I am scheduled for surgery on 4/20. So confused on Vitamins. Went to Bariatic 101 class and got recommendations. Different list on packet from doctor. Would love to just take a couple to cover everything if possible but dont want to miss anything i need. Some are rathef pricey. Any sugestions. Thanks.

This is what I take!

After RNY gastric bypass surgery, you are required to take many vitamins for the rest of your life. This is because you body no longer synthesizes vitamins from food. That part of your stomach has been cut away, so this daily requirement is extremely important. Vitamin chemistry is important for absorption. Calcium supplements should be calcium citrate. There are also different chemistries of B12. I use the sublingual B12 and was told to use methylcobalamin. You cannot use a time-release version of B12. If you are taking iron supplements, it must be ferrous sulfate for the best absorption. Gummy vitamins are not absorbed properly and should be avoided.

It is important to put a 2 hour separation between the vitamins that contain iron and those that contain calcium. So in my case I found that what works best for me is to take the iron supplements just before bedtime. I put my vitamins in a weekly pill container. I have one container for the morning and one for the night. And I use a very small glass bowel for my calcium supplements. I put my calciums in the bowl in the morning and take them throughout the day. If I am up and about I put my calciums in a ziplock bag and carry them with me.

The directions I received after surgery was:

Three Flintstone complete chewable multivitamins daily.

Additional 65 milligrams elemental iron daily for menstruating women.

1500 to 1800 milligrams calcium citrate daily [this can be tricky because the dosage rate is per 2 capsules - therefore this can mean around 5-8 capsules per day depending on the size (petite or regular)].

500 to 1000 micrograms sublingual B12 daily or 1000 microgram injection once monthly.

100 milligrams Thiamine (vitamin B1) daily for the first year and then weekly thereafter.

I take Celebrate 45 vitamins and then will add a Celebrate calcium chewable afterwards. They come in chewable watermelon flavor for the two weeks post op but I take the capsules right now. 2 in the morning and one in the evening. My plan actually gave me a time sheet on when to take everything post op. [emoji16]

I am looking to order possibly the Bariatric Fusion possibly or the Celebrate. I need to get busy. Time is fast approaching. ??

Edited April 4, 20179 yr by Loseit33

Loseit33 the Bariatric Fusion vitamins are really good. They are the ones my nut recommends and you can order them right on BariatricPal website and they get to you quick

The Bariatric Fusion is what my doctor recommended. He gave me a couple packets of the vitamin water to try but think I had rather do the chewable and know I took them instead of maybe not finishing the water. I like the idea of only one bottle of pills. He said take two Am and two Pm post op. Do you recommend a certain flavor?

Mine are chewable I have used the orange cream yeah that's what I'm to take

I've been taking Flintstones complete pre-op as recommended by the nutritionist but I've noticed they make my stomach a little queezy so I worry it may be worse post-op

I've been taking Flintstones complete pre-op as recommended by the nutritionist but I've noticed they make my stomach a little queezy so I worry it may be worse post-op

I just got flinstone vitamins to try preop and I find they make my GERD worse. I guess I'll try something else.

I've been taking Flintstones complete pre-op as recommended by the nutritionist but I've noticed they make my stomach a little queezy so I worry it may be worse post-op

I just got flinstone vitamins to try preop and I find they make my GERD worse. I guess I'll try something else.

Gosh it's hard to know what we can handle postop. My surgery is the 20th.

My dr's office told us about this deal. For $25 a month, you get a weekly nasal B12 spray AND all your other needed vitamins sent right to your house. They're BariActiv brand and you get multivitamins, calcium and iron, all in chewable or capsule. The spray is called Nascobal and the details of the program are here . I don't know what they taste like yet, but for a deal that good, I kinda don't care! LOL (Oh, and it's prescription-only so you need to go through your doctors office)

Edited April 9, 20179 yr by jhope71
Added brand name

Has anyone tried the vitamin patches?

Has anyone tried the vitamin Patches?

My nutritionist said the patches are good for the b12, but not multivitamins. A lot of the vitamins we need as wls patients are not absorbed through the skin at all.

My clinic recommends the Celebrate brand of vitamins.