I was prescribed a multivitamin that is non-chewable and tastes unbearable. I have been crushing it up and just chucking it to the back of my mouth and drinking water but its making me gag.
Any tips on how I could take these? I am 2 weeks post VSG.

Can you crush it up and put it in applesauce or pudding? Our school nurse does that for kids who won’t/can’t swallow a pill.

Edited January 16, 20188 yr by MissSimpson

I can give it a try, I can imagine it still tastes awful though, just wondering how other people get it down.

I just made my protein in to a pudding consistancy and added my pill to that, managed to get it down without gagging so thats an improvement.

Could you just take a chewable instead? I don't love my Celebrate chewables but they're tolerable.

I just either take gummies or recently I've found a pill on my own by a brand that I can just swallow whole and it's tiny.... But it's an iron supplement not multivitamin. I can't do chewables, they make me gag.

As for the advice for the multivitamin, how many months post op are you? If you are not just starting out, see if your PCP can prescribe you a multivitamin that you can just swallow whole. I did that and it's working out fine.

Hw-273
Sw-226
CW-142
GW-130
Size- 4 or 6, Small in sweats. Small in shirts. depends on how it's cut or made.
Bra Size- 38D

Surgery Date- April 26th, 2017
RNY
"Only those who try will become" FFX

I just either take gummies or recently I've found a pill on my own by a brand that I can just swallow whole and it's tiny.... But it's an Iron supplement not Multivitamin. I can't do chewables, they make me gag.

As for the advice for the multivitamin, how many months post op are you? If you are not just starting out, see if your PCP can prescribe you a multivitamin that you can just swallow whole. I did that and it's working out fine.

Hw-273
Sw-226
CW-142
GW-130
Size- 4 or 6, Small in sweats. Small in shirts. depends on how it's cut or made.
Bra Size- 38D

Surgery Date- April 26th, 2017
RNY
"Only those who try will become" FFX

So question as I am gonna be having surgery on March 5th and I am having the bypass. Can I just do a vitamin or do I need to do multiple pills. I am curious go see my Dr on the Feb 15th would like to start ordering what I need. All suggestion are welcome.

So question as I am gonna be having surgery on March 5th and I am having the bypass. Can I just do a Vitamin or do I need to do multiple pills. I am curious go see my Dr on the Feb 15th would like to start ordering what I need. All suggestion are welcome.

They'll tell you to do multiple pills. They said the same thing to me and it's what I'm currently doing. I've lowered how many pills I take by getting the B12 shot. Some people eventually do the vitamin patches and don't even take any pills at all.

It just depends on what your surgeon says is okay to take and what you will absorb.

Hw-273
Sw-226
CW-142
GW-130
Size- 4 or 6, Small in sweats. Small in shirts. depends on how it's cut or made.
Bra Size- 38D

Surgery Date- April 26th, 2017
RNY
"Only those who try will become" FFX

I just either take gummies or recently I've found a pill on my own by a brand that I can just swallow whole and it's tiny.... But it's an Iron supplement not Multivitamin. I can't do chewables, they make me gag.

As for the advice for the multivitamin, how many months post op are you? If you are not just starting out, see if your PCP can prescribe you a multivitamin that you can just swallow whole. I did that and it's working out fine.

Hw-273
Sw-226
CW-142
GW-130
Size- 4 or 6, Small in sweats. Small in shirts. depends on how it's cut or made.
Bra Size- 38D

Surgery Date- April 26th, 2017
RNY
"Only those who try will become" FFX

So question as I am gonna be having surgery on March 5th and I am having the bypass. Can I just do a vitamin or do I need to do multiple pills. I am curious go see my Dr on the Feb 15th would like to start ordering what I need. All suggestion are welcome.

So I can’t stand chewable vitamins so I haven’t been taking any. I was finally told I can use the multivitamin patch. So I just got that ordered. I was told I was unable to do vitamins in pill form right now because the body doesn’t absorb them as well. Every Dr. Is different.

So I can’t stand chewable vitamins so I haven’t been taking any. I was finally told I can use the multivitamin patch. So I just got that ordered. I was told I was unable to do vitamins in pill form right now because the body doesn’t absorb them as well. Every Dr. Is different.

I’ve been taking celebrate chewables and hate them. Really tart and they actually make me a little nauseous. I’m definitely going to ask the doctor about vitamin patches though!

Update for those who come across this - I haven’t used the patches but I’ve been taking New Chapter Tiny Tabs and they’ve been great. They look like little rabbit pellets and I take 6 a day, get them off Amazon for $24.

I've been using the PatchMD Patches, waiting on the official word back on my blood tests (which should be the 18th of this month) but unofficially, comparing the results myself, it appears as if *most* of my levels are the same or better than pre-surgical tests, and the 1 that was low before surgery, is still about the same level of low. So, initial non-professional opinion on the patches is that they work well enough. I'll have a post when I get the official word.

Tespo vitamins

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On ‎01‎/‎16‎/‎2018 at 3:29 PM, Xerox said:

I was prescribed a Multivitamin that is non-chewable and tastes unbearable. I have been crushing it up and just chucking it to the back of my mouth and drinking Water but its making me gag.
Any tips on how I could take these? I am 2 weeks post VSG.

I think it was @Creekimp13 suggested to me sugar free Kool-Whip.