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 Member Since: 05/02/11 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/8/12 7:21 am I hate the taste of my chewable vitamins, but don't want to waste them, is it okay to swallow them whole? Will they be absorbed the same?  Surgery 11/16/11. HW 267.5; SW 250.1; Pre-op wt. 195.5; CW 134; GW 140-160   |
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 Member Since: 04/11/08 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/8/12 7:28 am Yes they will. Bu they may be too big to take in one piece. Break them up. H... B RNY 5/14/2008 Lost over 100 lbs Maintenance phase of my life ~ low body fat % size : 6-10 (depends on brand) "Failure is not falling down, is not getting up once you fell" "So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...." |
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 AL RNY (01/09/12) Member Since: 11/20/11[Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/8/12 7:43 am I have celebrate and I am sick and tired of them too. I dread chewing them up. |
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 MD Member Since: 08/13/09 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/8/12 8:00 am I tried breaking them up and trying to swollow them. Let's just say it didnt work out so well. Darn thing got stuck and I was heaving big time. Just be careful!     |
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 WI Member Since: 10/08/10 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/8/12 8:41 am I take Optisource chewables. I get them at Walgreens. They remind me of a candy I used to eat growing up so I like them. Kind of orange tasting. Sarah  |
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 OH Member Since: 09/12/09 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/8/12 9:54 am You need EIGHT of those a day to get what the ASMBS recommends, plus still need to take calcium citrate and B12. Just wanted to make sure you were aware of this, because the label on the product is very deceptive. Kelly Disclaimer: I am not a doctor and do not play one on TV. Any advice I give about vitamins or other topics is what I would do personally or what I personally believe. Do not rely on it as medical advice. See a health care professional if you want medical advice. |
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WI Member Since: 10/08/10 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/8/12 10:00 am I know what I have to take. |
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 Zebulon, NC RNY (01/18/12) Member Since: 07/14/11[Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/8/12 9:00 am Donate them to a fresh newbie! (not me.. I've got plenty.. but somebody could use them.)  ~Kitteh~  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Start Weight 363 / Surgery Weight 346? / Goal Weight 190  |
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 (12/22/11) Member Since: 12/26/11[Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/8/12 9:19 am I feel the same way i hate the chewable vitamims.  |
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 Member Since: 01/08/12 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/8/12 9:58 am I HATED the chewables. I tried a few different brands with no luck. My kids would cheer me on when it was time--became quite the silly family event. I was so happy when I was allowed to switch to the pills at 1 month. I happily swallow the multiple doses every day as a reward for not having to deal with the chewables. Hopefully you can find a brand that works for you and meets the requirements or move on to capsules down the road. Good luck! |
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 At Home in, NH Member Since: 04/09/11 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/8/12 10:04 am Well, aren't I just the wierdo then? I love my chewable Centrum silvers and my chewable calcium and my chewable Vitamin C. As a matter of fact, if I don't end my meal with my chewable calcium, I get this bizarre feeling that my meal isn't somehow complete and I go searching for my calciums. Ain't it wonderful (and we should celebrate) just how different we all are? "Just keep swimming." ~ Dorrie  |
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OH Member Since: 09/12/09 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/8/12 10:08 am You can swallow them whole, but aren't they awfully big? Kelly Disclaimer: I am not a doctor and do not play one on TV. Any advice I give about vitamins or other topics is what I would do personally or what I personally believe. Do not rely on it as medical advice. See a health care professional if you want medical advice. |
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 Seattle, WA Member Since: 03/26/08 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/8/12 11:07 am Pre RNY I loved chewable vitamins, post RNY BLEEECHHHHH!!!! i can swallow whole with no problem and I'm 6 mos out. Had lapband done 1/28/09. Revising to RNY 8/1/11.  |
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 Crosby, TX Member Since: 09/13/03 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/8/12 11:31 am i will be honest, i hated them too...wouldn't take them for like 2 weeks, then i felt like i couldn't get out of bed...what i do now is the celebrate ENS+Protein...it's more expensive than the chewables, but the vanilla cake batter flavor is soooooo good...it's got ur multivitamin, ur calcium citrate & 25 grams of whey isolate protein! i hope this helps!!! |
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FL Member Since: 01/14/11 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/8/12 12:05 pm I had to take the chewables for 2 weeks right home from the hospital...the only way i could get them down was to put in mouth, take huge swig of water, chew up vitamin with water in mouth and swallow water and vitamins at the same time...I was so glad to be able to get to the swallow pills debby |
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MI Member Since: 12/22/11 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/8/12 12:31 pm I don't take calcium cItrate.. I take calcium with vitiam D twice daily .l did start out with the chewables ones and the chewable Muli vitiam..now I just swallow them.. |
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 OH Member Since: 03/18/11 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/8/12 5:53 pm You want to take calcium citrate as we can absorb those. We cannot absorb calcium carbonate which is what most calciums are. Just an FYI.   |
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Member Since: 05/02/11 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/8/12 5:43 pm Thanks everyone for your responses. I have no problem swallowing a chewable multivit, I was just concerned that they may not absorb the same as if they were chewed. Glad I don't have to buy more at this time. Surgery 11/16/11. HW 267.5; SW 250.1; Pre-op wt. 195.5; CW 134; GW 140-160 |
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MI Member Since: 12/22/11 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/8/12 7:23 pm I just had my 18 month vitiam check and it was all good. I follow what my surgeon says for me to do ! Period! |
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