I hate the chewables...i want to take a "regular" vitamin

This must really vary for everyone, as I have been taking full-sized pills since my second day in the hospital, including a huge capsule to prevent gallbladder problems, which I have to take twice a day. I just take them one at a time and wait a few minutes between each pill.

My nutritionist insists on chewables and crushing pills but I couldn't do it anymore. The taste was awful. I start back to swallowing pills at about 2 weeks post-op. My surgeon was fine with it, he just told me not to tell the nutritionist lol.

I did buy the petite version of the Calcium citrate. The petite are big enough, I'd hate to see what the regular ones look like.

I've been taking regular vitamins and pills since about two weeks out also... I don't see why anyone should have to do powdered/chewables for longer than a month at most. Once you're on solid food, you should be fine.

Omg thank you guys! They tell us post op that it is imperative we don't vomit, yet they force those chewables on us!!!!!

Ditto the others. I was able to find a Multivitamin that is about as small as an Advil which made me very happy. All my tests have come back good so it must be a good Vitamin. I do take the chewable calcium but only because I like the taste of it.

Agree with the others. I take all of the pills that the surgeon wanted and some additional ones that my sister, also a doc, added. I just bought one of the "old lady" weekly pill holder and I take it to the office. Then I just take them one at a time over the course of the entire day.

I love the multi-vit that I found. It's actually a prenatal Vitamin made by Rainbow Light. They sell a mini-tablet version that is way easier to get down. It's a food based vitamin with Probiotics and a bunch of extras.

At my 3 week post op visit with my surgeon she said i can start taking full size pills, just don't go taking a handful all at once.