Im gagging and dry heaving every time I have to chew one. Please tell me someone has a trick. My doctor said I must do chewables for the 1st month

Omg....I know. Its sooooo gross. If you get the trick, fill me in!

The trick is getting good ones! I used the Bariatric Advantage, caramel-flavored. They were such a treat I looked forward to them!

What kind are you using? I'm using Tums ultra-strength (like I used before surgery) and it goes down OK.

We have to use celebrate and they are a nasty orange

I also look forward to mine- sugar free caramel ones from COSTCO....

I use liquid calcium from Wellesse - it tastes fine.

I use bariatric advantage orange flavor. It tastes like an orange starburst. Yummy!

CVS has a great generic brand that taste like fruit candy! I also like the Viactiv calcium chews.

If you'd really rather not get a chewable, try Blue Bonnet liquid! They literally taste like jam and go down so smooth. I remember mixing it in with a Peanut Butter flavored Protein shake and it was like having PBJ!

FYI....not all chewable calcium are the right kind. Usually the ones you find at Walmart, CVS and costco are calcium carbonate, Tums are calcium carbobate as well. Bariatric patients should take calcium citrate, that is what I was told by my nutritionist and surgeon.

The Bariatric Advantage are good. Calcet Creamy Bites are good, they come in lemon and chocolate. You can find them on drugstore.com

The cost got to be too much for me so I take calcium citrate pills now.

Darn. My doc said I have to do all chewable powder type the 1st month and yes it's calcium citrate. Very hard to find elsewhere. I can't stand these. The caramel sounds much better. I'm going in tomorrow and see if they will let me switch

Im gagging and dry heaving every time I have to chew one. Please tell me someone has a trick. My doctor said I must do chewables for the 1st month

I just got regular and crushed them then cover them with a tsp of almond butter. I got chewable samples from Bariatric Choice. The caramel/starburst like ones were good. The other chewable pills were nasty. I now just swallow them

The trick is getting good ones! I used the Bariatric Advantage, caramel-flavored. They were such a treat I looked forward to them!

Those are good but too candy like for me. Also Pricey for the amount you need to take a day.

What kind are you using? I'm using Tums ultra-strength (like I used before surgery) and it goes down OK.

As mentioned Tums is calcium carbonate, not citrate. Citrate is better for absorption and what is recommended for bariatric patients.

Edited February 2, 201511 yr by BLERDgirl

My NUT and Surgeon have me taking Flintstone Complete Chewable tablets twice a day. They aren't bad but I swallow them whole. I am 4 months out hoping that they will change them when I go back in March.

What kind are you using? I'm using Tums ultra-strength (like I used before surgery) and it goes down OK.

Tums are calcium carbonate. It's recommended that bariatric patients take calcium citrate. I had taken tums for calcium for years prior to my sleeve, but my surgeon had me switch to citrical post-op.

@@monopoly2015, I don't understand... you HAVE to use Celebrate?

@@BeagleLover - some program a contract with suppliers and as part of the program requirements pts buy their Protein drinks and/or Vitamins & supplements directly from the doctors office