Vitamin question
I just started taking my vitamins this week: sublingual b12, bariatric advantage chewablea - multi, calcium and iron. I know I need to take the iron seaparately (I was told to take it before bed), but is it ok to take the multi and calcium together (twice a day)?
Surgery Date June 3, 2016
HW: 329 W at first consult 290. SW 238, LW 128, CW 139
Calcium should be 500 at a time, 3 times a day, 2 hours apart. Also 2 hours apart from iron. You can take calcium with a multi, but if the multi has iron or calcium in it, you won't absorb the iron, or the extra calcium.
Lots of other things interfere with iron absorption too, such as tea, coffee, soy -- lots of things. That's why it's usually easiest to take it before bed, apart from anything else.
Vitamin C helps with iron absorption. Take 300 mg of Vitamin C for every 30 mg of elemental iron.
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
I'm also curious as I'm using Oportunity (I'm spelling this wrong) Calcium chewables 2X daily but the multi vitamin patch as I could not stand the sweet-tart taste of their multivitamins.
Cate K
Northern Neck, VA 5'4" 56 years old
Highest weight 245: 7/1/2015, RNY surgery on October 26th. Had multiple complications and follow up surgeries and stayed in hospital for 24 days. Goal weight is 140.
