B12 - 500 mcg

Lunch:

Calcium Citrate with D

- 400-600 mg Calcium

- 200-400 IU vitamin D

Magnesium 300-500 mg

Dinner:

Mega Multi for Women by 21st Century

Iron (Ferrous sulfate)

- 325 mg = 65 mg elemental Iron

Bedtime:

calcium citrate with D

- 400-600 mg calcium

- 200-400 IU vitamin D

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By the way, this is my current Vitamin list. I'm about 7-1/2 months out now. My Vitamin levels test out great. I do get in a lot of Calcium from milk too. Personally, I think the regime from the surgeon was what they recommend for someone who had a gastric bypass. The only thing they changed in their literature was the name of the surgery. I've always been a vitamin taker, so I don't mind taking them twice a day. Four times a day was hard to remember.

Morning:

Mega Multi for Women by 21st Century

Vitamin D

Vitamin B12

Biotin

calcium citrate with D

Magnesium

Bedtime:

Mega Multi for Women by 21st Century

Iron

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Also, Apex makes a really good pill organizer for the four times a day. http://amzn.to/Y3GNdl

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I went to the store today and bought a

chewable Multivitamin

B12

Biotin

Calcium with D3 and magnesium

Am I good?

plus I bought some powder to add to my Water that had Protein in it.

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I was taking chewables from Bariatric fusion. They made me feel nauseous, and I was not sure for the cause. Later from an article I found out that it contained hidden fillers like Microcrystalline/Ethyl/Hydroxy Propyl Cellulose, Silicon/Titanium Dioxide etc that caused my symtoms.

After consulted a nut, I switched to Vita4Life. I take Calcium in malate chelate 1200 mcg in a serving of 4 capsules, Multivitamins in multi-standard formula and 1 Vitamin B12 sublingual in the form of methylcobalamin with 1000mcg. It’s been two years and my labs look great.

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