Hi all,

My doc wants me to take these specific bariatric chewable Vitamins. I cannot put them in my mouth without gagging- I think it's the smell and the fact that they taste terrible.

Is anyone take vitamins in pill or liquid form? If so could you share the names? I meet with my NUT On Thursday and am hoping for an alternative.

I take bariatric advantage chewables. They are fruit flavored.

I was given a list of acceptable Vitamins by my surgeon/dietician. I chose Flinstones chewables-2/day. I have a tough time taking vitamins. These are easy for me to take. I also take extra Biotin and B complex because I'm hoping the extra keeps my hair from falling out. [i realize this isn't rational but it makes me feel better ). And, calcium!

http://www.amazon.com/Flintstones-Childrens-Complete-Multivitamin-150-Count/dp/B001G7QQEU/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1456872268&sr=8-1&keywords=flintstones+complete

WLS Vitamins. My surgeon sells them; vitamins, Calcium, Iron, B12, Vitamin D and a bunch of other options. wlsvitamins.com. I've been on them since 2003 and my labs are always great. Prices are reasonable.

Thank you both. These are great suggestions and will give them a try.

I take the EA from Bariatric Advantage. They are chewable and I actually like them. I also take a gummy D because I am deficient and a liquid b12.

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I am currently taking centrum adult chewables, quick dissolve biotin (5000mcg) I take two. I also drink a super b vitamin and calcium chewables. I'm 6 months out and haven't had an issue yet. Although for the first 4 months I did take only 2 flintstones a day, I'm still losing hair and was starting to feel a little dizzy, when I read the bottle, they didn't compare at all to the centrum. Both are palatable so why not go for the one with all the extra good stuff in it? Good luck!

I had a hard time finding vitamins I could tolerate, but what I found were multivitamin packets that you add to water from Celebrate Bariatric vitamins. I like the raspberry lemonade flavor. It gets me to drink my water that way too. What I actually did was order their sample pack for $3, and over a couple weeks tried all their different flavor a of chewable vitamins too so I knew what I liked. The packets come in the sample pack too. Here is the link:

https://www.celebratevitamins.com/sample-pack.html

I use Barimelts brand. So easy to take and they don't taste or smell foul.

My surgeon's office pretty much swears by Flintstones complete 2 chewables a day. I have found that I like the flavor better than generic ones so I stick with them.

Good luck finding a good Vitamin.

pam

I take the Celebrate Bariatric Vitamins in Berry flavor and I actually like them. I also take the Bariatric Advantage Calcium Citrate in chocolate flavor and they are pretty good too.

I will be having my surgery the first week in April and I just had this conversation with the NP and the dietician. A good friend of mine that had the surgery had given me one of her chewable Vitamins to try because she said she could not tolerate them, so I tried the chewable and I was not crazy either about them. I told the dietician that I tried the chewable and was not crazy about them what could I get. She explained that they have some that you can swallow or open the capsule up and sprinkle over your food. I have attached a picture of them because I went ahead and bought my first bottle for after my surgery. They were only $20.00 in the office, but online you can buy a 3 month supply which equals to be a little cheaper. ***Very important though that you take these or something comparable because she explained that a lot of the over the counter chewable or gummy vitamins DO NOT have the amount or vitamins that you need. These have all that you need except the calcium which I have the chewable calcium supplements for that. Hope all this made sense and will help you.

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