Hey guys!

I'm just over 8 months post op now, and ever since, I've been having problems with vitamins. I've tried probably five different brands, I've tried chewable, soft chews, and plain swallow pills. I've tried taking them with food, before food, after food, and completely separate from food. At some point, all of it makes me nauseous. I usually don't have to vomit, but it's super uncomfortable. Has anyone else had this problem, and if so, have you found a comfortable solution! I don't want to be turned off to taking my extremely important supplements because they make me feel sick!

Thanks

5 hours ago, EmmyJ said:

have you found a comfortable solution

Two words: Sub-lingual vitamins.

Nearly all vitamins and supplements are made in a sub-lingual form. "Sub-lingual" means "under tongue".

I slip my B12 and my iron in my mouth under my tongue and they melt away quickly and get swallowed with my saliva.

Another clue to sub-linguals is the word "RAPI-MELT" for "rapid melting" for these types of vitamins.

Best wishes getting past this impasse.

There are vitamin patches. That's what I am planning on using. Google it!

Unfortunately, my vitamins don't seem to mix well into drinks/shakes. There tends to be a yucky residue and I don't end up getting it all down.

The melts/sublingual routes seem interesting. Liquid too, I'll have to look into it.

My surgeon does not endorse vitamin patches, I'm afraid.

I take the Fusion bariatric vitamins with no problems.

4 hours ago, Rainbow_Warrior said:

Two words: Sub-lingual Vitamins.

Nearly all vitamins and supplements are made in a sub-lingual form. "Sub-lingual" means "under tongue".

I slip my B12 and my Iron in my mouth under my tongue and they melt away quickly and get swallowed with my saliva.

Another clue to sub-linguals is the word "RAPI-MELT" for "rapid melting" for these types of vitamins.

Best wishes getting past this impasse.

Details, mon frer, details please! (Brands, dosages, where to buy the cheapest)

1 hour ago, FluffyChix said:

Details, mon frer, details please! (Brands, dosages, where to buy the cheapest)

Brands: Fusion, Blackmores, Natures Way, Centrum, Swisse, Cenovis. (They all use sub-lingual. Blackmores owns the term "RAPI-MELT".)

Sub-linguals in: Women's Multi-vitamin, Men's Multi-vitamin, B12, Iron, D (and others)

Get your prices online. Most pharmacies and drug-stores have specials which others will price-match.

n.b. Centrum have a half price week this week. Swisse IRON is also half price.

I just bought a year's supply (360 tabs) of Centrum Men's 50+ multi-vitamin for $11.55 per 90 tabs. (Discount Drug Store price-matching Priceline's online catalogue price.)

I also bought 360 tabs of Blackmores B12 Rapimelts for $12.05 per 60 tabs. (Discount Drug Store price-matching Pharmacy Direct's online catalogue price.)

The Swisse IRON was on sale at my local supermarket.

Edited October 25, 20178 yr by Rainbow_Warrior

I feel like an advertisement with as often as I mention this but....have you checked into Tespo? There is a link on the home page. I love mine. It's like a Keurig for Vitamins. It's a little machine that you put a pod pack in (they come in bariatrics for women and men plus others - one for sleep is nice). You push a little button and it dispenses a small amount of water - like an ounce - into a cup after popping one of the pod capsules and then goes about mixing the two together for you. I'm not a fan of vitamins either. They make me feel yucky BUT this works for me. The vitamins taste kind of like old school Tang and it's only an ounce. I also take them at night on my way to bed - that helps a lot also.

I find taking vitamins before bed helps. Also try Flintstones vitamins

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Has anyone tried Barimelts? You can find them at Barimelts.com. I haven’t tried them yet but will probably be ordering some from them.

My last post op appointment we discussed vitamins and I had a bottle of Bariatric Fusion (what I currently take) and a bottle of Barimelts. Doc didn't like the Barimelts, said not enough of what I need in it. My current regiment looks like this;

2 Bariatric Fusion multis (mixed berry, while not great is the least offensive tasting) and I take a Barimelt Biotin in the am with them. Then after 2 hours I take my first Bariatric Advantage Calcium Citrate Chewy Bite. I actually love these in caramel. I take 3 a day total, each two hours apart. Followed by another 2 of the Bariatric Fusion Multis two hours after my last calcium citrate. I take a barimelts iron+vitamin C every 3-4 days.

Some days when the multis hit my pouch I get some nausea. I find taking them and then sipping a hot beverage like tea seems to make this subside quickly.

I have been told Gummi's aren't for anyone who has had RNY, nor are flintstones.

The only vitamin I could take was Opurity Sleeve and Bypass chewable. All the other ones make me nauseous, Opurity was a life saver for me, NOT cheap but they are only one a day. I also take their calcium citrate chewable. I still have to be infused for Iron though, I cannot take any Iron supplements and I have been anemic all my life. Good Luck.