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Vitamins after surgery

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  • SummerTimeGirl
    SummerTimeGirl

    My plan requires chewables for the first 3 months. So far I've been using Flintstone's Complete 2 of them a day. That kind was on the docs recommended list.

  • I take the BariatricPal Multivitamin One Per Day Chewable with 45mg Iron. I get the mixed berry flavor and it tastes good. The price is right too - $15.00 for a 30-day supply, or it's even cheaper a

  • GummyBearQueen
    GummyBearQueen

    I take a regular multivitamin from Costco with no issue. Any reason why they have to be chewable?

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My plan requires chewables for the first 3 months. So far I've been using Flintstone's Complete 2 of them a day. That kind was on the docs recommended list.

Chewables until you’re healed, then normal are fine. I take BariatricPal One.

I've taken Centrum Silver (or the generic equivalent) since day 1. I started with the chewables and then switched over to regular tablets when I was about six months out. If you take grocery store or drug store vitamins, you'll probably have to take two a day to meet the requirements. With some bariatric-specific vitamins (but not all...), you only have to take one (but again - check. With some of those you also have to take two (or more) a day...)

2 Flinstones chewable per day.

I take the BariatricPal Multivitamin One Per Day Chewable with 45mg Iron. I get the mixed berry flavor and it tastes good. The price is right too - $15.00 for a 30-day supply, or it's even cheaper at $40.00 for a 90-day supply.

I am 44 days post surgery and I still cannot stomach even the smell of the chewable or the melts. I found the vitamin patches in the BariatricPal store and they have been a lifesaver.
  • 2 weeks later...

4 Bariatric Fusion Multivitamins per day. And then 2 Vitamin D gummies (approved by my surgeon) because I was deficient on labs.

My surgeon recommends the vitamin patches for the first month after surgery then switch to the bariatric chewables.

Equate (Wal-Mart generic) Flinstones chewables 2x a day. I've gotten used to them and don't mind them so even 11 months out that's what I'm still taking.

Also 2 calcium chews per day. I absolutely love these:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00477IVDK/

https://smile.amazon.com/Viactiv-Calcium-Vitamin-Supplement-Chocolate/dp/B00DYSU8SE/

  • 3 weeks later...

I take spray vitamins. I took them in the ordinary way ( pills & capsules ) before surgery, but decided to change as I always needed a lot of water to get them down?‍♀️ I’m very happy I did, I have no problems getting my vitamins into me post surgery now. ?

Is anyone having trouble stomaching the bariatric fusion vitamins? They are gross. I feel like post up my taste buds are so sensitive. But I’m a few days out and I can’t bare to chew them. Any advice?

I take patchaid vitamin patches from the bariatricpal website because the chewables and melts were making me throw up

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