I threw up for the first time after surgery. I just got cleared to take my vitamins and as soon as I got this down it came back up within seconds. Any other brand suggestions? These were number 1 on the list by my doctor. Should I crush it and take it with Gatorade?

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you might want to give these another try. I got sick on B-Complex capsules at first, but after the first couple of tries I was able to keep them down. Although yes -- you could also try crushing these...although it might be something in them rather than the tablet per se that your stomach is reacting to.. (so crushing may or may not help)

I am planning on using the patches until i can eat solid food.

1 hour ago, TaylorA said:

I threw up for the first time after surgery. I just got cleared to take my Vitamins and as soon as I got this down it came back up within seconds. Any other brand suggestions? These were number 1 on the list by my doctor. Should I crush it and take it with Gatorade?

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I also found it disgusting and asked for a refund from Bariatric Advantage. They gave me a refund and I ordered the capsuled from them which I use now. They are also bad tasting but you swallow them quickly and it is fine. I just could not chew that disgusting pill.

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Agree, chewable supplements taste and feel gross to me. I had a lot of nausea and vomiting post-op (uncommon), but even from the first week, I took a 1-a-day Bariatric Pal capsule. I ordered the ones with no iron at first, and took it with a separate slow release iron pill from a pharmacy. After a few months, I was able to tolerate the ones with iron.

I use the ProCare one a day capsules. I could not stomach chewable vitamins. I also take the ProCare calcium chews and tolerate them well.

Are you taking them with “food” or a shake at least? I was actually okay with that one without food but the pro care health I take now I got sick when I didn’t take with “food”. Now I drink my protein Shake entirely before I take it and I’m fine. Some people need to take it with dinner.

I got the chewable ones that are like the starburst! Same with the calcium citrate.

I pretty much had the same results with these, I think they stayed down for about five minutes before I was running to the bathroom.

I've started using the "fruit chew" ones that are like a starburst (like Sanchesp618 mentioned), and they're much more palatable. I havent gotten sick on them once, and also take the calcium citrate that are the same sort of texture.