When Should Vitamins Start?

I am 8 days out from surgery.  When should I start taking my vitamins? I bought all the barbaric chewable and sublingual vitamins just not sure when my tummy can handle taking them.

My NP said to wait atleast 2 weeks post op because of the risk of stomach upset.  I started MVI once a day about 4 days post op(just to see if I could and because I was not have any nausea).  I am almost 3 weeks post op and have worked up to MVI twice day (adult gummies taste great - 2 in morning and 2 in afternoon) and Calcium 3 times a day.  Tomorrow I will add iron supplement.

My program has us wait 1 wk, then I'll start taking 2 a day @ different times during the day.

we were told to start as soon as we went home.  We have been taking a flistones (the chewable prenatal's he prescribed were NASTY), a chewable calcium carbonate (you have to take atleast 2 hours apart from the multi) and a biotin capsule since post op day 1.  So far there hasn't been any problem, But all docs are different and you should def check with yours!

 At my one week check up I was told to start taking my vitamins by adding one more each day. So I started with my multi and next day added B12, next day Iron and Vitamin C, etc. Def think you should check with your doc becuz looks like everyone is saying diffrent things.  Good Luck!

I was 2 weeks out.
Julie

One week out

I believe the paper work I've recieved for Dr Aceves is 10 days.

My clinic told us not til we are two months post op... but I wasn't comfortable with that so I started on liquid vitamins about two weeks out and I am fine LOL

I haven't had surgery yet, so I don't know.  But I went to Walmart last night to buy new vitamins since I had run out and I thought I was smart buying the gummy kind until I got them home and realize that they are high in carbs and calories!  Ugh!!  So I may try to take as many as I can before surgery and get new ones that aren't as high in carbs and cals.