Vitamins, minerals and other dietary supplements are important for staying healthy when you’re a bariatric surgery patient. Not every patient receives the same advice and some patients don’t know the best options. This forum is a great place to let everyone know which bariatric supplements YOU take. Can you please take a few minutes to share which dietary supplements you take? Thanks for spreading the word!

1. Do you take a bariatric daily multivitamin/mineral supplement? Which brand and formulation specifically? For example, you might take Centrum for Women or One a Day Women’s Active Metabolism.

2. Which bariatric vitamins and minerals do you take each day? What is the brand and formulation of each? For example, you might take Puritan’s Pride Calcium Magnesium Vitamin D or Nature Made Iron 65 mg (ferrous sulfate).

3. Which other supplements (including herbals) do you take, and what brands are they? For example, you might take Nordic Naturals Ultimate Omegas fish oil.

Brands vary and I do not take anything that is specifically for a bariatric patient. Here is my list:

supplements - daily unless otherwise noted

Cod liver oil 1000 mg

Zinc 50 mg

Multivitamin

Niacinamide B3 500 mg

NAC 600 mg

Iron 65 mg 4x week 130 mg 3x week

B1 100 mg

B12

ALA 600 mg

CLA

GABA

Calcium

Something that balances cortisol levels

Vit C 1000 mg

E400

D3 2000 iu twice daily

Magnesium citrate 400 mg twice a day

Biotin 5000 mcg

Nattokinese 2000 fu

Edited November 26, 201411 yr by My Bariatric Life

Hi, I have found that the Vitamins and Protein powders by unjury are very good. I order them from their web site.

Hi everyone. I know a lot of people on here recommend the wellesse liquid vitamins but they are so expensive. Can anyone give me a reasonable place to get liquid vitamin that's not 53.00.

I take Vita4Life Multi-Plus and I take 4 per day. My surgeon recommended I take only Vita4Life products, and I've been compliant since my surgery 5 years ago. I've had nothing but great results with them. I also take their Calcium supplement and their Sublingual B-12. I don't take anything other than those supplements.

My surgery is coming up 7/14--surgeon said I need liquid or chewable vitamins...nothing in capsule. I have a weak gag reflex. All suggestions for supplements and protein powders are apprecuated!!