Vitamin Help

Hey Everyone I got my date and approval good to go for 3/23. I'm confused about Vitamins. Any ideas were to get them ? And do they all have to be chewable/liquid? And anyone else having trouble with the optifast,,, I hate it but dealing

I didn't like the adult Centrum Chewables myself. They're just too big so I take Flintstones Complete chewables. Doc recommended them :) It's my understanding that all your medications should be in liquid form or pills that are no bigger than a birth control pill or pills that can be cut or crushed but, every doc is different. You're best to ask your doc.

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4/12/06 +1.25cc, 8/16/06 +.25cc, 4/25/07 +.50, 4/26/07 -.25, 7/11/07 -1.00 due to reflux issues, 10/24/07 +.75cc, 11/14/07 -.25, 4/23/08 +.65 (total 1.90 or slightly under 2 per md), 8/20/08 only 1cc found in my band -0.25 for .75cc total now in band due to reflux issues again. 11/26/08 +.50 total 1.25 in band and having issues again :( **12/3/08 Complete Unfill - Revision surgery set** New bigger band in place 12/18/08 yippee! 2/11/09 first fill 5 cc's

I take Centrum Chewables, you can get them in any grocery store, Centrum also makes a liquid but I hear its kinda bitter.

You can also check out the Vitamin Store or a health food store.

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~ Eileen ~

The centrum chewables are okay - that's what I take. I don't care for the taste, and chewing them for me is something akin to eating a sweet tart, which I don't like, so sometimes I put it in my mouth with water and let it half dissolve before I chew, then swallow it quick.

My biotin is in capsule form, as well as my tylenol, and I have no issues taking either.

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Jill, Madison Wisconsin///Banded 9-19-2005 Dr Paul Huepenbecker///Filled 2.50 cc total.
Starting BMI: 47.2/Current BMI:30.0//5'9" Tall
Presurgery (March 2005) 320/--Day of Surgery 292--Current 203.4//Next Goal! 200/Final Goal 170:dance:

I take Viactiv Chewables and it helps me get my chocolate fix. :) They do wonders for me. I have never been able to grow finger nails and mine are very hard and long. Give them a try.


angie

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Dr. Bauman
Concord, NC
Currently 176
226/176/126

I was told no pills bigger than a pencil eraser, but I like the birth control comparison better. I WOULD NOT WANT TO GET A PILL STUCK! I've heard it's painful and takes a while for the pill to dissolve.

I personally take viactiv chewable multivitamin and calcium. It's kind of like a little treat every morning. The chocolate is better than the fruity one, tastes a little like a tootsie roll. I take the caramel calcium and chew them together. Tastes kind of like a little candy bar when together :eyebrows:.

As for any other pill, if I can't break it into small enough pieces for safe swallowing (I hate crushed pills :yuck:), I resort to liquid or chewable.

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Dawn
Defiance, Ohio
Banded 4/4/05
Weight at consultation 1/14/05: 283
Current Weight: 197

Thread Starter

thanks again... everything I have read was pretty vague about the vitamins ... but thanks ... 19 days and counting whoo hooo.. Loving this board everyone has been so nice and friendly .. best wishes to all

I was wondering about vitamins and found myself at Walmart in the children's section looking at Flintstone vitamins and comparing the ingredients to some of the other vitamins. They seem to have just as much in them, and surely they taste good. They have been on the market for years and my kids loved them. I don't know if more than one would be required for an adult though. I will have to look into this Viactin. A couple of my pills are very small and I should have no problem. A couple are bigger and I will crush them, except for heart medication which it says "do not crush". Will have to ask the dr. about that one. Thanks for all the helpful info in vitamins.

Tylenol makes a liquid for adults, it tastes like cough syrup and is so much easier than hacking up a sticky tablet that got stuck. Eeeew. I use the Centrum chewables because they contain trace minerals. Flintstones or gummies usually do not and just have way too much sugar for me to feel good about. Besides who wants to try to do the converison math?
Luck to you Dody!

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Chewables work but taste icky. I use one centrum silver per day chopped up into exactly 6 pieces...works great.

Flintstones for me. Every thing else had a bad taste. I agree with the optifast comment----UGH. Hang in there it won't be long.

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banded 11/03/05
Dr. James Smith
Pueblo, CO
start weight 270
4/15/07 current wgt 190

www.vitaminshoppe.com has a lot of liquid vitamins. Be sure to check out www.currentcodes.com first to see if you can find a discount code. :)

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Surgery Date June 5, 2006
Proud Member of Jacks Harem
7/11 .6 cc 8/2 1.2 cc 12/26 -.4 cc .8 3/12 +.6 cc 1.4 4/9 +.3 cc 1.7 5/3 -.4cc 1.3 6/12 +.2 1.5 6/27 +1 11/07 Total unfill, band slip... 12/07 +1 1/08 +.5 = 1.5cc

I've been using the Centrum liquid...it's really not that bad. It's easier for me to remember for some reason. Tastes kind of a berry flavor...I don't know...I like it enough.

:)

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I take one chewable Centrum, 2 chewable Calcium (600mg), 1 vitamin E (400 ui), and 3 chewable vitamin C (500mg) per day. I just drink water when I chew them and they go down fine. I take one C with each meal, and one Calcium with breakfast and one with lunch. I hate taking pills, so I dont mind the chewables at all. I have no problems swallowing the E.

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Susan
Dr. Robert Cahn - Boise, Idaho
Began pre-op diet: Dec. 20, 2005 (307lbs)
Banded & Branded: Jan. 9, 2006 (291lbs.)
BMI has dropped from 51 to 36.1

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I also like the Adult Centrum Chewables (orange flavor)

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Bonnie
Amarillo, Texas
Banded 12-03-03
Dr. Ronnie Keith
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
**too many fills and unfills to keep up with**
Currently cruisin at 1.6 cc in a 4 cc band
Three Times A Charm!