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What water-based multivitamins are there, for gastric sleevers?



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Meaning they come in powders and I just dissolve them in Water. e.g. crystal light.

I havent taken my Vitamins in over 3 months (7 months post-op) and Im not sure if thats why Im maintaining my weight at only 33% excess weight lost (compared to the average 60-70%). So far the surgery has been deemed a failure on my part.

What are the side effects of not taking the vitamins??

What vitamins do you recommend that are water soluble and TASTE decently?

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Is there a reason you can't take normal supplements? There are liquid Vitamins.... but they taste awful. I don't know of ones you could mix into a liquid. And I am an RN. Have you considered a Gummy? Thats what I take :-)

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Bariatric fushion is chewable and an all in one. take 1 chewable 3xs a day for the sleeve.. works great and better than taking 5 pills 2x a day

Chris

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My surgeon sells a powder Vitamin specifically for wls patients, here's a link:

Vitamins.html" rel="external nofollow">http://www.barilife.com/bariatric-vitamin-products/bariatric-multi-vitamins.html

Personally I find them very gritty and nasty and can't really recommend them due to that, but they do have the numbers you need.

GNC sells a powdered Multivitamin for men called Mega Men that a friend of mine takes. He loves the flavor -- he does the vanilla.

http://www.gnc.com/Powdered-Multivitamins/family.jsp?categoryId=4394053

You would definitely want to account for all those calories though!

I used a double dose of Wellesse liquid Multi-Vitamin after surgery, and found it very easy to tolerate:

http://www.amazon.com/Wellesse-Multivitamin-Absorbing-B-Complex-16-Fluid-Ounce/dp/B004YB429Q/

If you can tolerate a chewable, I recommend the Trader Joe's High Potency Chewable Multivitamin -- it tastes good and is much cheaper than just about anything else on the market. Plus it has a lot fewer calories and carbs than most multi's, including, ironically enough, those marketed specifically for wls patients.

And by the way, I think seven months out is way too early to call your surgery a failure! Definitely you want to get back on track with your Vitamins, that's important for your health, but also, if you haven't, give a scathingly honest and detailed look at what you are eating -- my dietician, surgeon, and exercise physiologist all say that if you aren't losing weight, it can 99% of the time be traced back to what you are eating, rather than supplements, exercise, hormones (yes men are subject to hormonal fluctuations, thyroid problems and so on too), etc.

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