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i take two flinstone's a day.

i was taking a prenatal for a while, but my ob/gyn was so stupid that she put me on one that was for people who eat a really healthy diet. so i got a severe Vitamin deficiency and i'm still paying for it.

it made me severly fatiqued, achy, and i had sore like things on each side of my lips, my tongue, etc. (and yes i went to a doctor and it was a Vitamin deficiency). i was freaking out because i thought i had cold sores for over a month ( i was sick, but i didn't think i was that sick ...lol).

so, to sum up my point, make sure you take a vitamin, no matter what it is. and that crap about not absorbing is stupid, after one week of flinstone's (2 per day) my sores were cleared up.

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Hey there.. I take a chewable viactive multi Vitamin and a chewable viactive Calcium every day.. yummy i love them.. it's like dessert. I get the chocolate Multivitamin and the caramel calcium

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1 chewable "Flintstone Multivitamin" and 1 Chewable "Caltrate plus D" Vitamin per day.

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For those interested in Viactiv (don't know about their multi) the Calcium is Calcium carbonate (as my dietician reminded me when I told her I had bought some) which is not absorbed as well as calcium citrate, and she preferred I used the citrate.

For a multi, I bought a sampler of Bariatric Advantage, but ended up buying Centrum Silver (I'm a senior) chewable. For caclium citrate I found some by Twin Labs at a Healthy Options store. Pricey ($17.99 for 60 wafers, a 15 day supply) but tasted good. I finally did a search online, going to Twin Labs web site and checked where to buy and found a site that sold it for around $7.67 (big difference). I also use their liquid fish oil ($13.99 at Healthy Options, $6 and change online). I ordered enough for two months ($4.99 S&H) and opted for auto shipments every 60 days. The site is vitacost and the S&H is the same for any size shipment. So even with the shipping charge I am paying half of what I was paying at Healthy Options. It took a little digging to find the fish oil but they had it. It is mint flavored, and if you can get past the visual reminder of Milk of Magnesia, it really doesn't taste bad. A tablespoon give 1600mg of Omega 3's. I found it after my surgeon said I could start up my meds again post-op, and my fish oil was a huge gelcap that I couldn't cut in half.

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Is it ok to take a chewable Vitamin during your two weeks post op?

That depends on your doctor. Mine wanted us to start the Vitamins two weeks pre-op and on the first day home from the hospital post op. I had Vitamins in my IV while in the hospital. :frown:

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hi all!! I am glad I came across this - I think I take wayyy too many at times or not enough - this is what I take daily

two chewable CVS multi

one chewable Fiber choice

one calcium citrate

sometimes I take a chewable vit C

one Biotin - for hair - when I wash mine I noticed there is more in the tub than ever before!

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