What are the best multi vitamins post op?

[gidgetgrl 76]

My surgeon gave me a sample pack of Vitamins for post sleeve surgery. Said I would need four a day chewable, but these things are nickel size! Any suggestions on Multi Vitamins post op? These are made by fusion.< /p>

[OKCPirate 5,323]

That is kind of a loaded question. Sleaver's don't have the same malabsorption issues that others surgeries produce. I do a chew-able Centrum in the morning and an off brand soft gel in the late afternoon. Blood work has been fine, but I do add magnesium (umm, it helps you poop regularly) and a couple of extra things I think are important to my personal health goals.

[gidgetgrl 76]

That is kind of a loaded question. Sleaver's don't have the same malabsorption issues that others surgeries produce. I do a chew-able Centrum in the morning and an off brand soft gel in the late afternoon. Blood work has been fine, but I do add magnesium (umm, it helps you poop regularly) and a couple of extra things I think are important to my personal health goals.

Thanks @ OKCPirate. I also have taken liquid magnesium drops before and they work well. Not sure how my body will react yet, surgery is 9/1. I'm gonna try the Centrum.

[catwoman7 11,235]

I also take Centrum (chewable) - or the CVS equivalent

[Christinamo7 4,042]

I had bought some opurity chewables for right after - but once they were gone I take a once a day women's Vitamin from garden of life.

[melvin5ft2 56]

I've been taking a womens mega Vitamin soft chew from GNC. Some Calcium soft chews from walgreens, an Omega 3 packet (coromega) also at gnc, an Iron pill, and a separate b6, B12, and Biotin sublingual combo from wonder labs. I won't get updated blood work until my 6 month appointment. Will see then if anything needs to be adjusted. I started with a chewable multi from opurity, but after surgery just couldnt stomach chewing them... so I went with soft chews.

[mngreeneyes 674]

I am a bypass patient and 9+ month post op, but my surgeon's office recommends Flintstone's Complete chewable for all their patients, bypass or sleeve. The generic equivalent is fine, if it has all the same levels of the Vitamins and minerals. I still use Flintstones because I think they taste better than the store brand ones I have tried.

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