Vitamin Help Please :)

[sweetsavannah 20]

Good morning lovely people!

I'm 21 days post-op and desperate to find a Multi-Vitamin that I'll be able to stomach. I tried opurity after surgery and it made me nauseous almost to the point of vomiting 3 times in a row, so I gave up. My surgeon's office didn't have any other recommendations, however they did clear me to take regular Vitamins now. I'm trying not to spend hundreds of dollars trying to find the right Vitamin, but I know it might have to happen since everyone is different.

Does anyone love their multi-vitamin? I'm open to all recommendations. I can take chewables, regular vitamins, or gummies (will have to check the sugar though).

Thanks in advance!

[Amelie2016 116]

I absolutely love my "Bariatric Advantage Advanced Multi EA". Tastes like a candy Bracelet. And I love my Calcium Citrate chewables, they taste like tootie rolls.

I had my VSG on Feb 1st and don't want to swallow huge pills if I can help it. I have enough other things to swallow, like the probiotic. I mix in my liquid Trace Minerals with a large bottle of Water and can not taste it . =D

I'll exhaust you talking about vitamins! lol (I still need to learn to make my posts succinct. >.>)

Edited February 23, 2016 by Amelie2016

[afergo71 1]

I take the gummi multi Vitamins and all my blood work has come back great. Good luck in finding something you can handle taking.

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[sweetsavannah 20]

I absolutely love my "Bariatric Advantage Advanced Multi EA". Tastes like a candy Bracelet. And I love my calcium citrate chewables, they taste like tootie rolls.

I had my VSG on Feb 1st and don't want to swallow huge pills if I can help it. I have enough other things to swallow, like the probiotic. I mix in my liquid Trace Minerals with a large bottle of Water and can not taste it . =D

I'll exhaust you talking about vitamins! lol (I still need to learn to make my posts succinct. >.>)

Thanks Amelie! I take the BA calcium citrate chewables and I think they're pretty good. Are the Advanced Multi EA chewables really large or smaller? I heard you have to take two of them.

Edited February 23, 2016 by sweetsavannah

[Miss Mac 6,261]

My Bariatric Advantage AE tasted like vomit and saurkraut. I wasted a lot of money on them.

Now I take a generic multi with extra B Vitamins from Walgreens.

[sweetsavannah 20]

My Bariatric Advantage AE tasted like vomit and saurkraut. I wasted a lot of money on them.

Now I take a generic multi with extra B Vitamins from Walgreens.

Yikes! That doesn't sound appetizing lol! I'm tired of wasting money too. Hoping to find the right Vitamin this time around

[Champ715 207]

I have been using the patch Vitamins from Patch MD and I love them. I had my bloodwork done last Friday and everything was great except low levels of Vitamin B12. My mom and dad both have had low b12 levels their entire lives so maybe it's a hereditary thing. The doctor put me on a b12 regimen of 500mg per day but everything else looked good.

[ohhsosweetxvb 44]

As silly as this sounds, my doctor said I could take Flintstone Vitamins, the ones with Iron though. They might taste better because they're for kids. I'm currently taking Centrum chewables, orange flavor. They're okay, bareable lol

[JamieLogical 8,684]

I take the Vitaleph Bariatric multi-vitamins my surgeon recommended still at 18 months post-op. I have never had any issues swallowing or digesting them and my labs always come back perfect.

[4MRB4PHOTO 3,899]

My Bariatric Advantage AE tasted like vomit and saurkraut. I wasted a lot of money on them.

Now I take a generic multi with extra B Vitamins from Walgreens.

"Vomit and Sauerkraut"? That doesn't sound like a very good flavor choice. Maybe you should have tried their "mixed berries" flavor instead.

Edited February 23, 2016 by 4MRB4PHOTO

[Bufflehead 6,358]

I stay away from bariatric products that "taste like candy" -- the last thing I need to be doing is stoking my desire to eat candy! I also don't need to load up on the calories and carbs packed into those kinds of Vitamins. I use Trader Joe's High Potency chewable Multi's. Very low calorie, low carb, and cheap. They taste fine (not like candy though). I took 2 per day for the 6 months after surgery, then switched to one per day. My labs have always been great, and I've never had any problems with nausea or anything like that.

[amandastearns 79]

I've been nutrameteix and it's a great product. It's liquid and you just have to drink it in the morning on an empty stomach. It taste like tang kind of. The best part is the convince and the 8oz counts to your liquids! I buy mine online.

[Amelie2016 116]

I absolutely love my "Bariatric Advantage Advanced Multi EA". Tastes like a candy Bracelet. And I love my Calcium Citrate chewables, they taste like tootie rolls.

I had my VSG on Feb 1st and don't want to swallow huge pills if I can help it. I have enough other things to swallow, like the probiotic. I mix in my liquid Trace Minerals with a large bottle of Water and can not taste it . =D

I'll exhaust you talking about vitamins! lol (I still need to learn to make my posts succinct. >.>)

Thanks Amelie! I take the BA calcium citrate chewables and I think they're pretty good. Are the Advanced Multi EA chewables really large or smaller? I heard you have to take two of them.

They are about the size of a nickle and maybe 1/4 inch tall. I just suck on them instead of chewing and swallowing. =)

It doesn't trigger me to crave sweets because I was always a savory food addict. Maybe your office could give you a sample, or if you call them perhaps they can give you a sample that way you won't have to spend money on something you might not like. =)

[misi324 22]

I started on Bariatric Advantage chewables, then switched to Patch MD Multivitamins after the first month. Eating 2 caramel calcium chews per day. My 3 month labs were all in the normal range. Vitamin D was on the low side of normal, but up from what it has been in the past. My Dr. doesn't have a problem with his patients using them -- but did warn me to make sure the Patches don't come off when the heat of summer rolls around. You might give them a try.

[cindyw41 761]

I use Centrum vitamints

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