My doctor tole me to wait until I was a month out before taking my vitamins, so I'm ready to start taking them. I got the chewable multivitamins, but calcium citrate in pill form. I didn't realize how big the Calcium citrate pills were, they're longer than the multivitamins I was taking before surgery. Can I have these? How long out until you all started taking the calcium pills?

My doctor tole me to wait until I was a month out before taking my vitamins, so I'm ready to start taking them. I got the chewable multivitamins, but calcium citrate in pill form. I didn't realize how big the Calcium citrate pills were, they're longer than the multivitamins I was taking before surgery. Can I have these? How long out until you all started taking the calcium pills?

I started taking everything including calcium 3rd day post-op as per my surgeon’s instructions. I’m told it’s a lifelong thing.

I was never told to take calcium, ill have to find out about that

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I was never told to take calcium, ill have to find out about that

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Yes take calcium citrate. You can crush them or chew them up. I was instructed to take them along with a few others daily at day 3 post op as well. Flintstone vitamins twice a day, calcium citrate one to two times a day if you don't have a protein drink, B1 once a day, prilosec once before each meal, B12 once a week. Your body will be deficient in these vitamins if you had the sleeve done. Hope it helps. We had to undergo a lot of nutrition classes before surgery

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Prilosec before each meal ?

The other stuff is pretty spot on.

But prilosec is a PPI Taking it before each meal makes zero sense. This is copy pasted how it works

After oral administration, the onset of the antisecretory effect of omeprazole occurs within one hour, with the maximum effect occurring within two hours. Inhibition of secretion is about 50% of maximum at 24 hours and the duration of inhibition lasts up to 72 hours.

Prilosec before each meal ?
The other stuff is pretty spot on.

But prilosec is a PPI Taking it before each meal makes zero sense. This is copy pasted how it works

After oral administration, the onset of the antisecretory effect of omeprazole occurs within one hour, with the maximum effect occurring within two hours. Inhibition of secretion is about 50% of maximum at 24 hours and the duration of inhibition lasts up to 72 hours.

Yep, I agree, check with your doc about instructions.
Mine has me taking Prilosec OTC too but daily.

I have to take the Calcium Citrate- I get the mini's and take it twice a day.

I have to take the Calcium Citrate- I get the mini's and take it twice a day.

Which ones? I also got the petites but petite doesn’t seem to be “petite” and I’d love to try something else.

10 hours ago, njgal said:

Which ones? I also got the petites but petite doesn’t seem to be “petite” and I’d love to try something else.

My surgeon gives out samples of the bariatric advantage ones in their office. Patients love them, and they do taste like candy. They also have some bigger bottles which I havent tried, but the soft chews are def very good

My surgeon gives out samples of the bariatric advantage ones in their office. Patients love them, and they do taste like candy. They also have some bigger bottles which I havent tried, but the soft chews are def very good

Thanks!

I take two Bariatric Advantage calcium

chews a day. It's wonderful to chew something and they taste great! Lol

Edited October 31, 20178 yr by Samscoolmama