Has anyone else had trouble finding Vitamins with the exact specifications your surgeon tells you to take?

I'm supposed to take a chewable or liquid Multivitamin that has 400mcg Folic Acid, 15mg Zinc, and 18mg Iron. And then I'm supposed to take a double dose.

All of the chewables I'm finding have already doubled up on the Folic Acid, but the Zinc and Iron are too low! Should I just supplement the iron?

OPURITY® BYPASS & SLEEVE Optimized - Chewable

This is just 1 of the options of Vitamins my surgeon allows. This is the one I chose.

Chewable Vitamins don't have thiamine. Thiamine is extremely important. There are many vitamins out there that will do what you need. Every doctor will say you need something different. I wouldn't worry about exact amounts. Just need a multivitamin and take double the dose.

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Chewable Vitamins don't have thiamine. Thiamine is extremely important. There are many vitamins out there that will do what you need. Every doctor will say you need something different. I wouldn't worry about exact amounts. Just need a multivitamin and take double the dose.

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The chewables from Celebrate Vitamins have it.

Thanks for the suggestion, but it doesn't have what my doctor told me I needed (no folic acid, not enough zinc/iron). I found Celebrate Vitamins, which I think will do the trick. They're just a bit on the expensive side.

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I just started taking Vitamins through my surgeon office. I will include picture of the bottle. I am having problems absorbing vitamins so they suggested these, they are specifically for bariatric patients. A little pricy, but worth it.

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I use Celebrate brand and order them online.

Oh dear... I tried a sample of Celebrate Vitamins multivitamin (in Pineapple Strawberry) and it was AWFUL. Do all chewable vitamins taste that bad?

Im having the same issue. Bought celebrate with Iron in mango something. Just pure putrid nastiness. I need a way to get Vitamins in, but I need something better asap. I start wretching hurting my pouch. Only 11 days out.

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@@becomingmandikaye, I know – it is super frustrating not to be able to find exactly what you are prescribed! I would first ask your surgeon. It’s possible that your surgeon knows of a specific brand that has exactly what you’ve been recommended to take.

If not, it’s also possible your surgeon might be willing to change the recommended amounts of the ones you’re supposed to take so that they actually match the amounts in a multivitamin that you can find. The recommended Vitamin and mineral amounts are just estimates, since not every person needs the exact same amount of each nutrient, so your surgeon might be able to suggest different amounts that can work for you.

Otherwise, I think the idea to ask a pharmacist is a great one. You can also do what you said, which is to supplement with Iron on top of the multivitamin.

@@Proud2BMe, a lot of research shows that sleeve patients are likely to develop nutrient deficiencies.