I had surgery on July 25 started taking bariatric vitamin could not stand them. Now I am doing the patch only thing that came back low was my vitamin d. But i want to start taking pill form. Can you please show me which vitamins you are taking amd how many of what. Thank you

38 minutes ago, newmeinfla said:

I had surgery on July 25 started taking bariatric Vitamin could not stand them. Now I am doing the patch only thing that came back low was my Vitamin D. But i want to start taking pill form. Can you please show me which Vitamins you are taking amd how many of what. Thank you

I'm on the patches as well, with Vitamin D and B12 supplements weekly. 3 and 6 month labs were all normal/good, only on the D because of living in New England and not getting enough from the sun no matter what I do, and the B12 is a "just in case" as my levels at 3 and 6 months dropped slightly (still normal though). I take 1 D and 1 B12 once a week.

I use this one a day https://www.amazon.com/Bariatric-Multivitamin-Capsule-Gastric-Surgery/dp/B00JREK09G

Also 2 Viactiv chews through out the day. My 6 month labs came back great and my doctor was impressed with the vitamins. It is a pill so make sure you can handle it, i know some people can't.

I take a women’s one a day since the Bariatric kinda made me super sick. But I also take extra calcium and b12. I also need more bit D since New Englanders are pretty much always deficient in that...

I realized after surgery that my new tummy doesn't like medicinal tastes or textures. But, I found a multi-vitamin you can mix in a water bottle like crystal lite that tastes really good. The lemonade taste just like that and the watermelon taste like watermelon without the aftertaste. It does have a milky look but a great taste. It's Bari Life. They sale it on here and through their own website. I heard about them from my Dr and I asked for a free sample on their website and all I need is 2 of those a day and 1 xtra calcium chew a day. My vitamin d is perfect and my b vitamins.

4 hours ago, nenes78 said:

I use this one a day https://www.amazon.com/Bariatric-Multivitamin-Capsule-Gastric-Surgery/dp/B00JREK09G

Also 2 Viactiv chews through out the day. My 6 month labs came back great and my doctor was impressed with the Vitamins. It is a pill so make sure you can handle it, i know some people can't.

See I read this as, "Also 2 Viagra chews through out the day."

And I was all like, "Dammit man! That's a LOT of sex! Good on you!"

I'm doing the Bariatric Fusion Multivitamin and Mineral Supplements (4/day), a sublingual B12 a couple of times a week (also Bariatric Fusion brand right now, but I have one of the more standard vitamin brands, Nature Made, for when those are finished), and now that winter's coming uphere I will add in a vitamin D3 a few times a week (D3 is a bit more absorbable than D2; conveniently, I have a bottle of Nature Made vitamin D pills in my cabinet! and they are small!) and some fish oil, when I have permission to add that. (I'm off blood thinners, so I could add them now, but they come in really large caplet form, meaning I'd probably have to break them open. So. I'll wait and not taste the fish oil, if it's all the same.)

Since I'm supposed to go back on methotrexate any day now (read: two weeks ago, but I am afraid of what it'll do to my poor stomach), I'll add folic acid tablets when I do that, as well. But it seems like nobody besides autoimmune patients and pregnant people need to supplement that, so ... probably don't?

How long after surgery were you able to take the one-a-day vitamins, @Kay07? I don't mind the chewables I'm taking now, but 1) I have an unfinished bottle of one-a-days, and 2) one theory as to why so many bariatric patients end up having tooth problems is our reliance on chewable vitamins. I figure I'd like to switch over once it's safe. The one-a-day vitamins are kind of huge, though.

(I'll ask my surgeon's team, too, but anecdotes are welcome!)

LOL - Viagara Chews!!! The blue chewie!!!!

I take Whole Foods Prenatal, they don't bother my stomach, which nearly all other vitamins do. The downside is you have to take 3 per day.

I also take Calcium Citrate, B complex, B12 sublingual, Biotin. L-Lysine, Propboitics. I was taking Zinc for a while, but it was hard on my stomach.

I take a chewable prenatal. My surgeon OK'd it (she said once we do 3 month labs she'll let me know if I need to change any of my vitamins). I do 2 of those per day. Then I take 2 calcium citrate petites (a dose is more but I eat a lot of cheese so I think I get enough calcium total but again we'll see after my labs), a sublingual B12, 2000 IU of Vitamin D per day, and biotin.

I take a pill prenatal, nice size to swallow, nice price & seems to have the things I need.

On 11/9/2018 at 5:43 PM, CrankyMagpie said:

How long after surgery were you able to take the one-a-day Vitamins, @Kay07?

My apologies! So... I started taking the one-a-day 2 weeks after surgery because the 5 other vitamins (including ones that mix with water) made me super nauseous. And I had been taking pill form of prilosec already so I clearly had the swallowing capabilities (<--hehe teenage me is giggling because adulting is boring).

Edited November 15, 20187 yr by Kay07

Great question. I, like many others have tried a couple of different types of vitamins. I typically do a multi-vitamin Mega Premium, biotin Life Pro, B12 Max Absorption. D3 and calcium/magnesium tropical oasis. I started with the liquid forms and like the combo of a centrum multi with liquid biotin and D. I also have the patches that I use for a break from the oral meds. I'm not a fan of pills so I need that break every now and then.