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Coromega packs are a gel pack. Not a pill at all. You squeeze the gel into your mouth. My cardiologist recommended Coromega' date=' as she has studied fish oils and believes Coromega has the right combination of the most effective fish oils.[/quote']

Oh that sounds way better. I'm going to take the pills back and get the coromega.. Thank you!

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Maybe I should just gut it out on the taste. My skin is SO dry I'm all wrinkly and I'm scratching like a monkey.

Hi Gamergirl: try taking something else after the Coromega, like a chewable Vitamin, or Gummy. I take one packet in the am, one in the pm. It really helped with my itchy skin. Benedryl cream helps too.

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Game girl.. Thanks for the laugh ( even though being itchy isn't funny) the visual of scratching like a monkey is exactly what I was doing after leaving the hospital. My issue was the pain meds.

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I just started taking fish oil, I bought Target's burpless brand and I take it with food. It does not make me burp. The pills are relatively small, about the size of an aspirin.

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My NUT recommended a fish oil that's lemon flavored and liquid today. She said to try Walgreens or Amazon.< /p>

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I went to Maxx nutrition and they sold me New Chapter whole mega "tiny caps". The recommended dosage is 4 pills instead of 2 of their large caps, but they are very easy to swallow. You couuld google them and see who else sells them if you don't have Maxx.

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Whole Foods has liquid Fish Oil' date=' but I found it slimy and couldn't do it.

I use Coromega packs, the orange flavor, from GNC. I take two a day. I don't find it fishy, but I know others do. I do always follow my Coromega with a chewable multi Vitamin from Bariatric Advantage, or caramel Calcium chews also from BA.< /p>

Fish oil is good for your cardio vascular system, and will help you keep your hair. I increased my intake to 2 packs a day when my skin started to itch. It has really helped.[/quote']

I went back to GNC and exchanged the horse pills for the Coromega yesterday. The color of it sort of grossed me out, probably more because I was expecting a clear gel like substance, but since I paid I made myself try it. It wasn't bad at all! Thank you for the recommendation.

Would it hurt to take 2 packets a day from the start?

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I went back to GNC and exchanged the horse pills for the Coromega yesterday. The color of it sort of grossed me out' date=' probably more because I was expecting a clear gel like substance, but since I paid I made myself try it. It wasn't bad at all! Thank you for the recommendation.

Would it hurt to take 2 packets a day from the start?[/quote']

I actually don't ever look at the Coromega gel. I just squeeze it right from the packet into my mouth.

You are post-op, right? If you are pre-op, don't take until after surgery as it is a blood thinner. I am fine with two packets a day. You can try it and if you start to have loose stools ( and if that's a problem), you could cut back.

Hope it helps you.

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I actually don't ever look at the Coromega gel. I just squeeze it right from the packet into my mouth.

You are post-op' date=' right? If you are pre-op, don't take until after surgery as it is a blood thinner. I am fine with two packets a day. You can try it and if you start to have loose stools ( and if that's a problem), you could cut back.

Hope it helps you.[/quote']

I'm 3 weeks pre-op so I will stop taking it. I would hope that is enough time to get it out of my system. Oh boy

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does anybody know why no gummies? my nut didnt tell me that and im wondering if they do something crazy now?

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does anybody know why no gummies? my nut didnt tell me that and im wondering if they do something crazy now?

Some peopel were told that gummies need to stay in our stomachs longer than they do in sleeved stomachs to be properly absorbed. I've tried googling this and I can't find anything to support it.

Ultimately I think Vitamins do no good if you don't take them some long as I keep taking the gummies, I think they're better for me than the pills I don't take :)

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I'm 3 weeks pre-op so I will stop taking it. I would hope that is enough time to get it out of my system. Oh boy

Doctor told me to discontinue it along with Advil 2 weeks before surgery.

Good luck in your journey. It's going to be amazing!

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