double dose of vitamins?

ktattwu
on 1/30/13 4:23 am - Vancouver, WA

RNY on 11/07/12

I have a question about the vitamins we take. The instructions provided by my surgeon say to take a multi-vitamin, twice a day. However, does this mean if I take a once a day vitamin I should be taking it twice? Or is this for the vitamins that you're supposed to take twice a day? Since I've had surgery, I have been doubling up on the recommended dose (by taking twice a day) and just don't know if this is what I should be doing.

Lori F.
on 1/30/13 4:32 am - St. Clair Shores, MI

RNY on 12/27/12

You double it. You should be getting 200% of the recommended values. So one you should take once a day, you take twice. I guess for those you are supposed to take twice a day, you would take two twice a day? Not sure on that one.

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Stephanie M.
on 1/30/13 4:53 am - Los Angeles, CA

RNY on 06/24/11

That's what I do. I take a 100% multivitamin 2x a day (with 500 calcium 2x a day too). When I went to my 1 year check up with my doctor, he said all my levels were correct. Sometimes I forgot to take my vitamins, so I guess it all leveled out. And since we don't absorb all the nutrition, you should be taking the correct amount.

katzmeow13
on 1/30/13 4:55 am

If you are taking something like opurity which is made for post bariatric surgery then only take one, once a day... But most other multi's. will require a double dose

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poet_kelly
on 1/30/13 5:17 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

The ASMBS says you need a multi with 100% of the RDA of most things in it (like Centrum) and to take that twice a day. So yes, you should be taking double the normal dose.

Kelly

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Carla49
on 1/30/13 8:40 am - IL

RNY on 01/02/13

So, if I am taking the one-a-day bariatric multivitamin from Procare, I should be taking 2?

Carla

Pre-op: 252 SW: 241 GW: 140 Ht: 5'5-1/4"

poet_kelly
on 1/30/13 9:21 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

I'm not familiar with that vitamin. Does it have 200% of the RDA of most things in it? If so, you only need one a day. It would have to be a pretty big vitamin to have 200% of stuff in it, though.

Kelly

Carla49
on 1/30/13 9:27 am - IL

RNY on 01/02/13

It's sort of big. I just looked at the label. It has from 200% to 800% of everything (20 vitamins) except for zinc, copper, and manganese, which all have 100%. So I guess I'm okay with just one.

Carla

Pre-op: 252 SW: 241 GW: 140 Ht: 5'5-1/4"