Can anyone provide insight or feedback in regards to vitamin B1 deficiency? Prior to the sleeve i did not suffer from B1 deficiency and ever since sleeved when i get my blood work done quarterly by the surgeon the results show B1 levels are not in normal range. Now I have to supplement it by taking one tablet daily. Is this something of great danger/concern?

I use the Bariatric Advantage chews also. All I have had were Carmel and they aren't bad.

I will have to,ask my NUT about B1.

On 12/28/2015 at 2:04 PM, gomezk2 said:

Can anyone provide insight or feedback in regards to Vitamin B1 deficiency? Prior to the sleeve i did not suffer from B1 deficiency and ever since sleeved when i get my blood work done quarterly by the surgeon the results show B1 levels are not in normal range. Now I have to supplement it by taking one tablet daily. Is this something of great danger/concern?

Are you still suffering from it? I was prescribed B1 also after surgery and was not given any information as to why.

20 hours ago, vze4n4n8 said:

Are you still suffering from it? I was prescribed B1 also after surgery and was not given any information as to why.

I was also prescribed b1 after surgery. My surgeon said it is one of the more important vitamins to take after surgery because a small number of people with b1 deficiency report some serious side effects. I can't remember them all, but neurological issues like tremors, memory loss, speech problems. And those issues are permanent....so once you ARE showing those symptoms, you can't just start taking b1 again and go back to normal. You will have those effects for life. It is a very, VERY small percentage of bariatric patients that develop these issues due to b1 deficiency (less than 1%), but the side effects are so severe, it is important to prevent them. I'd say my cognitive ability is worth taking b1. I have no idea why doctors don't talk about it like my surgeon - perhaps it is just too small an occurrence, but it's so important!

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