Do you still take Vitamins? If so, what kind? I am looking for one vitamins that has everything I need included.

Thank you.

Angie

I still take Vitamins. Though I think it's unlikely you will find one that has everything you need, since you need both Iron and calcium and you can't take both of those at the same time, since they compete for absorption.

For my Multivitamin, I still take Vitaleph, which is the one my surgeon recommended. The instructions say to take three per day (spaced out), but I have only been taking two a day for over a year now and my labs are good.

For my calcium I was taking Citrical Max +D3, but even though I am on a PPI, my primary care physician told me I could cut out supplemental calcium since I am getting so much from my diet and to just take D3 by itself. I just take my grocery store brand D3.

My nutritionist from my surgeon's office also wanted me on a probiotic, so I am still taking one daily. I use this one: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B002S1U7RU

Finally, I use a B12 spray every morning. It's this one: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00K5NEPJY

Those are all the vitamins my nutritionist/surgeon wanted me on. In addition to those, I take Vitamin C, coq10, and Omega 3 every day. I was taking those before my WLS and have continued to take them since.

For me, Vitamins will forever be in my life. That being said, they probably should have been a part of my life before surgery. I had it in my head they would not really do anything for me.

Most people dont realize that when you are morbidly obese, you are also likely malnourished.....yet malnourished! We ate too much of the wrong things!

I am not aware of any one Vitamin that will give you everything. Most vitamin regimens are given to us based on the results of a nutritional panel.

For me i take a multi, D3, B1, B12 and lastly the most important one is calcium citrate chews. All of them are cheap with the exception of the calcium. I buy my other vitamins at walgreens on a buy one get one free deal. There is enough in one bottle for a years use on the multi and the D3. B12 is a sublingual liquid and i only take that once per week...those bottle have lasted me two years.

Calcium on the other hand....I use bariatric pal chews and they are about 30.00 per month. I either buy them on here or amazon, whoever has my favorite flavors for the cheaper price.

Calcium is not cheap but critical.

I also take my Vitamins ( I tend to forget them so I have to get work on remembering) this is what I was told by my team.

I take Celebrate CAPSULES 2 per day, I take SELENIUM 1 a day, Citracal/ vit D3, hair skin and nails 2 daily extra Vit D 3 capsules ( I live in Oregon so we need the extra)and I do Vit b 12 sublingual 1 time per week. I no longer have my monthly so I don't need Iron. All of my LABS are great. I always took a multi Vitamin before my RNY so it really isn't too much different just take a few more vitamins

Twin Lab Bariatric chewable Vitamins or Optisource multi vit. For Calcium I use the chews (like star burst!) or sometimes the gummies. I use B complex sublingual drops and just started taking some Vitamin D and Biotin again.

I still take a chewable pre-natal vitamin but I really don't need to. I'm 2.5 years out and all of my labs come back perfect as I no longer diet and eat healthy portions and snacks throughout the day.