So I started taking soft foods (scrambled eggs, tilapia and ground beef)…I have been holding it all well along with medication pills. Today I started the multivitamin chewable tablet and I threw up right after 5 minutes of taking. It was a big chewable tablet (Bariatric ultra vitamin solo) and I chewed properly but it all came out.

Any guidance here on what should I do? Maybe I should start taking the capsules of multi vitamin because I have been taking other capsules (Tylenol, Antio biotics) just well.

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I had an early issue with my vitamins as well. I had to break up the chewable tablet and made sure I took it with one of my shakes or with food.

It’s trial and error really. Certain brands upset certain people. For some people it’s the iron. The one thing that seems to really help os taking with food or a shake. But wait till after your done eating and like the last couple of sips of the shake. You want the whole thing coating your stomach before you take it.

Chewables are gross to me. I tried them once after surgery and had to discard all the rest.

A capsule might be better. I agree with ShoppGirl, and will add that you can get a multivitamin capsule without iron. Then, you can take a separate slow release iron tablet. A pharmacist recommended this.

Yeah, multi vitamins can cause nausea & vomiting. Iron is usually the culprit but a lot of the others can cause nausea too. I was nauseous every day & vomited a few times. It can be a juggling act because you need to take them with food but you’re hardly eating anything. I took mine after I ate & I split the dose - one in the am & one at night.

Can you split your tablet so you can spread out when you take it? Or try a capsule or patch. Someone posted about a liquid multi vitamin recently. My vitamin D & K, which I take in winter, comes in a mouth spray. Some find trying a different brand helps.

Edited July 10, 20224 yr by Arabesque

Yeah, Multi Vitamins can cause nausea & vomiting. Iron is usually the culprit but a lot of the others can cause nausea too. I was nauseous every day & vomited a few times. It can be a juggling act because you need to take them with food but you’re hardly eating anything. I took mine after I ate & I split the dose - one in the am & one at night.
Can you split your tablet so you can spread out when you take it? Or try a capsule or patch. Someone posted about a liquid multi Vitamin recently. My Vitamin D & K, which I take in winter, comes in a mouth spray. Some find trying a different brand helps.

I didn’t take it with food. I took it first thing in the morning so an empty stomach. I also have the ones that are capsules. I’m too scared to them now lol.


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2 hours ago, Supafly82 said:

I didn’t take it with food. I took it first thing in the morning so an empty stomach. I also have the ones that are capsules. I’m too scared to them now lol.


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Ooh taking it with food should help alot. I took mine with my shake every morning without issue and one day I guess i was ahead of the game in my routine and I took it earlier on in terms of how much shake I had drank first and up it came instantly. That’s the only time I vomited post op and I never did it again. Arabesques idea to split them would work with your chewable one too. That’s a good idea If you can’t drink a full shake at once I bet.

Edited July 10, 20224 yr by ShoppGirl

same thing happened to me. I went with the capsules instead and with a lower iron MG count.

8 hours ago, Supafly82 said:

I didn’t take it with food. I took it first thing in the morning so an empty stomach. I also have the ones that are capsules. I’m too scared to them now lol.


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if it has a high amount of iron... You need to take it with food otherwise throwing up will keep happening. I try to eat and then take my capsule about 20 minutes later.

Most likely your nutritionist will recommend you get in the habit of eating breakfast so that won’t be an issue anymore but if you choose not to or can’t for whatever reason. You most likely will be able to tolerate a multi without iron on an empty stomach. For MOST people it’s the iron that causes an issue. Pro care health is a bariatric vitamin that sells their one a day multi capsule with and without iron and with two different mg of iron. You will of course want to take the iron in a separate tablet at another time in the day with food. Nothing says you have to take your vitamin in the morning though. You can take it with dinner if that’s easier for you. Or lunch. Just don’t forget that if you take calcium as well it should be separated from the iron by like 2 hours.

Most likely your nutritionist will recommend you get in the habit of eating Breakfast so that won’t be an issue anymore but if you choose not to or can’t for whatever reason. You most likely will be able to tolerate a multi without Iron on an empty stomach. For MOST people it’s the iron that causes an issue. Pro Care health is a bariatric Vitamin that sells their one a day multi capsule with and without iron and with two different mg of iron. You will of course want to take the iron in a separate tablet at another time in the day with food. Nothing says you have to take your vitamin in the morning though. You can take it with dinner if that’s easier for you. Or lunch. Just don’t forget that if you take Calcium as well it should be separated from the iron by like 2 hours.

Ok so took the vitamin chewable tablet with food and I was ok.


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22 minutes ago, Supafly82 said:

Ok so took the vitamin chewable tablet with food and I was ok.


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Ooh good. Glad to hear it.