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My nutritionist said "no gummies". I never asked why, and purchased the opurity Vitamins on the powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury website. They tasted pretty good, too!

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That's so strange that they are all different. My nut suggested gummies because they are more easily absorbed and I'd be more likely to take them. She was right, I take em everyday. All my Vitamins are Gummy now except the Biotin which is the consistency of taffy.

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My doctor said no gummies too, but the Bariatric Advantage chewables i could not keep down. I took gummies until I got to where I could take capsules. He was not happy. Bariatric Advantage has capsules that don't make me instantly barf. I still get a little nauseated but at least it doesn't come back up. I take those now

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I was in pre-op seminar, so vsg, rny, and band info, and they told us all NO to gummies. they're missing 3 Vitamins you need. they recommended Flinstones complete, so thats what i've been using.

My surgeon and my NUT both said no gummies because if you compare them they don't contain nearly the same amount of Vitamins that chewables do.

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My NUT and surgeon insisted on no gummies for the multi-Vitamins because they don't contain essential minerals. They told me two Flintstone's chewables per day is more than enough. They did say Gummy Calcium was OK, though.

If anyone is looking for a really good Calcium, I do recommend the BlueBonnet brand of liquid calcium. It actually tastes really fantastic and you can mix it into your shakes post-op to make sure you're getting it in. :)

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