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I finally tried the chewable vitamins for Bariatric patients and hate them. Is there some Vitamin I can take once a day instead of 4 times a day? Tiny swallowable is my preference. Do I really have to take those big nasty pills?

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Check out BariatricPal Multivitamin ONE "1 per Day!" Bariatric Multivitamins from https://store.bariatricpal.com/collections/bariatricpal-multivitamin-one!

BariatricPal has a secret offer just for this group where it'll cost you only $99 for an entire year supply! Check it out at https://store.bariatricpal.com/products/bariatricpal-multivitamin-one-1-per-day-bariatric-multivitamin-capsules-yearly-subscription

With just ONE convenient & affordable BariatricPal Multivitamin ONE each day, you can get the bariatric Vitamins and minerals you need to stay healthy! BariatricPal Multivitamin ONE was designed and developed by a team of the world's leading Bariatric medical professionals.

Please take a Calcium supplement separately to prevent interference with absorption of Iron. You can view a large selection of bariatric friendly Calcium supplements at https://store.bariatricpal.com/collections/calcium.

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10 hours ago, Alex Brecher said:

Check out BariatricPal Multivitamin ONE "1 per Day!" Bariatric Multivitamins from https://store.bariatricpal.com/collections/bariatricpal-multivitamin-one!

BariatricPal has a secret offer just for this group where it'll cost you only $99 for an entire year supply! Check it out at https://store.bariatricpal.com/products/bariatricpal-multivitamin-one-1-per-day-bariatric-multivitamin-capsules-yearly-subscription

With just ONE convenient & affordable BariatricPal Multivitamin ONE each day, you can get the bariatric Vitamins and minerals you need to stay healthy! BariatricPal Multivitamin ONE was designed and developed by a team of the world's leading Bariatric medical professionals.

Please take a Calcium supplement separately to prevent interference with absorption of Iron. You can view a large selection of bariatric friendly Calcium supplements at https://store.bariatricpal.com/collections/calcium.

Without knowing if I like the Vitamins or if they are too large for me to take, I think spending that much on a year's supply is out of the question.

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I too have curiosity about this.

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3 hours ago, Sandra Nuelken said:

Without knowing if I like the Vitamins or if they are too large for me to take, I think spending that much on a year's supply is out of the question.

I hear ya! Buy one month supply. If you don't like it, I will make sure that you're credited 100%.

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We both use a Tespo but we can’t shoot the whole shot in one go or on an empty stomach or it’s coming back lol

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I use the patch and love it. sleep with it on and throw it away in the morning. Much easier than a huge pill. I e had problems swallowing pills since surgery...weird, I know.

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1 hour ago, jennj said:

I use the patch and love it. sleep with it on and throw it away in the morning. Much easier than a huge pill. I e had problems swallowing pills since surgery...weird, I know.

Jennj, did you see the post Alex wrote about how the patch stating that they are not %100 effective? How long have you been using them? Are your numbers good? They seem very convenient so I do hope they are working for you. Just thought I’d mention it.

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I do the one a day baratric multivitamin from here but it smells gross and if I don't take it with food my pouch will try to spit it up and then I usually have gross burps afterwords but to be fair, I can't even get the chewables down.

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I am taking the Bariatric Advantage chewables as well. They aren’t too bad. I bought some calcium citrate chewables on Amazon that I don’t like. I’ll switch to the Bariatric Advantage chewable Calcium as well once my current bottle is gone.

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Sounds pretty Reasonable an Offer, Alex. Appreciate the offer to Please instead of merely Sell.

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