Multivitamin and Calcium Citrate

[NikkiPen 51]

Alright folks, need some feedback please. I'm almost 2 months post-op, and I'm taking opurity Multivitamin, and their calcium citrate, all chewables. Thing is, it's hurting my teeth to chew these things now, and I'm looking for great alternatives. I think it's the citrus, or citric acid. I don't have any other teeth issues, (food or liquid) and I can drink oj.

I'm wondering how this liquid vitamins are, and if anyone has suggestions on either of these. I'm considering Citracal petites capsules. Has anyone else had these teeth issues from chewables??

[Berry78 4,259]

You may be able to advance to swallow-ables.

Soft gels are easiest, then capsules, then pills. Try pills first since they are easier to come by... look for small ones, or break large ones up.

I still take my powdered Vitamins from GNC, but they are disgusting and I'm switching to pills when they're gone. They are an option if normal vites don't work for you.

[jaminator 262]

i take Flinstones chewables but i just swallow them like regular Vitamins most times.

[Joann454 1,329]

I just had my teeth worked on last month and it was killing me to chew the Vitamins and calcium chews. I just started swallowing the vitamins and using liquid calcium citrate for a few days till
I could go back to my chewies.

[heycrystal2052 430]

I get the citrus liquid multi through, Amazon (Centrum,). Calcium Caltrate, I get the soft chews (I forgot who makes them). Everything else, is very tiny and doesn't make it a challenge to take. Watch out for the gummies and kiddo Vitamins, I was told those are the vitamins we need to stay away from.

[Queenbee629 3]

How about the vitamin patches? Anyone tried them?

[Newme17 3,444]

2 hours ago, heycrystal2052 said:

Caltrate

Was told to stay away from caltrate since it is carbonate. Needs to be calcium citrate.

Calcium citrate and Calcium carbonate are both calcium, but are bound to different substances. Calcium carbonate, the form most commonly found in dietary supplements, requires stomach acid to be optimally digested and absorbed. It is therefore not the best choice for those who have had gastric bypass (wls) or people who regularly use medication to suppress stomach acid. Calcium citrate can be digested even by those with little or no stomach acid.

[heycrystal2052 430]

5 hours ago, Newme17 said:

Was told to stay away from caltrate since it is carbonate. Needs to be calcium citrate.

Calcium citrate and Calcium carbonate are both Calcium, but are bound to different substances. Calcium carbonate, the form most commonly found in dietary supplements, requires stomach acid to be optimally digested and absorbed. It is therefore not the best choice for those who have had gastric bypass (wls) or people who regularly use medication to suppress stomach acid. calcium citrate can be digested even by those with little or no stomach acid.

This is what I'm using, I'm happy I'm almost out. I had no idea O.o I think my Dr. had Caltrate on the list, knowing me, I read it wrong.

[Lannie 135]

Bariatric Advantage has a new chewable for both. It looks and tastes like a starburst. The hard chalk like chewables didn't sit well.

[gwbicster 257]

18 hours ago, Lannie said:

Bariatric Advantage has a new chewable for both. It looks and tastes like a starburst. The hard chalk like chewables didn't sit well.

I take these and I like them- they are my little "candy" treat four times a day. I can ignore the chalky taste but I can understand how it would put some people off.

[settingqt31 18]

I take the Bariatric Advantage soft chews for both. The BA chewable multivitamin that was the most expensive with Iron made me sick but the chewy square is great.

[NikkiPen 51]

Great suggestions and advice. I've ordered some liquid calcium citrate from Sam's club, Liquid ReViva Calcium. Going to give it a whirl, see if it bothers me. I can't swallow the Flinstones, too rough, and the opurity chewables are way too big to swallow. I thought about crushing them and downing them with some mild applesauce to use up the bottle. I opted for the Bariatric multi capsule from opurity in the long run.
Thanks y'all!