So on my Quest to prepare for surgery on JUNE 1st I am getting a lot of conflicting information on Vitamins. Can anyone who has had great lab results post op give me any insight on the best chewable in the early stages? https://www1.bariatricadvantage.com/compare/multivitamin_retail

a chart I found comparing these vitamins

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My NUT told me to take Flinstones Chewables (no gummies) so that is what I have been doing. One with Breakfast and one with dinner.

same here!

Honestly, IMO, don't stress too much about this. Find a decent chewable vitamin that you can tolerate. If they are regular, non-bariatric vitamins, take a double dose, one with breakfast and one with dinner. What's important is that you find something you can keep down and take regularly, not that you find the absolutely best vitamin. You'll get labs drawn as you progress and if you need to make adjustments, you will.

I took Wellesse liquid vitamins for the first several weeks after surgery, then switched to Trader Joe's High Potency chewable. I guarantee you I spent less money and ingested fewer calories and carbs than anyone who used a specialty bariatric vitamin and my labs were always flawless.

I know vitamin companies (and some surgeons and dietitians) like to try to get you to believe that unless you start ingesting their vitamins immediately after surgery, all your hair and teeth will immediately fall out and then you'll die, but I promise that won't happen. You'll do great as long as you find a reasonable vitamin that you can tolerate, take it regularly, and keep on top of your labs.

I'm not post op yet but have had the post op meeting with the Nut... Along with chewables... B12 sublingual 1000mg once a week, were her recommendation... Don't see much about b12 mention on this forum

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I had bought the opurity Vitamins and Calcium, and they were ok. my labs are excellent in terms of vitamins and minerals, and when I used them up I switched back to the ones I took pre op because I was no longer required to use chewables.