Anyone doing liquid Vitamins? I'm having trouble with these pills especially the Multivitamin and Calcium it's so big makes me throw up.

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My surgeon advised against liquid vitamins. Was not convinced they are absorbed as efficiently as chewables.



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Having trouble with the pills. Some are so big it makes me throw up when I take them. Looking for an alternative


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I use a liquid one. It's a bit like a sirup that's diluted with Water.

It was on the recommended list of possible vitamin supplements.

I use the Tespo vitamins. They taste pretty good. Much better than any liquid vitamins I have ever tried before.


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I use the Tespo BariatricPal App

Not very familiar with that. So how many do you have to drink a day? Is it expensive?


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I use a liquid one. It's a bit like a sirup that's diluted with Water.
It was on the recommended list of possible vitamin supplements.

What's it called? Where do you get it?


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@"Sleeveforme2017", you can read more about them here on their website: https://gettespo.com/
They are a bit pricey, but they taste good, and they have been easy on my stomach, both pre-op and post-op. I prefer liquid vitamins to any others because there are no fillers or additives that other vitamins have. Plus I believe that they are more easily digestible. I have just never been able to find a liquid version that tasted good. The Tespo ones are really good. The multivitamin tastes like orange Tang, and the bariatric one tastes a little fruity. I don't now what to compare it to, but it is not a bad taste at all.


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1 hour ago, Sleeveforme2017 said:

What's it called? Where do you get it?

It's called LaVita. I order it online. Tasty but rather expensive though.

Liquid Vitamins sound.... unfortunate. Sorry! I couldn't stay on top of taking the oral vitamins post-op, there was too many. I highly recommend the PatchMD patch vitamins. You slap it on, 8 hours later take them off, and that's it. They have a wide variety too (even more on PatchMD.com I believe). All my blood work has come back perfectly using them as it's said you absorb much more from them than you do any sort of oral vitamins.

liquid Vitamins sound.... unfortunate. Sorry! I couldn't stay on top of taking the oral vitamins post-op, there was too many. I highly recommend the PatchMD patch vitamins. You slap it on, 8 hours later take them off, and that's it. They have a wide variety too (even more on PatchMD.com I believe). All my blood work has come back perfectly using them as it's said you absorb much more from them than you do any sort of oral vitamins.

Thanks for the info. I'll check it out


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11 minutes ago, MissKay said:

liquid Vitamins sound.... unfortunate. Sorry! I couldn't stay on top of taking the oral vitamins post-op, there was too many. I highly recommend the PatchMD patch vitamins. You slap it on, 8 hours later take them off, and that's it. They have a wide variety too (even more on PatchMD.com I believe). All my blood work has come back perfectly using them as it's said you absorb much more from them than you do any sort of oral vitamins.

Thanks for the info! I'm going to do my homework and research the patch. Sounds too good to be true, but hey, if they work, I'll gladly get these. I don't like taking so many pills.

Haha, no worries! I was the same way. There was someone in the Facebook group for Dr. Illan who tested them out and did multiple rounds of blood work and she had success with them. I've had 2 rounds of blood work since starting them and they've both come back perfect. Good luck!

How many patches do you have on your body? Wouldn't you need more than one patch? Multi, iron, calcium...

How expensive is a monthly supply and for how long are you using them already?