I got calcium in pill form, not knowing that the pills are HUGE and i cant swallow them...is there any other way i can try and take them? Like smashing them or something? Or did i just waste 10 dollars on these pills ill never take....help!

I also have a hard time with large pills. I bought calcium citrate in capsule form. I take the powder out of the capsules and mix the powder either in my yogurt, cottage cheese, or my Protein shake.

surgery date: 7/30/12

I also have a hard time with large pills. I bought calcium citrate in capsule form. I take the powder out of the capsules and mix the powder either in my yogurt' date=' cottage cheese, or my Protein shake.

surgery date: 7/30/12[/quote']

Where did you buy them? Thats a good idea.

I just got home from the drug store' date=' I went for cal citrate, multi with Iron and got so over whelmed I walked out...I want to get gummies cuz they dont taste as bad as the chalkie ones, but they have 7 or more grams of sugar, is that normal amt or will I get dumping syndrome....never thought it would be this hard to get vitamins![/quote']

My surgeon told me to avoid gummies. They apparently don't push through the pouch very well

Preop weight 389 current weight 342 lost to date 47 lbs 152 to goal rny 6/11/23

If you have trouble finding the right Calcium in the store, Amazon sells bariatric calcium. For multis I take flintstones. Can't take tummies, they dot digest right.

I was told the same about the calcium chews...stay away..so I guess i will just get the chalkie ones...at least till I heal...

If you have trouble finding the right Calcium in the store' date=' Amazon sells bariatric calcium. For multis I take flintstones. Can't take tummies, they dot digest right.[/quote']

Wow, that was a fail lol

I was told the same about the calcium chews...stay away..so I guess i will just get the chalkie ones...at least till I heal...

You get used to them. Sometimes I suck on them and let them dissolve. Not so chalky that way.

Where did you buy them? Thats a good idea.

I bought them at the Vitamin shoppe. They are 250mg each so you have to take a total of 6 a day.

surgery date: 7/30/12

so, I went back to the store to get the B12...not so much, there are 100, 500 1000, 2000, mg!! how much do we take, and where the hell are the multi with iron, dont they sell them anymore??? also...dr oz had a show that said we shouldnt take minerals anymore cuz they cause alzhiemers, so do we take the mineral or not...what happened to the little red one a days i took growing up ..LOL

so' date=' I went back to the store to get the B12...not so much, there are 100, 500 1000, 2000, mg!! how much do we take, and where the hell are the multi with Iron, dont they sell them anymore??? also...dr oz had a show that said we shouldnt take minerals anymore cuz they cause alzhiemers, so do we take the mineral or not...what happened to the little red one a days i took growing up ..LOL[/quote']

Get sublingual b12. It goes under the tongue. I'm pretty sure that its a standard dose. Then a chewable multi Vitamin. I use flintstones complete or the generic Walmart version. Some docs don't like you taking the flintstones for whatever reason so they do make a chewable Centrum or one a day. I can't remember which. They are kinda hard to find tho. I wouldn't listen to dr oz. Every single day something is good/bad for you and then low and behold a week later it the opposite. Talk to your nut or doc about these things. They know what works for this surgery.

so' date=' I went back to the store to get the B12...not so much, there are 100, 500 1000, 2000, mg!! how much do we take, and where the hell are the multi with Iron, dont they sell them anymore??? also...dr oz had a show that said we shouldnt take minerals anymore cuz they cause alzhiemers, so do we take the mineral or not...what happened to the little red one a days i took growing up ..LOL[/quote']

sublingual B12, I usually have my patients start at 500...however, those aren't barbaric patients so harass your doc for the dose he recommends. I also do the flint stones complete (Kroger generic) it has iron.

HW 312, pre-op (RNY) 255, current weight 204.2

sublingual B12' date=' I usually have my patients start at 500...however, those aren't barbaric patients so harass your doc for the dose he recommends. I also do the flint stones complete (Kroger generic) it has Iron.

HW 312, pre-op (RNY) 255, current weight 204.2[/quote']

Barbaric = bariatric!!!! I rarely refer to my patients as barbaric!!!!!

HW 312, pre-op (RNY) 255, current weight 204.2

so' date=' I went back to the store to get the B12...not so much, there are 100, 500 1000, 2000, mg!! how much do we take, and where the hell are the multi with Iron, dont they sell them anymore??? also...dr oz had a show that said we shouldnt take minerals anymore cuz they cause alzhiemers, so do we take the mineral or not...what happened to the little red one a days i took growing up ..LOL[/quote']

B12 is 500mg a day. I take Flintstones complete for Multivitamin. They have the iron in them.

Thanks everyone... :wub:

I take the calcium chews in lemon and berry. I was having trouble with the chewable chalky ones - I was getting to hate them! The chewy ones taste just like starburst fruit chews. It's more like a treat than a necessary mineral. Buy several flavors and mix them up so you get variety - yummy!

tried these and you are right the lemon are yummy but the chocolate are so gross had to spit it out. so for my calcium intake I used calcium crystals it is something I can add to my protein drinks and unflavored so doesn't change the taste.