My doctor tells me to get vitamins called:

VITA BAND CHEWABLE VITAMINS FROM "BARIATRIC ADVANTAGE".

These run about $40.00 for 180ct.

Has anyone found them cheaper? Did you take them? Do you need them? How were they to swallow? Did they upset your stomach?

Curious, and I want to know in advance before paying for them.

Right from day one, my surgeon told me to take Flintstones chewables, along with 2 Tums EX (for calcium) daily... :tongue2:

I too have hear from many that they just get Flinstones chewables which are of course much cheaper.

My doc told me to use children's complete chewables and chewable calcium

I do the Flintstone's chewables as well. I love the purple dino's!

I do a chewable from GNC, it has been fine and I have no complaints. Some docs get a percentage of certain things they sell, so he may just want the money!

I took those to start with then I realized the Flintstones do the same thing except cheaper.

How many Flintstones do you take a day? How many times a day?

All I take is one a day--but don't go by me. The surgeon never stated to only take one a day--it's what I started doing post-op and haven't ever changed.

2 flintstones and 2 tums daily, does the trick

I take Viactive Chews. Two Vitamin and two Calcium chews every morning.

I like the chocolate Vitamins and the Caramel or Raspberry calcium chews. Makes me feel like I am getting candy and they pretty much dissolve in your mouth while you chew them in small bites. That and a cup of skim milk is Breakfast every morning and it gives me Protein and the nutrients from the chews.

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I got a couple of kinds of Vitamins from Bariatric Advantage. They aren't bad but they have a funny texture that I don't like. They are chewables. When this supply is gone I plan to try capsules that are available on a website that my doctor recommended. I also got chewable calcium from them, again, texture I can't handle, chewable Iron, not bad,

My doctor was very specific about the need for bariatric vitamins although he didn't require a specific kind.

Just my 2 cents worth.

I too take the Flintstones chewables. The B/A drugs were talked about and they gave me a card to order if I wanted them, but also told me that the Dr. likes Flintstones "must be complete" Chewable I take one in the morning and one in the evening. Just my advice, don't take the Wal-Mart off brand of Flintstones, Yuck! They taste horrible!

I used to take Liquid Health that I mixed right into Crystal Light or decaf iced tea. Since then, I have found some liquid vitamins with higher percentages of vitamins, so I take Vital Earth or Country Life liquid vitamins. All 3 have a good taste in my opinion and can be taken alone or mixed with another drink. Avoid Centrum liquid-it tastes foul! I take liquid calcium by the brands mentioned above as well or Viactiv chews. Look at your health food store or vitamin shoppe. They have a good selection these days.

I have not been banded yet (waiting patiently for insurance approval) but since I had the 6 month diet to do I bought samples of stuff to try. I got some Bariatric Advantage and they were okay, but I agree with the person who said their texture is funny. In looking around (it didn't occur to me to check children's vitamins) I came across Centrum chewables, and they even come in Centrum Silver Chewables (I'm 63). I go to the LB support group (to learn) and someone there said she didn't care for the taste. I haven't tried them yet, but got them at Target for about $10-12 , I think for 60 (can't remember--that's what happens when you get old). I also got Viactiv in the the Caramel flavor to sub for my calcium pills which look like horse pills (Citrical +D). As my sister pointed out (she had RNY about 2 years ago) you won't be using these forever. You need enough to get you through to the point where you can take regular pills. Or do bandsters need to use these indefinitely? I am not sure about that.

I got some restriction with my last (third) fill and I've got to tell you, Pachelton, EVERYTHING I allowed to go down the stoma had to be eensy weeensy or I got that stuck feeling.

So I've got to say, I'm planning on using chewables for the rest of my life! I do think, in reading this thread, that I'll begin taking TWO Flintstones chewables daily, along with my two Tums EX for calcium. I now also do metamucil (1/2 teas in 1/2 cup water) daily and 1 tblsp. concentrated black cherry juice daily (to keep away the gout I got 3 weeks ago).

Boy, it's not fun being old!!!! :smile2: