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Vitamin Question!

Okay so I have a list of Vitamins I should buy. What are you guys taking? I know I would be getting:

1) Flintstone Complete (Chewable)

2) B-12 500mg

3) Chewable Calcium+D Supplement 1000mg

And can I purchase liquid vitamins or no?

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    • shmily
      shmily

      This has been addressed MANY times. If you do a forum search on Vitamins, you will find a host of information

    • NieMarie
      NieMarie

      Ugh im nervous as well because you would think if it's gonna be hard to swallow the vitamins we're not able too chew we could do liquid form. An yah im afraid ill get sick too. I'll be getting a defin

    • Baconville
      Baconville

      The only vitamin that I had to swallow after surgery was the vitamin D pill and that was never a problem. Every clinic is different. I followed my clinics advice and would encourage you to follow yo

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    It sure seems that different surgeons have very different Vitamin requirements. My surgeon told me to avoid any kind of gummy vitamin. I take a Centrum Silver multi twice daily, a B12 sublingual and a Bariatric Advantage calcium citrate chew twice daily. My bloodwork last week was great. I seem to be getting just the right amount of everything I need.

    I've been reading up on liquid Vitamins and the consensus seems to be that they are absorbed better by the body, but since I seem to be doing well with the chewables, I think I'll save myself the expense of liquid vitamins.

    Yes my surgeon told ne NO GUMMY. Im gonna ask about liquid vitamins because obviously it's easier then the chewing lol. I seen liquid B-12 & ill ask my doctor is that okay

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    You need to take a high-potency daily multivitamin and mineral supplement that contains a minimum of 18 mg of Iron, 400 mcg of folic acid, selenium, copper and zinc. Take 1,200 to 2,000 mg of calcium daily. A total of 800 to 1,000 International Units (IUs) of Vitamin D each day and about 1000 mcg vitamin b12 sublingual daily.

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