It's interesting how your taste changes post surgery. I am almost 8 weeks out, and pretty much have to choke down my chalky chew able vitamins. My nut recommends 2 chew able Flintstones Complete daily; got sick of those after a month and switched to Centrum chew able Orange Blast. Yuk. The nut at my bariatric center instructed us not to use gummies--her reasoning was that early on it could 'coat or stick to the stomach incision line' and cause problems. She also recommended against swallowing pills whole, but after several weeks of gagging on my crushed/opened Prilosec, Celexa, and Actigall, I swallow them whole with pudding without issues. I tried this method after consulting the forums here and finding that many surgeons/nuts didn't have restrictions on taking pills, if you could tolerate it. Do you guys use gummies? Any issues? What are recommended brands/dosage from your nut, if you're allowed gummies? Struggling with being compliant. Thanks!!

Have you tried sucking on em rather than chewing? Is it texture or taste?

Still pre-op, but I ordered Celebrate vits:

Drink Sticks 3-in-1 Multi (Citrus, Raspberry Lemonade, Wild Cherry)-LOVE every one of them, but dilute them quite a lot or mix with decaff brewed tea a LOT!

Chewy 3-in-1 bites-LOVE every flavor (3 flavors--similar to a starburst)

Chewy Calcium Bites--meh, too sweet--prefer Bariatric Advantage Calcium Bites

Chewy Iron Bites--ICK! Gross! Don't do it!!! Made me nauseous for hours!

Hope that helps!

Edited February 10, 20188 yr by FluffyChix

I couldnt take the calcium chew so I ordered the calcium patch on this site and they have been amazing, I also bought the b12 energy one. I just stick them both on my side in the morning. I had to switch to a gummie for my multi and I just let it melt in my mouth before i chew the rest and I havent had any problems with them.

I never used any gummies - that's more of an RNY thing due to the fear of getting something stuck in the stoma, though some surgeons share protocols between the two procedures for the sake of convenience. The only chewables that I used was for calcium as those tend to be real horse pills, but I used them longer than I needed to as I got such a large bucketload of them.

One pill at a time with a sip of water worked fine for me, though it took a year or two before I was routinely taking a handful and a time with a swig of water like the old days.

I use gummies and have no issues at all. My nutritionist says it's fine for me to take them but then again, I'm 9 months post op... And I'm an RNY patient.

Hw-273
Sw-226
CW-138
GW-130
Size- 4 or 6, Small in sweats. Small in shirts. depends on how it's cut or made.
Bra Size- 36C

Surgery Date- April 26th, 2017
RNY
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