The 2019 ASMBS update recommends 5,000 - 10,000 IU / day vitamin A. My dietician does NOT recommend anything near that, and I can't find any multivitamin that has that much vitamin A.

Are any of you bypassers actually taking that much?

Edited July 7, 20215 yr by Wahinebythesea

I would suggest asking your dietician if he/she suggests that much and if so, what multi-vitamin they recommend or if you should take a separate dose of Vitamin A in addition to your multivitamin

I use the PatchMD multi. They have 900mcg RAE which is 100% daily dose.

For 3 years my vit A has been great.

Vit A isn’t meausured mcg IU. It’s measured by mcg.

I would ask for more clarification.

DS'ers are frequently required to take vitamin A supplements - but not sleeve or bypass.

My multis each have 750, and I take two of them a day, so that's 1500. Maybe most people pick up the rest through food? I do know that DS'ers have to take the fat soluble vitamins (including A) because of their more extreme absorption issues - but maybe we absorb enough vitamin A that it's usually not an issue (??). At any rate, i agree with another poster who suggested it running it by your dietitian.

just found this article. Evidently vit A deficiency isn't that uncommon in both sleeve and bypass patients. Interesting because I don't think all clinics test for that (mine doesn't) - and most sleeve and bypass patients aren't required to take it. I'll ask my dietitian about it, too (I meet with her next week)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31855096/

Edited July 7, 20215 yr by catwoman7

5 hours ago, toodlerue said:

I use the PatchMD multi. They have 900mcg RAE which is 100% daily dose.

For 3 years my vit A has been great.

Vit A isn’t meausured mcg IU. It’s measured by mcg.

I would ask for more clarification.

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Thank you so much for letting me know.
That’s crazy that they did that!