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Day 4 post op, vitimin question

Hey everyone, having a hard time getting my multy bit in. They are chewable and don't taste bad, but they are HUGE and I have to take 4 a day plus all the other vitamins.

Has anyone found a liquid or something smaller that they like?

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I bought, but hated, the chewables. I switched to a bariatric multi Vitamin with Iron, three caps a day, spread out. Also went to a Calcium citrate pill rather than chewable, those were ghastly!!!

I had to buy my own cause of the price they charged at my Dr.'s office, I think they are pretty right on since they told me I didn't have to take anything else, they are called "Fusion" they are chewable mixed berry, and because of the discount I saved a whole lot, my Dr.'s office vitamins were $24.99 for 30, and you need to take 2 per day so approx $50.00 per month, fusion with the discount was about $26.99 and I got 120 count, so twice the amount for about half the price?

My surgeon and my nut. said to start taking vitamins and calcium citrate two weeks after bypass....after liquid part and when mushy started...

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I take the flinstone with Iron chewable. 2 a day. They are small and taste ok. I take other vitamins but you were asking about a multivitamin. Good luck

I had to buy my own cause of the price they charged at my Dr.'s office, I think they are pretty right on since they told me I didn't have to take anything else, they are called "Fusion" they are chewable mixed berry, and because of the discount I saved a whole lot, my Dr.'s office vitamins were $24.99 for 30, and you need to take 2 per day so approx $50.00 per month, fusion with the discount was about $26.99 and I got 120 count, so twice the amount for about half the price?

Great Advice, just found out that my doctor's office is charging $84.00 monthly. I'll be ordering elsewhere too.

I didn't start my vitamins until I was a week post op per my surgeon. My multi is huge. In the morning my husband calls them my 2nd breakfast.

Try to go on google and key in "bariatric chewable vitamins" also next time I will be looking for gummies, yeah I'd love to cut them into quarters, I'll give it a shot, just afraid to forget or lose them at work, that's why I love this forum lots of info, wish I could sip my protein too......

I found a liquid calcium citrate at Walmart that doesn't taste bad. Other then that taking something is better than nothing. I been taking easy to swallow prenatal vitamins but flint stones sounds much better! LOL! Good luck!

We can't do gummies, don't absorb. Also we are adults so have to take adult vitamins. Check out the America Society for metabolic and Bariatric Surgery guidelines. It tells you everything you need to be taking in regards to vitamins.

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The nutritionist at my surgeons office gave me a couple of recommended brands that are specifically for Bariatrics. Celebrate is the brand I'm using. I ordered them on Amazon. Multi with iron, b12, d3, and calcium citrate all came to $85 for about a month and a half supply.

I am still in hospital on post op day 2 and my doctor tols me thia morning that i shouldn't take any vitamins or supplements until by 10 day postop appointment with them in the office. They recommended chewables after that so i have gotten Celebrate vitamins from amazon.

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