I was sleeved on Aug 8.

When can we stop crushing meds and just swallow?

Thanks

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I did it for 2 weeks post op. Some were able to swallow them in the hospital.

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I didn't crush any. There was one that I broke in half, but didn't crush any...and my Omega-3 pill is big....but haven't had any issues.

Because my surgeon gives us Vitamins through IV on the day of surgery, and a Myers Cocktail 4-5 days post-op, we don't actually start taking vitamins for 2-3 weeks post-op. I did take the fish-oil supplement, as well as a magnesium supplement with no issues however.

Breaking up your pills would be fine in most cases for vitamins/supplements, but some prescription pills are time-release and so you'll need to check with your doc beforehand. Most are fine...it's normally just the time-release ones that you can't "crush".

My surgeon said I could start swallowing them immediately after surgery as long as they were smaller than an M&M. If they were bigger I needed to break them in half. Capsules were fine since they were smaller around than an M&M even if they were longer.

Everything I took was smaller than an M&M. I took chewable (not gummy) multi-Vitamin, subligual B-12 and Calcium chews.