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To Chew or Not to Chew (vitamins)

I'm sure this has been discussed before but I need some in sight on vitamin patches. What does everyone else prefer? My surgeon gave us a list of vitamins to take the rest of our lives and they where all chewable. I bought some before surgery and tried them. I had to spit them out. I can not handle the taste. So I just purchased a package of vitamin patches off of the bariatric pal site. Anyone else use patches? Do they work well? I'm just concerned I want get the vitamins I need. I'm post op day 6 and I feel weak as it is. Thanks for any input.

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  • insta_adventurer
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    I got sick of the chewable vitamin taste, too. I did them for the first 3.5 months and then asked my surgeon if there was a capsule option. She said she was fine with me switching and recommended th

  • I take a women’s one a day.

  • Swanton_Bomb
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    My doc says I can switch to capsules in a month or two once I am ok to swallow those giant pills, so I will go back to my GNC Mega Women's. The chewables, even the baratric ones, don't seem to have th

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I got sick of the chewable vitamin taste, too. I did them for the first 3.5 months and then asked my surgeon if there was a capsule option. She said she was fine with me switching and recommended the Bariatric Fusion one a day capsules. I take two every morning. Perhaps that may be an option for you?
I take a women’s one a day.

My doc says I can switch to capsules in a month or two once I am ok to swallow those giant pills, so I will go back to my GNC Mega Women's. The chewables, even the baratric ones, don't seem to have the best profile.

And I am Happy Happy Happy with my Spring Valley Prenatal from Wal-Mart, reasonable price, not large sized, Just 1. a day. Beats those nasty flavored twice daily dudes, half of them don't have iron and the other minor goodies. Sure I get weird looks in the vitamin aisle, but how do they know I don't have a pregnant grand-daughter or great grand-daughter?, I am THAT AGE!

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