I was looking at Vitamins for post-op and I am overwhelmed with how many brands and formulas.

Anyone have any suggestions?

I have tried many...I couldn't stomach them. They made me gag. I take a Flintstones Complete Chewable twice a day, along with my Celebrate B12 and Calcium.

Edited March 22, 201511 yr by Jenn1376

I am still taking an adult 'gummy' Vitamin (recommended by my MD for the first month or so). He recommends just a regular adult vitamin, no Iron - unless you are anemic pre-op. I take a Vitamin D, as I was deficient prior to surgery, Vitamin B-12, Biotin (to prevent hair loss and brittle nails), calcium and fish oil (to help tighten, prevent loose saggy skin - again recommended by my MD). I also take a Vitamin C gummy every once in a while, as I don't want to get sick again and drinking orange or grapefruit juice is out of the question.

I like whole food based Vitamins. They contain cofactors and micronutrients that just can't be duplicated with synthetic Vitamin products created in a lab. Most of them also contain Probiotics and digestive enzymes. Garden of Life Vitamin Code and Source of Life Gold are two that I have used for years...even before WLS. They come in capsules, tablets, chewable and liquid.

Besides the Multivitamin, I also take Nature's Bounty fish oil/Vitamin D gel cap (most people are Vitamin D deficient with or without WLS) and sublingual B12 (methylcobalamin, not cyanocobalamin) because after VSG you cannot absorb oral B12. Iron and calcium citrate (taken separately) is also recommended for WLS patients, but bloodwork 6 months out showed my iron and calcium levels were high so I don't take them anymore. It is important to do bloodwork for life so you can adjust supplements as needed before deficiencies become a problem.

Im either chewing or using the liquid..can't swallow big pills anymore. this was way before surgery though. the liquid B12 and D3 I take now have no fillers so I am doing much better with them.

Its actually easy. Whatever you do, do not buy Flintstone's chewable Vitamins as they do not have all the things an adult needs. Instead, buy Centrum chewable vitamins. One or two bottles will be enough for you to be healed and after that you can go back to taking your regular Vitamin. You can also purchase bariatric vitamins but these aren't really necessary and are far more expensive than Centrum chewable vitamins.

Remember, after you stomach heals you should be able to swallow your pills as normal.

I was looking at vitamins for post-op and I am overwhelmed with how many brands and formulas.

Anyone have any suggestions?

I ended up buying the bariatric advantage Ultra chewables and calcium citrate chewables for the 1st month then I'm going to switch to the pills.

I haven't yet but I was told by the time I get back I should be able to start taking them. So probably about 5 days. But I'm going to talk to the Dr. And see what he says.

I took Centrum chewables and sublingual b12, d3, biotin etc, and calcium citrate chews early on until I was healed. Now I just swallow a handful of supplements morning and night and do a chewable iron with C mid day. I was swallowing the iron my my saturation was a bit low at my 1 year labs so hoping to absorb this one better.

Has anyone tried the multivitamin from unjury for sleeve patients? I think it's called opurity. It's chewable.