Hi ya

I went to my consultation last week & was advised that post-op I will need to take Vitamin & mineral supplements & Calcium supplements however they have to be chewable

I have been to Boots but they do not have chweable vitamin & mineral tablets- can anyone recommend where they went for theirs?

Also are their any other supplements you would recommend?

hi

I was banded on 30 may and wasnt told to take chewy multi vitaims.

I take tesco multi vitaims and Iron tablets and im fine they are not a very big tablet. small round ones.

hope this helps you

Ann

Boots lied to you!

Sorry but they do stock them as childrens Vitamins Bassets soft and chewable range, there are a few different version.

You can also get Vitamin drops or syrup, again aimed at children but prefectly adequate for adults too.

Boots.com - Shop

That link to Boots website should have some of them on the page.

bloody useles arent they!! Thank you for that i'll go browsing next time.. Is there any supp's you would swear by being post op?

I'm not post-op sorry, still just lurking on the forums while I'm waiting on my first consultation and squirrling the pennies away. And yes they are bloody useless, like most places if someone doesn't know something instead of admitting it and trying to find the correct answer they just don't do what ever you need. Is making a bit of an effort for a customer a dying art?

Hiya,

I'm 3 month post-band & I use Haliborange Multi-Vitamin liquid from Boots. Its £3.99 a bottle & at the moment its on a "3 for 2"! Its orange flavoured, sugar free & tastes lovely - I have 2 spoonfuls every morning.

I also recommend using Benefibre, cos I find I'm not having much natural fibre in my diet at the moment (I'm not a great fan of veggies!) I put two spoons in my first sports bottle of Water every morning & then I know I'm done for the day!!

I noticed another post on here about talking calcium too, which is something I wasn't advised to do by my Consultant, but I figure it can't hurt. The post was talking about a product called "Viactiv" & its a chocolate or caramel flavoured chew!! Yum Yum!! I can't find anywhere to buy them in the UK, so I've just placed an order on Ebay from a US Seller. Can't wait to get them to give them a try. I also ordered some Crystal Light at the same time (small packets of flavoured crystals to mix with water). My friend brought me some back from the US a couple of weeks ago & they taste fab! I'm not a great fan of tap water & having these tiny packets in my bag means I can keep filling up my sports bottle whilst I'm out & about, throughout the day, in order to make sure I get my liquids in, especially now were in this "heat wave" :tt2:!!

Good luck in your journey!!

Suzi

Just an update!! My Viactiv chocolate calcium chews have arrived & boy, are they good!!

They taste just like the "Reisen" chocolate chews. Only 20cals each & you need to take 2 a day. Its like getting your Vitamins & chocolate fix all in one!

I'm definitely going to buy some more - they have a range of flavours, including Chocolate Cherry, Chocolate Mint & Caramel!

Just wish I could get them from UK & not have to pay the extortionate shipping from USA!

Suzi ;0)