OK so I decided I was going to take one of my ProCare vitamins. Not chewable! They are well over the size I'm suppose to take. I feel it stuck and uncomfortable. I'm scared to go to sleep!!!

I'm 2 weeks post op!

You need to walk, don't drink Water, walk, walk walk, it will work it down.

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Break it in half and swallow a piece at a time

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How do you feel today? Hoping it finally went through last night.

@@Bypass2017, how are you doing now? Start taking 20-30 bites per chew...

I feel much better after I walked all around my house last night!! I can't break this one in half. It's a capsule. I guess I need to put it in pudding something from now on. ???? Thanks everyone!

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@@Bypass2017, great! can you switch out the pill to some drops or a chewable? Chewing a capsule sucks!

Someone told me to use Flintstone chewables but I'm not sure if that's got all I need in it? Plus I don't know that would taste any better to me either. I've been thinking of checking out the Vitamin Patches too.

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@@Bypass2017, I heard the patches were not good to use. My doctor hasn't approved of it yet

I've heard that too. Was going to ask my doctor at my 1 month post op.

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Hopefully soon you will be able to swallow a normal Vitamin. I think I did the chewables (centrum) until the bottle was empty and then my bariatric team told me to buy the generic Vitamins with added D3 from Walgreens.

I was able to swallow them about 8 weeks post op.

I still cannot swallow pills that are fat. I can swallow long capsules like tylenol but things like NyQuil liquicaps will get stuck on me so I buy most everything in skinny capsules or small pills.

The only chewable I still do is my Calcium citrate which for me is one of the most critical vitamins as I am a bypass patient and had arthritis and bone problems long before I had bypass.

@@Bypass2017, I heard the Patches were not good to use. My doctor hasn't approved of it yet

my doctor was fine with the patches and my 6 week blood test was all good. have another one coming up in April. I was low in Vitamin d in my pre-op test.

@@Travelher, ah man that's cool. I prefer the Patches because I won't have to eat it. I'm going to ask about using the patches again.

Dr. Told me you can open the Procare capsule and put it in your shake or food.It will go down better later.

Get a pill cutter too.

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@@Victoria Bontempi, seems like pill cutter for capsule will make a mess?