I had my final pre-surg nutrition appointment last week and she explained to me that I'd need chewable Vitamins post-op, for multi and Calcium citrate (and potentially Iron, depending on lab work pre-surg), as well as liquid b12.

I've been looking at all the chewables out there, and wondering if those who have gone before me have insight as to what vitamins worked best for them, either for quality or pricing.

Thanks for any replies!

i use the prescription nascobol nasal spray for B12. it works great. i tried some liquid under the tongue B12 and it didnt seem to help much. with the nasal spray i get my Vitamins, chewable. calcium, Iron, and multi Vitamin. my doc says they are great vitamins. they are mailed to me every month. nasal spray is once a week. it costs $25. however, i have met my out of pocket max so it costs me nothing. nothing costs me anything now until september 1 :)

Edited February 10, 201610 yr by rking

I use Trader Joe's High Potency Chewable Multi's. I took 2 per day for the first six months after surgery, then scaled back to one per day. They are the cheapest I have found, as well as the lowest calorie and lowest carb I have found. They taste fine, very mild. My labs have always been great.

I use a multi from Bariatric Advantage: Advanced Multi EA Chewable Tablets

For B12 I use this sublingual: http://www.cvs.com/shop/product-detail/Natures-Bounty-Sublingual-Liquid-B-12-Liquid-5000-mcg?skuId=860685

If possible, get samples or the smallest possible unit of several brands. I never had issues with sublingual B-12. But on the other vitamins, I stocked up on Barimelts brand and started taking them when I was cleared to start taking vitamins (~1 month po stop). Lo and behold, they make me nauseous! I recently found a multivitamin and vitamin D/iron patch that I started this week because I couldn't handle the vitamin induced nausea anymore.

Where did you find the vitamin patch??? I need it!

Where did you find the Vitamin patch??? I need it!

We carry all the Patches in the BariatricPal Store at http://store.bariatricpal.com/collections/patchmd

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I use the patches. I love them! I could not find a chewable I could stomach. So far my blood work had been good with the patches.

I use Opurity chewables for both Multi and Cal Citrate. I've been using them for about a month and so far so good. Still trying to find an Iron supplement that agrees with me.

Thank all of you so much for your replies with insight! I was stressing out about cost and making sure I got Vitamins that were going to meet my daily needs, etc. Between this thread and finally finding details in my NUT's handouts, I made decisions and got things purchased online! I've still got at least 6 weeks until surgery (no date yet), but I've got vitamins ready!

-Indigo