My Multi-vitamin taste terrible please help

 
I knew there was a reason for all of the emoticons.  Really.

Flintstones Chewables work for me.  They taste good-ish.  My husband found his tastes changed a lot after his WLS also.  I haven't found anything that tastes different bad but somethings that taste different good, so I've been lucky so far.

The American Society for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery make the following vitamin and mineral supplementation recommendations for RNYers:

 

CALCIUM:

·          Choose a brand that contains calcium citrate and vitamin D3

o    Begin with chewable or liquid

o    Progress to whole tablets or capsules, as tolerated

·          1500– 2000 mg per day

·          Split into 500–600 mg doses; be mindful of serving size on supplement label

·          Space doses evenly throughout day

·          Suggest a brand that contains magnesium

·          Do not combine calcium with iron containing supplements:

o    To maximize absorption

o    To minimize gastrointestinal intolerance

o    Wait 2 hours after taking multivitamin or iron supplement

·          Promote intake of dairy beverages and/or foods that are significant sources of dietary calcium in addition to recommended supplements, up to 3 servings daily

·          Combined dietary and supplemental calcium intake 1700 mg/d may be required to prevent bone loss during rapid weight loss

 

MULTIVITAMINS:

·          A high-potency vitamin containing 200% of daily value for at least 2/3 of nutrients

·          Begin on day 1 after hospital discharge

·          Begin with chewable or liquid

·          Progress to whole tablet/capsule as tolerated

·          Avoid time-released supplements

·          Avoid enteric coating

·          Choose a complete formula with at least 18 mg iron, 400 mg folic acid, and containing selenium and zinc in each serving

·          Avoid children’s formulas that are incomplete

·          May improve gastrointestinal tolerance when taken close to food intake

·          May separate dosage

·          Do not mix multivitamin containing iron with calcium supplement, take at least 2 hours apart

·          Individual brands should be reviewed for absorption rate and bioavailability

·          Specialized bariatric formulations are available

 

Additional B12:

·          Available forms include sublingual tablets, liquid drops, mouth spray, or nasal gel/spray, intramuscular injection

·          1000 mcg/mo

 

Additional elemental iron (above that provided by multivitamins)

·          Recommended for menstruating women and those at risk of anemia (total goal intake 50-100 mg elemental iron/day)

·          Add a minimum of 18–27 mg/day elemental

·          Begin with chewable or liquid

·          Progress to tablet as tolerated

·          Dosage may need to be adjusted based on biochemical markers

·          No enteric coating

·          Do not mix iron and calcium supplements, take 2 hours apart

·          Avoid excessive intake of tea due to tannin interaction

·          Encourage foods rich in heme iron

·          Vitamin C may enhance absorption of non-heme iron sources

 

 

I swear I just read this recently....    

Hey, I'm just spreading the love!!! 

protien shakes and vitamins are my medicine and i treat it as such,just choke em down!

right now I take 2 times a day centrum
vit  d sup 2 times per day
calcium citrate 2 times per day
b12  2xs per day
Iron supp 2 tiems per day

I swallow all vits in pill form.

I am so happy YOU get it.  It makes all of our hard work trying educate, educate, educate totally worth it. 

What is your definition of "working for you"?

You just has surgery so you don't really know yet if they work for you. Get back to us in six months and let us know how much your vitamin A level has dropped and what your selenium level is.

Kelly

 You had surgery what, seven days ago?

Talk to me in six years when your brain falls out.