Hello everyone,

I am new here and will have my surgery at the end of April.

I am looking into vitamins for right after the surgery (chewable). I can't find a multivitamin that includes iron. I found one that has B12, B1, folic acid, copper, zinc and selenium. Do you guys now of one that also has iron? Also, how did you schedule your vitamin intake? Calcium can't go with iron, but you have to take calcium 3 times a day, right?

Thanks in advance!!!

Hi. I take the PatchMD gastric sleeve multivitamin plus patch. It’s sold on this website when you click on store. I supplement B-12 and Biotin (for hair). Just had my bloodwork done. I’ve been in the patches since October and my bloodwork was perfect, including iron. Hope this helps. ?

I like the trader joe's adult chewable multi vitamin. It has Iron, but I think generally you would probably need to take more iron than any multivitamin would contain, so you may want to look into a separate source. Keep in mind that in addition to not taking iron with calcium it also can't be taken with any antacid you may be prescribed post surgery (usually you will be on the antacid for 6 months post surgery. Both of which are meant for an empty stomach, which for me means that I wind up taking the Iron at night right before bed, rather than take the iron in the morning, then the antacid 30 minutes later, then breakfast (shake) 30 minutes after that.

Thanks for the answers. I haven't heard about the antiacids yet. I will ask my surgeon about it.

I take both the Trader Joe's Chewable @aNYCdb mentions and Centrum Chewables. The TJ ones are more complete, but they upset my stomach more. If my stomach isn't feeling 100%, that's when I do the Centrum Chewables.

I found something I like. I will use a Bariatric Complete multivitamin (chewable) I have to take only once a day in the morning and then Bariatric Advantage Calcium Citrate chewy bites I take 3 times a day for lunch, snack and dinner.

I take iron as a separate pill as whatever iron they may use in a multi is the cheapest least absorbed form available and you will likely need to supplement it anyway; likewise any calcium in the multi I consider to be a throwaway.

I take Iron with the multi (when I take the multi - they're only a 2-3 per week thing for me now, the iron is daily) and then calcium citrate at lunch (if needed) and dinner.

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