What are the best Vitamins and when do you start them

I've been seeing the Flintstone chewable on a lot of forums. Even the NP mentioned it yesterday at my appointmwnt. I told her I wanted to go ahead and start the Vitamins prior to surgery and she suggested the Flintstone ones. She also said the Calcium with Vitamin d would be good to start considering 90% of their patients come in with a Vitamin D deficiency.

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Oddly my nutritionist specifically said that the Flinstones vitamins or anything similar would not be sufficient due to the lack of iron. I haven't yet, but I'll be purchasing the Celebrate brand for both Multi and Calcium + D. I've also seen the Bariatric Advantage vitamins recommended by many.

@@Laughkc11 my nutritionist said the same things. She said flintstones just is not adequately absorbed even taking multiple per day. She said to be careful how you take Vitamin D and calcium because what is consumed with them affects absorption.

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Thanks for the great responses. Someone told me to take Vitafusion any thoughts

I use Centrum raspberry vitamints. They are similar to a mint so it dissolves

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I use centrum multi, a lot of the other multi's don't contain iron.... And when I was checked at my pcp my iron levels were really low.... Almost enemic, which I never have been before.

I take two Flintstones Complete with Iron, 2 1000 IU of Vitamin D, and Peppermint Oil capsules (for PCOS) daily. My lab work has been excellent. I've tried several other brands of Multivitamins, but unfortunately most either made me feel nauseous (even when taken with food) or caused acne breakouts. I did have a positive experience with Vitamin Code for Women by Garden of Life, but simply reverted to Flintstones for the simplicity of being able to buy them at virtually any store. I also love being able to take them without food or Water.

I don't take calcium because I consume a sufficient amount of it in my diet.

@@Clementine Sky It is good to know that they work for you and even better to have options!

Flintstones Complete has iron, and my doctor and nutritionist both recommended them. They have more zinc and iron than all of the bariatric brands I checked.

Ok, so I'm with Kaiser, and the bariatric nutritionist, case manager, and surgeon have all told me that as bariatric patients, we can only absorb Calcium CITRATE, and never to take it at the same time as Iron. They say that the calcium found in food and milk is insufficient. I was told to take Centrum adult chewables as a Multivitamin, as well as supplementary Iron, calcium citrate, and sublingual B12. Since even with a multivitamin, not enough is consumed. Thats just what I've had drilled into me during all of my visits how important Vitamins are, and I will be following exactly what they tell me to do so I don't become anemic, or have weak bones, or lose my hair as bad. So its interesting to me how different hospitals and nutritionists have different views on Vitamins.

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I bought Centrum Vitamins they have Iron and all the vitamins they want you to have.

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My paperwork says to take a multivitamin with Iron and appropriate levels of B1 and B6, a B12 (sublingual, not oral), and calcium citrate with Vitamin D.

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I take two Flintstones Complete with Iron, 2 1000 IU of Vitamin D, and Peppermint Oil capsules (for PCOS) daily. My lab work has been excellent. I've tried several other brands of Multivitamins, but unfortunately most either made me feel nauseous (even when taken with food) or caused acne breakouts. I did have a positive experience with Vitamin Code for Women by Garden of Life, but simply reverted to Flintstones for the simplicity of being able to buy them at virtually any store. I also love being able to take them without food or Water.

I don't take calcium because I consume a sufficient amount of it in my diet.

I'd imagine everyone's body is different and depending on our diets the visited intake will vary per person.

I also have the same issue, Vitamins tend to make me nauseous. So I've used Olly gummy vitamins in the past, I wonder if this will work after surgery?

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I use the Opurity brand multi-vitamins, and then some other individual supplements, as well as a B-complex patch. When to start them would be a question for your NUT/Surgeon, but in my case, I actually started them pre-op and they helped with some of the headaches...

There are a lot of good brands out there, and I suggest you talk to your NUT as they may have some samples for you to try. You can also contact the various companies and they may provide you with samples also. Best of luck!