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freelyme    149

freelyme
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Most Multivitamins do contain Iron, however since it can be toxic to children a lot of chewables don't...it will state it on the bottle if it contains iron. You should be taking the extra iron as our bodies do not readily absorb iron after surgery.

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Naynay31    63

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I didn't kno the multi had iron! I'm taking Iron aside from it uhmmm oops I'm going to ask @@freelyme since my pharmacy and docs are closed.does Multi Vitamin have iron? I was precribed separate iron!

it does but the amount of Calcium in the Multivitamin is not enough and doesnt block the iron that's in it because it's not enough calcium that's why we take extra calcium and extra iron it's crazy

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Beni    1,484

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My pill taking routine is like an ordeal. I am glad I am not alone. Are you all taking sublingual B12 as well and Biotin?

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Bronxmerci    312

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@@Beni so you know! I didn't want to go to the er! I suffered recovering from my c section and that horrible pain. Those percs messed me up like I felt it in my gut and going down I was miserable, like how do you feel like pooping but its just stuck there? My god, I think I took more than 15 laxatives. When it came out, there was a force I felt it all come out, I even screamed I didn't know that could be possible, idk how my intestines didn't pop. Geez I even took pictures because I would of made the book of world records! Idk how it came out it was like a basketball. I hope I poop soon because I really am scared of going through that again. Okay I'm done with the tmi, sorry guys.

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layknee    357

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I'm spitting up likes baby. My kids had to burp me. (Hitting on the back) I drank my apple juice to close after eating my Soup and baby food beef

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smiley922    447

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I didn't kno the multi had iron! I'm taking Iron aside from it uhmmm oops I'm going to ask @@freelyme since my pharmacy and docs are closed.does Multi Vitamin have iron? I was precribed separate iron!

some multistage do, some don't, I bought Flintstone chewable because it does. Look on the label. Some of the Centrum silver chewable does not.

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Beni    1,484

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OMG I thought I was the only person who had gone through that. My doctor said it was impossible after 4 bottles os sodium citrate. Basically he didn't believe that I had consumed that much. I had not been able to go for 14 days. Imagine.

Later i found out it was the Percs. I was so mad the doctor didn't tell me. heck at least I could have been taking laxatives. I cannot believe how uncaring health care professionals are to Constipation. It is a BIG DEAL

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amylynns    802

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@Bronxmerci---Oh my gosh girl!!! You poor thing!!! I have had issues "going" since, like forever! I finally was recommended a natural "vitamin" called Mag 07 (check it out on Amazon) It works WONDERS. BUT, they're big capsules and I doubt I'll be able to take them after surgery. It's basically a big dose of magnesium, but it's not like a laxatve, it's not "violent", LOL. I'm wondering if I can open the capsules and dump them in applesauce or something. I might bring them to the hospital and ask. Seriously, I've been regular for the last 8 months, which is like a miracle for me.

As far as the meds...for me, my Dr. to take as many chewable or dissolvable as possible. All of mine, except Vit B1 are. And that one is tiny. Oh, and my Calcium, but I have the petite ones, so should be ok.

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Naynay31    63

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OMG I thought I was the only person who had gone through that. My doctor said it was impossible after 4 bottles os sodium citrate. Basically he didn't believe that I had consumed that much. I had not been able to go for 14 days. Imagine.

Later i found out it was the Percs. I was so mad the doctor didn't tell me. heck at least I could have been taking laxatives. I cannot believe how uncaring health care professionals are to Constipation. It is a BIG DEAL

ok so I need to keep the Castro oil on deck lol

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

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