I don’t know if it is just the vitamin I take or what, and I had vitamin intolerance BEFORE my sleeve, but I am literally having to MAKE myself take these. I TAKE THE Bariatric Advantage soft chews. They taste fine, but damn! Do you guys have any advice? I have actually skipped a few days of vitamins because I would like to NOT feel sick!

thanks for any suggestions. Again, I do eat first.

Susan

I had the same issue. I now use the Patch MD multivitamin patch. Just had bloodwork and the only thing that was slightly low was my iron. I ordered straight off their website.

Edited May 23, 20215 yr by Luna Girl

Oh...that sounds AMAZING!!!!!! Didn’t even know that was a thing! I will ask my doc and try that!! THANK YOU!

2 minutes ago, SBFARRIS said:

Oh...that sounds AMAZING!!!!!! Didn’t even know that was a thing! I will ask my doc and try that!! THANK YOU!

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49 minutes ago, SBFARRIS said:

Oh...that sounds AMAZING!!!!!! Didn’t even know that was a thing! I will ask my doc and try that!! THANK YOU!

just so you know, these work well for some people, but not for others. Some surgeons discourage them because of the mixed results. I've never tried them because I was afraid I'd be one of those for whom they didn't work, but they do work fine for some people.

Well the other option is constant sickness, so I might as well try. I have emailed my surgeon to ask about it. Thanks for the heads-up!

23 minutes ago, SBFARRIS said:

Well the other option is constant sickness, so I might as well try. I have emailed my surgeon to ask about it. Thanks for the heads-up!

That was my feeling. I would always get a bit nauseous with vitamins and surgery made it worse. It was either try the patch or not take them. Luckily, my bloodwork shows they are working for me, as several of my levels are up, even with the low calorie intake.

There is the Bariatric Advantage capsule. Its just one pill a day. Their chewables at times made me feel sick but I've never gotten sick with the capsules. I've worried about the vitamin patches as it takes months before you will have vitamin deficiencies show up. So I've not wanted to take any chances. So maybe try the once a day capsule first?

4 hours ago, Luna Girl said:

I had the same issue. I now use the Patch MD Multivitamin patch. Just had bloodwork and the only thing that was slightly low was my Iron. I ordered straight off their website.

My doc wouldn't let me use the patch. I had to take nausea pills and still try to take the vitamins. I literally stopped taking them and didn't start back up until almost my 5th month out. Now I can tolerate them just fine.

1 hour ago, HealthyLifeStyle said:

My doc wouldn't let me use the patch. I had to take nausea pills and still try to take the Vitamins. I literally stopped taking them and didn't start back up until almost my 5th month out. Now I can tolerate them just fine.

My dr recommended the patch because I was having trouble with the pills. Maybe the thinking is something is better than nothing at this point. ?‍♀️Might try again in a few months. May still have an issue due to prior history before surgery.

42 minutes ago, Luna Girl said:

My dr recommended the patch because I was having trouble with the pills. Maybe the thinking is something is better than nothing at this point. ?‍♀️Might try again in a few months. May still have an issue due to prior history before surgery.

I was thinking that as well. Even if the OP is one whom the patch doesn't really work well for, some absorption is better than none..

Flintstones chewable. 2 a day. I have problems with vitamins also but the flintstones dont bother me.

Multi vitamins always made me nauseous even when I took them before I had surgery. My surgeon suggested trying different brands to find one that didn’t but this can be an expensive option.

I found taking one in the morning & one at night helped a little. Make sure you have something solid in your tummy, not just a protein shake, before you take them.

My blood work has been good all along the way. I think I just absorb the nutrients I need well. (Maybe I’m an abzorbaloff - Dr Who reference.) I remember my dietician saying if you already had enough of a certain vitamin having extra could make you nauseous but I can’t remember which one sorry. Sort of think it was one of the B vitamins but don’t quote me. She told me that when I’d stopped taking vitamins (with my surgeon’s approval) when I had been in maintenance for two months.

59 minutes ago, Arabesque said:

My blood work has been good all along the way. I think I just absorb the nutrients I need well. (Maybe I’m an abzorbaloff - Dr Who reference.) I remember my dietician saying if you already had enough of a certain Vitamin having extra could make you nauseous but I can’t remember which one sorry. Sort of think it was one of the B Vitamins but don’t quote me. She told me that when I’d stopped taking vitamins (with my surgeon’s approval) when I had been in maintenance for two months.

I think you're right about the B vitamins. I know thiamine (B1) tastes awful - and I think it nauseates some people, too

I wonder if using the patches will cause less constipation from calcium and iron? That’s the issue I have. Have to take fiber everyday forever it seems and never had issues before all these vitamins.

Edited May 24, 20215 yr by ShoppGirl

I can’t take bariatric vitamins because I have a severe sensitivity to zinc unless it is in piccolinate form, I also can’t take iron due to an overload. I get very nauseous from zinc even before surgery. Iron can do this as well. I’d highly suggest splitting up your vitamins into different groups, it’s less convenient but it will save the issues of nausea. I take a b complex, zinc, vit c, D-K2, magnesium, and liver capsules.