I started vitamins today. I have Bariatric Advantage Calcium Citrate caramel chews (yummy!) which I have no problem chewing. They taste good.

However, the Bariatric Advantage Multivitamin mixed fruit chews are testing my gag reflex. I chewed and swallowed the first one. It was distasteful to me to put it mildly. I had to immediately wash my mouth out with water.

I have to take another. Can I just cut it with my pill cutter and swallow the whole pieces with water? Does that way interfere with absorption? Oh man, they do NOT agree with me. LOL

I have the same issue with the chewable berry version. They make me gag. I tried mixing in unsweetened applesauce but that didn't even help. I did try swallowing them whole and was advised to not do that as absorption wasn't optimized. Not sure about pieces - it likely helps some, but could affect absorption as well. I think a call to the doc might be in order for a final verdict.

You should definitely ask the doctor. I could not have them either; I would throw them up. My doctor ended up switching me to the flinstons chewable until I was able to swallow pills.

Thank you both!

I called my surgeon’s office and I also the phone number on the vitamin bottle.

Doc office said they prefer I chew them or crush them into powder and eat them with applesauce.

The Person who answered the 800 number said I could cut them and swallow the pieces with water.

So two different answers lol.

I like the idea of Flintstones chewable ....do you take one a day?

10 minutes ago, AngelaZ said:

Thank you both!

I called my surgeon’s office and I also the phone number on the Vitamin bottle.

Doc office said they prefer I chew them or crush them into powder and eat them with applesauce.

The Person who answered the 800 number said I could cut them and swallow the pieces with Water.

So two different answers lol.

I like the idea of Flintstones chewable ....do you take one a day?

I would go with what your surgeon's office recommends. Try to crush them and put them in the applesauce. The only reason I switched was because it was still making me sick to eat them even after crushing them (my surgeon's office recommended the same to me too). The flinstones chewable was a last resort. But keep them informed too, the vitamins are really important!

Best of luck!

I started Vitamins today. I have Bariatric Advantage calcium citrate caramel chews (yummy!) which I have no problem chewing. They taste good.
However, the Bariatric Advantage Multivitamin mixed fruit chews are testing my gag reflex. I chewed and swallowed the first one. It was distasteful to me to put it mildly. I had to immediately wash my mouth out with Water.
I have to take another. Can I just cut it with my pill cutter and swallow the whole pieces with water? Does that way interfere with absorption? Oh man, they do NOT agree with me. LOL

The Bariatric Advantage ones are horrible. Try BariMelts Multivitamin, Dissolvable Bariatric Vitamins, In smooth Fruit Flavor.