I had my LapBand done in October 2007. I have been taking the Centrum Adult Chewable vitamin since then but bought the Bariatric Advantage VitaBand vitamins (lemon cream flavor) last month. They taste hideous ! I can hardly get them down. I'll go back to the Centrum chewables but feel like I've wasted my money on the expensive, supposedly-better-for-you vitamins. Would anyone else share their good/bad experiences with chewable vitamins?

Flinstones...I like Dino best

Flinstones too... the purple ones... haven't looked to see who it is... LOL

I bought the centrum ones and OMG!! They are horrible!

I take the centrum - The don't taste too bad to me...

Yep, Flintstones for me too. I love the orange flavored ones.:tongue:

Arent the flintstones ones for kids??

My doctor's office recommended Flinstones. I thought about taking something more "adult" but they all taste bad.

My docs diet pal said 2 adult chewable. I have only tried the Centrum ones. They are NOT good but tolerable I guess.

Try the bariatric advantage brand. I heard the flinstones and centrum are usually high in sugar and are not meant for the lapband patient. heres the link.

https://www.bariatricadvantage.com/catalog?cat=Multi-Vitamins&so=

Thanks flip, I will try them

I'm telling you - the Bariatric Advantage vitamins taste horrific! I have challenged my bariatric nutritionist to investigate chewable vitamins. Concerning the sugar issue, surely the amount in one vitamin is somewhat negligible. Do any of you crush a regular vitamin and eat it with pudding/yogurt?

I am taking the gummy adult Vitamins from Target. (Not Target brand, but available there.)

My dietician said they weren't great and to take the Centrum, but a centrum sitting on the counter does me a lot less good than a so-so Vitamin in my body. I take a dose and a half, just in case.

Hi:

I used to use the Centrum chewable vitamines. However, I found that I was getting heartburn from them.

Somebody in my support group told me they take two of the chewable gummy-type Vitamins each day and the doc said that was okay. So, as soon as I ran out of the Centrum I switched to the Gummy Chewable type. I've been using those since. They're not horrible, and they don't give me heartburn.

Best wishes to all of my fellow bandsters.

Sue

I'm telling you - the Bariatric Advantage Vitamins taste horrific! I have challenged my bariatric nutritionist to investigate chewable vitamins. Concerning the sugar issue, surely the amount in one Vitamin is somewhat negligible. Do any of you crush a regular vitamin and eat it with pudding/yogurt?

I take the chewable Bariatric Advantage Vitamins (VitaBand) too - and I agree with you, the lemon-cream ones are awful! However, there is another flavor - Watermelon. I like the watermelon, it is MUCH better. Maybe your Nutritionist can find them for you? At Beaumont Hospital's Weight Control Center, I was given a sample of each chewable vitamin, to see what flavor I liked. Here's a link to the website of these vitamins: Bariatric Advantage - Multi-Vitamins (and here's a direct link to the watermelon ones: Bariatric Advantage - Bariatric Advantage VitaBand Chewable Multivitamin - Watermelon (180ct) Maybe you could show it to your nutritionist, and you can collaborate with him/her on getting a sample of the watermelon ones, to see if it works for you - before you spend the money on those vitamins again.

Best of luck to you!

I'm telling you - the Bariatric Advantage Vitamins taste horrific! I have challenged my bariatric nutritionist to investigate chewable vitamins. Concerning the sugar issue, surely the amount in one Vitamin is somewhat negligible. Do any of you crush a regular vitamin and eat it with pudding/yogurt?

Please understand that everyone that undergoes any form of weight loss surgery their taste buds change as other love the vitamins and others do not. But there are different flavors that you can choose from and from what I know if you ask for some samples they will give them out free of charge before committing to a larger bottle. Hope this helps at all