I purchased the bariactric multi Vitamins & the citrate Calcium supplement...which are huge! Both taste like chalk to me. The citrate are way too big. Which vitamins are you using?

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Flinstone's chewables and Bariatric Advantage Chewy Bites calcium chews (fruit flavored).

Centrum silver chewable and reViva liquid calcium citrate

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I'm taking soft chew Vitamins from GNC.

http://www.gnc.com/GNC-Womens-Ultra-Mega-Soft-Chew-Multivitamin-Mixed-Berry/product.jsp?productId=21655186

I also get calcium chewables from Walgreens. They are not the citrate kind.

https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/walgreens-calcium-soft-chews-caramel/ID=prod6331924-product

I had recent labs and all my blood work is looking really great. No deficiencies.

I take the Vitamins I took before surgery. NOW foods. They are huge though but I don't have trouble swallowing pills.

I think chewable are disgusting, I'm not a toddler. I'll never take them.

I use the PatchMD Patches. They're great, but pricey.

PatchMD ! No pills for me, over a year post op , labs are perfect

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I choose the soft chew vitamins, not the "chewable" kind. The soft chews are more like taffy/Starburst consistency. I take iron, calcium citrate, and a multivitamin this way.

I also bought those huge calcium citrate chews... I will have to find a way to make them tolerable! But for multivitamins I am taking centrum adult. Don't taste awesome, don't taste awful. I like them.

Thanks for your responses! I will be changing up my current Vitamins.

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I too am using the multivitamin patches from PatchMD. My labs have been perfect.

Try Vitamin pouches, get them in the BariatricPal Store. I am using the for almost a month and feel good.

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What Vitamin are you using for calcium?

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I’m using the optisource (?) chewable and omg VOMIT! Trader Joe’s has the comparable chewable with the same same vitamins and minerals but same yuck taste. I realllly want to switch to a soft chew. Pre op I took vitafusion adult but it has no minerals! And currently taking no calcium. I’m 10 days post op.

Flinstone vitamins saved me. I have a big bottle of bariatric vitamins (large, awful tasting, and have to take two) and I can't stomach them, with food or otherwise.

Now I take one tiny Flinstone vitamin at night, takes me less than 3 seconds to choke it down-- they don't taste good but they are way more tolerable. And cheaper.

Anyone want a giant bottle of bariatric vitamins in French vanilla flavor? Lol