I've been trying to get my barbaric multi vitamin and chalky calcium chewable down with hit and miss success. Some days I can handle one but not the other no matter how long in between I wait. They are so disgusting to chew I sometimes gag on them and throw them up. Any suggestions other than trying another brand. When can we swallow a regular vitamin?

I was allowed to swallow real Vitamins at 7 days post-op. You shouldn't be taking your multi-Vitamin and Calcium within 2 hours of one another. Iron (in the multi-vitamin) and calcium compete for absorption.

For my bariatric multi-vitamin, I take Vitaleph. And for my calcium, I take Citrical Plus D3 Maximum. Make sure you are taking calcium citrate and not calcium carbonate.

My bariatric Vitamins were hideous tasting horse pills (Bariatric Advantage AE). I tried cutting them in half and I tried cutting them in quarters. I mashed them up with a mortar and pestle and stirred it into applesauce. Blech!!!!

So, I my doctor let me try Flintstone Chewables, but I came up a little short on my B vitamins with the next blood labs. I switched to a Walgreen's brand for women over 50, plus folic acid supplements, sublingual B12, and D3. I also get Walgreen's brand of chewable Calcium plus D. They have it in caramel or chocolate. Both are ok.

My December (year two) blood labs were perfect.

I've been trying to get my barbaric multi vitamin and chalky calcium chewable down with hit and miss success. Some days I can handle one but not the other no matter how long in between I wait. They are so disgusting to chew I sometimes gag on them and throw them up. Any suggestions other than trying another brand. When can we swallow a regular vitamin?

I'm with you. I can't hardly stand the taste of my chewable multivitamin and calcium. So, to be honest...I only take them about once per week. I know that I need to take them every day, but it's difficult when you don't like the taste. And I have trouble buying a different brand since I spent a lot of money on these.

I would gag everyday taking them until my apt with NUT, she told me about patchmd.com .. It's a lifesaver for me. Just place a patch on the back of my shoulder each day

I would gag everyday taking them until my apt with NUT, she told me about patchmd.com .. It's a lifesaver for me. Just place a patch on the back of my shoulder each day

I use PatchMD too! I love it! I use two patches. The multi vitamin and the B12.

Thanks everyone for the feedback, they are good ideas. It kind of makes me made not to finish these since they cost me so much but I know I need the vitamins and calcium. I'm going to look into the patch idea.

My NUT has me on the Flintstone's chewables and so far, so good for me. The best calcium I have had is the Bariatric Advantage Calcium Chewy bites in chocolate. Tastes just like a chocolate truffle to me. The lemon ones are good too.

My NUT has me on the Flintstone's chewables and so far, so good for me. The best calcium I have had is the Bariatric Advantage Calcium Chewy bites in chocolate. Tastes just like a chocolate truffle to me. The lemon ones are good too.

I might have to give those a try bc I can't stand mine.

I use Vitamelts which taste good and melt in your mouth.