flintstones vitamins

 Ok, just a curious soul here.... Why would countless nutritionists, and countless surgeons (highly qualified and experienced ones might I add) encourage us to take two flintstone vitamins daily if in fact they aren't good enough for us? I've noticed quite a few people saying flintstones vitamins won't do the trick...

They're fine - I take quite a few more supplements in addition to them based on serological evidence that I need other supplementation - but they are my general vitamin. I doubt they are sufficient by themselves for a postop - but they compare favorably to other multi-vitamins......Susan

Thanks for posting this. I've never heard flintstones were not okay and I've been taking them since surgery. If they in fact are not good enough I need to know asap. I'm trying to stay on top of the game but hearing this kinda scares me. I look forward to seeing others responses. My surgeon had flintstones as a good source of multi vitamin so I thought everything was fine.

I specifically asked my doctor if I could take Flinstones and he said that it was not sufficient.  Its just another one of those things that doctors disagree on.

My doctor at Duke University said 2 Flintstones a day were good.  But he said if your pre menopausal, you should take an iron supplement with that and of course Calcium Citrate. Our Nut said that we might also like to take B-12, but that was totally up to us and Biotin for our hair and nails. So, I take them all.  I just saw my PCP yesterday and he did a full blood workup on me and said everything looked good and he'll see me back in 6 weeks.  As long as he is watching over me, I won't worry with it.

My surgeon told me to take two "chewable" vitamins a day and that Flinstones were the most commonly used.  That's what I am using and my labs always come back just fine. Sandi

My surgeon doesn't recommend Flintstones.  I think it's a personal preference, and it's one of those things that changes frequently.  I take Bariatric Advantage chewables, and my surgeon says if I want to change to a different one that's okay, just read the labels and see how they compare.  He doesn't really care which particular one his patients take as long as they're getting the best they can get. 

There are so many different opions on which ones are better then others. I chose to go with what my dr (done WLS for over 20 yrs) and my nut recoment which is 2 flinstones everyday, with b12, calcum citraite and iron everyday. Also due the malablsortion I take additiona vitamins (A, B1, elysine) So follow what your nut/dr program and as long as you labs come back good, then its working. Here is the amounts from both vitamins so you can compare them.   edited as it would show up correctly. here is the website for values/amounts  http://www.centrumvitamins.ca/content/products/centrumSelect Chewables.asp http://www.flintstonesvitamins.com/complete/index.html#suppl ement

Some surgeons also tell you that it's okay to drink pop, too.   I guess you should compare and contrast the ingredients in several and then ask yourself which you'd rather take.

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Bariatric Advantage (this is for two tablets, which is what is recommended)

Vitamin A (from Beta Carotene)	7500	IU
Vitamin C	120	mg
Vitamin D3	200	IU
Vitamin E (as d-alpha Tocopheryl Acetate)	30	IU
Vitamin B1 (from Thiamine Mononitrate)	6	mg
Vitamin B2 (as Riboflavin)	3.4	mg
Niacinamide	50	mg
Vitamin B6 (from Pyridoxine HCI)	4	mg
Folic Acid	800	mcg
Vitamin B12 (as Cyanocobalamin)	100	mcg
Biotin USP/FCC	300	mcg
Pantothenic Acid (from Calcium D-Pantothenate)	10	mg
Calcium (from Calcium Citrate)	200	mg
Magnesium (from Magnesium Citrate)	50	mg
Zinc (from Zinc Citrate)	15	mg
Selenium (from L-Selenomethionine)	100	mcg
Copper (from Copper Citrate)	1	mg
Manganese (from Manganese Sulfate)	2	mg
Chromium (Chromium Picolinate NF)	100	mcg
Molybdenum (Sodium Molybdate)	75	mcg
Choline (Choline Bitartrate FCC)	2.03	mg
Citrus Fruit Peel Bioflavonoids	12.52	mg
Inositol USP/FCC	5	mg
Vanadium (from Vanadium Citrate)	25	mcg

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Flintstone Chewable (2 are recommended)

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size:	1 Tablet
Servings Per Container:		100
Amount per Serving		% Daily Value for Children 2-3 Years of Age
Vitamin A	2500 IU	100%
Vitamin C	60 mg	150%
Vitamin D	400 IU	100%
Vitamin E	15 IU	150%
Thiamin (B1)	1.05 mg	150%
Riboflavin (B2)	1.2 mg	150%
Niacin (B3)	13.5 mg	150%
Vitamin B6	1.05 mg	150%
Folate,Folic Acid,Folacin	300 mcg	150%
Vitamin B12	4.5 mcg	150%

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Bariatric Fusion (per tablet ) I'm chosing these, taking 4 right out of surgery, then down to 2 as my nutrition improves

 

Flintstone vitamins are CHILDRENS vitamins, not post bariatric, intestinally re routed children's vitamins.  I have no idea why a good surgeon would tell u to take flintstones, but the FIRST thing my surgeon told me was not to take them and to take a bariatric vitamin, and I take that 4 times a day.  so clearly flintstones 2 times a day is NOT sufficent