3 weeks post op bypass and just started my supplements. Curious how many pills is safe to take at one time. Would hate to get an obstruction of pills in my gut or stomach. Obviously not a lot at once but these Calcium tabs are huge! The dose calls for 2 tabs twice a day. I have no problem swallowing the pills whole (actually they feel rough and get hung going down when cut in half) but can I take 2 at a time or do I have to space out all 4 tabs throughout the day. That's hard to keep up with 5 different dosing times (5th being my Iron and Multivitamin since you can't take iron and calcium together).

Just curious what everyone else does for supplement timing and how many you take at a time?

:-)

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U need to use hard chewable..or at least chewables ..hard is not good..or jel caps

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Crush them. You shouldnt have any pills larger than an m&m.

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Patch

Thanks for the feedback. These are from bariactiv with the B12 nasal spray meant for post surgery pts...but pills are still big. I didn't like the taste of the chewables.

I was thinking about the Patches but not enough evidence out there to show the absorption is as effective...or is there and I just can't find it?

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The practice I go to prefers them and they do bloodwork to make sure of their efficacy. They have us use Multiplus from patchmd.com. the days I forgot, I felt tired. I put the patch on now after my morning shower so I won't forget.

I noticed there are Patches for everything. Do you only wear the Multivitamin patch or do you do all the supplements in patches?

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I suggest getting chewable Vitamins or try Vitamin Patches. Patches are awesome, nothing to swallow!

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@@rnjen5611 I also get the Bariactiv Vitamins and Calcium from Nascobal. Those calcium pills are not supposed to be swallowed whole but slowly dissolved in the mouth or chewed.

Nascobal is the name of the B12 nasal spray but the Calcium that comes with it and the Nascobal come from Nutrition Direct.

https://www.drugs.com/pro/nascobal.html

I find it really hard to take 4 of the calcium pills per day and the chalkiness is offensive. I recently got Bariatric Advantage strawberry chews and really like the taste. They're like candy, but they're expensive.

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