Chewable iron. What is the best? Bariatric Advantage?

MEZ
on 11/2/11 11:08 pm - Wilmington, NC
My NUT and surgeon says chewable vitamins/minerals/supplements for a month.

For Iron, they recommend Bariatric Advantage for chewable, and then Ferrets once you can swallow.  I need a total of 50-100mg of elemental iron per day, according to my sheet.

The highest does I can find is the 60mg lemon-lime Bariatric Advantage. I am assuming it's worth the cost to go ahead and get this and take one and a half per day instead of buying the lower doses and having to chew 3+ pills?

Is there a better (higher dose in one chewable pill) option out there?

Thank you all!  Can't wait to be on the loser's bench.

Ellen

Ellen            RNY      Surgery Date: 12/6/2011
5' 5.5"          Surgery BMI 37.5        HW 254            SW 230         GW 150 - reached 11/6/12 

    

southernlady5464
on 11/3/11 12:01 am
IF I had to do chewables, I'd try the ones from Vitalady first...it helps that she also sells a sample size pack so you can see if you can handle them. Then switch to her tender iron once you are cleared for regular pils. I added the proferrin es to my daily dose of tender iron...all you do for the proferrin is snap the pills in half to make them easier to absorb.

Liz

Duodenal Switch (Lap) 01-24-11 | Surgeon: Stephen Boyce | High weight: 250 in 2002 | Surgery weight: 203 | Lowest weight: 121 | Current weight: 135 | Goal weight: 135






   

MEZ
on 11/3/11 12:25 am - Wilmington, NC
Thanks, Liz.  I see she has 60mg. chewables, cheaper than BA.

Ellen            RNY      Surgery Date: 12/6/2011
5' 5.5"          Surgery BMI 37.5        HW 254            SW 230         GW 150 - reached 11/6/12 

    

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