Hi everyone! I am new to this forum, just discovered it today while searching for answers to questionas about Vitamins. I had my surgery on November 15, 2007 in Richland, Wa. by Dr. Earl Fox. I'm down 68 pounds so far. I have had 4 fills with the most recent one really doing the trick. I love my new tool now, although it was hard getting used to not having the control to eat whatever I wanted at first.

I do have a question about vitamins. I have been taking the Vita-4-Life multi-vitamin capsules and calcium citrate capsules since two weeks prior to my surgery. They have been working fine but I have always had trouble swallowing them. Now, with the last fill making my band even tighter, I am having alot of trouble getting them down. I looked into some chewables on bariatriceating.com but they are expensive. I see that alot of people are taking the flinstone chewables or even the gummies. That works for the multi-viatmin, but what about the Calcium citrate? Does anyone know of a chewable? I havn't been able to find one with calcium citrate which is what my doc recommends.

I'm glad to find this place, hope to talk with everyone more.

hi! Lani from the Philippines. They do have calcium chewables. I get mine at Healthy Options. But am sure any drugstore that sells children's vitamins should have calcium chewables. Good luck!

I have chewable Centrums and chewable caltrates with vitamin d + calcium. not too bad; you get used to the taste

Hi everyone! I am new to this forum, just discovered it today while searching for answers to questionas about Vitamins. I had my surgery on November 15, 2007 in Richland, Wa. by Dr. Earl Fox. I'm down 68 pounds so far. I have had 4 fills with the most recent one really doing the trick. I love my new tool now, although it was hard getting used to not having the control to eat whatever I wanted at first.

I do have a question about vitamins. I have been taking the Vita-4-Life multi-vitamin capsules and calcium citrate capsules since two weeks prior to my surgery. They have been working fine but I have always had trouble swallowing them. Now, with the last fill making my band even tighter, I am having alot of trouble getting them down. I looked into some chewables on bariatriceating.com but they are expensive. I see that alot of people are taking the flinstone chewables or even the gummies. That works for the multi-viatmin, but what about the calcium citrate? Does anyone know of a chewable? I havn't been able to find one with calcium citrate which is what my doc recommends.

I'm glad to find this place, hope to talk with everyone more.

I use Viactive calcium chewables but I'm really not sure if they are calcium "citrate", doesn't say on the box . I find them quite yummy tho, and as for my chewable multivit, it's rather nasty but I do what I have to do :thumbup:. Since I'm 5 weeks out I can get back to swallowing vitamins as I did before surgery, I don't seem to have any trouble, although I'm not sure about the my Fish Oil, they are huge and scary.

Hi I am new to the forum, went to see a Dr. Michel Stephan on this Tuesday the 15th of April and got an email from the office this morning TriCare who has been so resistant to Lap Band, approved me this morning. I am so excited and have so many questions.:frown::thumbup:

Hi I am new to the forum, went to see a Dr. Michel Stephan on this Tuesday the 15th of April and got an email from the office this morning TriCare who has been so resistant to Lap Band, approved me this morning. I am so excited and have so many questions.:biggrin::crying::tongue:

Oh that is wonderful news!!! I'm so excited for you. Ask away, this forum in a great help!!

Yes, since my last fill I've had to alter what pills I take.

While calcium citrate may supposedly be "best" available to be used by the body, the other kinds of calcium still do what they need to. I am using Viactiv chews, which are not Calcium citrate. They are calcium carbonate.

I found some Calcium Citrate Chewable tablets w/ Mag and Vitamn D-3 that are Blueberry flavor made by KAL. I got them at the vitamin store and paid $10.19 for 60 tablets. They meet the requirements of my doctor and nutritionist and are cheaper than the ones that you purchase from the Bariatric Advantage website. You can also go to Nutraceutical.com / KAL, plug in your zip code and they will show you where you can purchase them.

Edited April 20, 200818 yr by Long2BFree
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I also have the KAL calcium citrate chewables and I found them at my local health food store in the bone health section. Good luck!

Viactive makes a chew for both calcium and multivitamins in a chocolate flavor. They sure taste better than the flintstones.