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Which Calcium citrate do you all take? I take the strawberry Chewy Bite one by Bariatric Advantage. I take 1000mg a day (2 chewy bites) and I loooooove them but they are expensive. They are almost $40 a bag of 90 chews. I need a cheaper option! What do you all take and do you like it? I prefer a chewable.

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So pre-op I've been using these. I'm allowed to start my Vitamins and supplements tomorrow so I'm hoping they won't make me sick. You take 2 a day and I believe I paid $10-$15 for a bottle of 90. Hope this helps.

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I'm glad you asked this question because I've been looking for cheaper alternatives, too. I take 2 Celebrate chewables a day and one Bariatric Advantage soft chew to get to 1250mg.

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Hopefully more people answer lololololol cause I'm tired of spending so much!

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You must take calcium citrate and NOT Calcium carbonate. Calcium carbonate is what is in MOST supplements and you cannot break those down because you don't have the stomach acid anymore. You'll have to spend the extra and look carefully for the citrate.

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I buy my calcium citrate at costco. They're horse pills, but I don't have trouble getting them down, and they're about $15 for 500 pills

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I also buy a store brand calcium citrate pills (Kroger), they are also horse pills, but they are scored in the center so I just cut them in half (I would not have had a problem with them before surgery, but do now). Can't recall exactly how much they are, I want to say around $16 or so for a big bottle, and I try to catch them when the store puts them on sale as a buy one get one free for an even better deal.

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I wish I could take those! But I have to take a Calcium Citrate. Those are a Calcium Carbonate.. Even though I have no earthly idea what the difference is Lolololol @@ResilientMaria

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The calcium I take is on my surgeons list of approved supplements. So obviously I wouldn't take them if my surgeon didn't think they are ok.

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I buy the same as you and am also looking for a cheaper way to go. So far no luck.

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