Is anyone else having trouble swallowing vitamins? I cut my multi vitamin in half and can't hardly swallow half without gaging. Prior to surgery I could swallow a while on with no problem.

1 hour ago, chamilton0323 said:

anyone else having trouble swallowing Vitamins?

@chamilton0323

hey Tex

I take many pills 2x a day

i always took them with water - sometimes had that gag feeling

one morning i took my vitamin (and everything else) with my

protein shake. it went down sooo well - smooth - no problems-

that's my advice for the day. try it, it might help -couldn't hurt

good luck bud

kathy

I wasn't allowed to take a pill for 12 weeks. Had to crush them.

3 hours ago, proudgrammy said:

@chamilton0323

hey Tex

I take many pills 2x a day

i always took them with Water - sometimes had that gag feeling

one morning i took my Vitamin (and everything else) with my

protein shake. it went down sooo well - smooth - no problems-

that's my advice for the day. try it, it might help -couldn't hurt

good luck bud

kathy

OOOHHH that's a good one. Never thought of that.

I haven't been able to take my Metformin since surgery yet. Fortunately my sugar is quite low. My primary care wants me to take it again, as do I, but I was going to wait for 6 weeks.

Maybe this will help- I'll keep you posted!

Thanks for the great tip!

Ooh ooh story - I didn't have a great surgery experience with pills. We even had a small,uh, "argument" about it. I take 8x300mg tablets, and 5x10mg tablets at once, right before bed. Preop I literally took them all at once with a giant chug of water and then about a cup of water to follow. Moving forward, surgery day-I have to give my nurses my medication dose for the day, then they pass it to me before bed like I'm in a psych ward. That evening the 'lead nurse' comes in, is staring at my pills right before passing them over like there's not a chance. So she starts walking away and I stop her to ask immediately where she's going?! She replied that she was going to "crush them for me".... Were talking 2400mg of slow release anticonvulsants. Honest to goodness, she could google "Trileptal" (its for epilepsy) and it specifics first thing 'Do NOT crush, Do NOT break in half, Do NOT chew".. We argued back and forth for not less than 20 minutes. I more or less took them and told her where to go. I'm 1 week post op, I struggle with liquids still so I take them in pairs or groups of 3, no timing or anything, just within like a half hour period-ish...

Back on topic - My multivitamin and CA+D3 go down like butter with a sip of protein shake.

Edited July 15, 20179 yr by DedicatedLady

• Yeah, one thing that I've found out is that crushing ER pills is DANGEROUS. Good that you stuck to your guns there.

Vitamins? I bought hubby the liquid multi vitamins

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I take liquid vitamins, no problems swallowing.

I take 6 small pills every morning. Before surgery it was all at once with a gulp of water. Done. After surgery, I have to take half of them and then the rest. Sometimes I gag taking them with water but with the shake, no problem. Never did cut them in half or crush them even day after surgery.

Can't believe I'm the first one to mention this option: Chewable vitamins.

Specifically, I've found these ones to be very helpful. Nature's Plus Adult Chewable multi (natural pineapple flavor), 365 chewable vitamin C, Solaray B-Complex Chewable, UpCalD (calcium + D). The first two are available at Whole Foods. The others I get from a local shop or via Amazon. I also get LifeTime liquid Calcium Magnesium Citrate + Vit D3). The UpCalD is actually a little packet of powder. Some mix it into various things (water, etc.). I just clip off the end and eat it like a pixie stick (or doesn't anyone know what those were?). It brings back a kind of nice memory from my childhood to do that, actually.

I hope that helps someone.

Vitamins have been making me really nauseous and feeling like I'm going to be sick

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anyone else having trouble swallowing [mention=309905]chamilton0323[/mention]
hey Tex
I take many pills 2x a day
i always took them with water - sometimes had that gag feeling
one morning i took my vitamin (and everything else) with my
protein shake. it went down sooo well - smooth - no problems-
that's my advice for the day. try it, it might help -couldn't hurt[emoji6]
good luck bud
kathy

Hi Kathy did you crush it all up to had to your protein shake? Sher

5 hours ago, Stephen2 said:

Can't believe I'm the first one to mention this option: chewable vitamins.

Specifically, I've found these ones to be very helpful. Nature's Plus Adult Chewable multi (natural pineapple flavor), 365 chewable Vitamin C, Solaray B-Complex Chewable, UpCalD (calcium + D). The first two are available at Whole Foods. The others I get from a local shop or via Amazon. I also get LifeTime liquid Calcium Magnesium Citrate + Vit D3). The UpCalD is actually a little packet of powder. Some mix it into various things (water, etc.). I just clip off the end and eat it like a pixie stick (or doesn't anyone know what those were?). It brings back a kind of nice memory from my childhood to do that, actually.

I hope that helps someone.

I've tried chewable vitamins and they are worse then trying to swallow vitamins. The chewable ones gave me horrible nausea, which is why I switched. I might try out the "pixie stick" vitamins you mentioned. Those were one of my favorites as a child

I take 3 capsules a day- it was the first thing they had me swallow. I threw up the first one but since then no problem. I got chewable vitamins.


Mich W
Hw 223, SW 217 CW 199 GW 135

Oh and the bariatric chewable calcium with d are yummy like a starburst


Mich W
Hw 223, SW 217 CW 199 GW 135

I still use chewables at 5 months out. Swallowing large pills feel like a golf ball going through my sleeve.