I tried searching the site but couldn't get a good answer. I am looking for recommendations on chewable vitamins with iron. I have been taking the Celebrate Multivitamin Complete with 36mg Iron Chewable but I can't get past the taste post op. I asked my NUT and he recommended Centrum chewables with 18 mg of iron. I found some and after I got home and opened them I realized that right above the iron it lists calcium. below is a link to the ingredients.

http://labeling.pfizer.com/ShowLabeling.aspx?id=2559

During all my pre-op classes and online here, it is ingrained that iron and calcium must be taken separtely. When I questioned my NUT his response was "Calcium in the Multi Vitamins is only minimal - and it will not much affect the iron and the calcium will dissolve quicker than iron once in the stomach".

Anyone have any thoughts on this and/or recommendations for vitamins if the Centrum is off the list? I actually don't mind the taste but clearly they don't have near the amount of nutrients as the Celebrate vitamins.

here is a link to a previous post about Vitamins.

I take bariatric fusion orange. They have a sample pack so you can try all flavors before committing to a big bottle.

On 02/06/2019 at 16:58, dathvick said:

here is a link to a previous post about Vitamins.

https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/422252-chewable-multi-vites-thoughts/&comment=4736099&embedComment=4736099&embedDo=findComment

Thank you. Not sure how I missed that one.

I take these.

I also take Bariatric Fusion which is one of only a few complete vitamins following Bariatric Surgery. They are priced at $24.99 for a one month supply and you take them four times a day. They are complete at 200% of the daily value plus they have the required iron and calcium included in each chewable tablet. Great lab results do far at 8 months post surgery.

I am 5 weeks post op and cannot tolerate the chewable vitamins . My NUT said to go ahead with the pill form of centrum complete twice a day and one 1200mg calcium citrate one daily . It’s soo much easier ! They’re horse pills but it’s better than that chalky taste .

My primary chose vitron but I went with barimelt for better absorption

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I've been hearing alot about B12 and one guy said 1000 another said 3000... I'm yet to find 3000 in any local stores??

Both Dietician's I went to recommended Flintstones Chewable Children's Multivitamins with Iron twice a day. (not the Gummy version though)

On 2/6/2019 at 7:35 PM, Ed_NW said:

I take these.

I take these too, although I'm not a fan of the taste.

45 minutes ago, Lamermaid said:

I take these too, although I'm not a fan of the taste.

I don't care for the taste either. I just now finished the last of them and I'm switching to the capsule in the same brand. No more chewables fo me.

5 hours ago, Ed_NW said:

I don't care for the taste either. I just now finished the last of them and I'm switching to the capsule in the same brand. No more chewables fo me.

I'm only starting week 4, so I have to finish the 2 bottles I bought. I can't wait to try others.

On 02/08/2019 at 02:24, Mikeyy said:

I've been hearing alot about B12 and one guy said 1000 another said 3000... I'm yet to find 3000 in any local stores??

Just bought some b12 3000 from amazon

I bought some Centrum chewables from Walmart and seem to be ok. Taste is way better!  Will see at my six month apt how my labs look. 

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