I'm really looking for some advise with the pre and post vitamins I'm suppose to be taking. I'm not sure which brand of vitamins I should be looking at. The brand I was recommended is a little to expensive but I'm not sure if the Equate brand has enough of what I need. How do I know which is the right choice?

I've found Swisse multivitamins on sale

And centrum

I take Centrum (or the CVS or Walgreens generic equivalent) as well. You have to take two of those a day. Anything that meets the ASMBS (American Society of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery) requirements is fine. Here are their recommendations ( you have to scroll down a bit to get their vitamin recommendations):

https://asmbs.org/app/uploads/2008/09/ASMBS-Nutritional-Guidelines-2016-Update.pdf

I started out taking ProCare Now bariatric vitamins. They are one a day and I felt very affordable at $11 or less (if bought in bulk). I recently switched to Bariatric Pal One and bought them in bulk at $9 a month. Both vitamins meet ASMBS requirements and are taken only ONCE daily which is a huge perk for me.

YEAH I like the once a day facet of my Prenatal vitamins even if I get the Fish Eye when I put a bottle off the shelf at Wally World! So what if I look too old? May just have been a rough day and my 50 year old Daughter has gray hair all through hers and I have Not One! Teach her to take after her Daddy's side of the Family!

All my vitamins are Jamieson so far. B1, b12 spray, d3, and prenatal chewable with iron. I add calcium citrate in a couple of weeks.

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Thanks so much for all the help! For pre-op and post-op vitamins be chewable, gummies or swallow?

3 hours ago, mjrinere said:

Thanks so much for all the help! For pre-op and post-op Vitamins be chewable, gummies or swallow?

we were told not to take gummies. Other two are OK.

I was told no gummies as well. I was also told chewable only as they are easiest to absorb.

I take the bypass and sleeve optimized once per day by unjury. They cost $10 per month. I also use unjurys calcium citrate.

I have glanced around the store here and they do seem to have decent prices as well.

I like the fact that unjury contains no ingredients from China.

Your team should give you direction and probably a list of what they prefer you to use.

Lots of good choices out there

Edited June 2, 20197 yr by Losingit2018