Vitamins??

Hey gang. I was wandering about on the R&R board and there was a post about Flintstone vitamins not being the best for us RNY'ers. What is the truth about vitamins? Dx, Foo? I need something that's not going to get me in trouble later on and if I can stop taking these nasty ass Flintstone ones then I'd love it. Thanks.

I take one Flintstone type in the morning and a good quality generic in the afternoon...Just in case.  Just because someone is the loudest may not mean they are correct (R & R).  If your six month labs are ok then stay the course.  Also make sure nothing is on the low side of normal...could be a warning sign that an area will be getting worse.  Brian

I believe on the nutritution board, I was reading a post on vitamins.  One person, who had done what appeared to be a lot of research, said she took Centrum Adult Chewables.  She had studied where they had the same potency and mineral content as the Bariatric Vits sold.  

I take 2 of the Walmart brand (generic Flintstones).  Just had my 3 month post-op checkup at Vandy on July 28. My 3 month labs came back perfect yesterday! 

Hey Lance...
Just saw this.
According to the ASBS Article-
Bariatric Nutrition: Suggestions for the Surgical Weight Loss Patient,
Their only recommendation in regards to Children's Vitamins is-
"Avoid children’s formulas that are incomplete."
Many do not contain magnesium, selenium, and other micronutrients that one would find in an Adult's "Complete" Multi-Vitamin.
For the ASBS's recommendations, check out the full story at-

http://download.journals.elsevierhealth.com/pdfs/journals/1550-7289/PIIS1550728908001639.pdf

Scroll down and start at around page 7....
It's the full story that the Dr.s use to make their recommendations.

Best Wishes-
Dx

I don't know why Flinstones get such a bad rap.  Sure, they're not a good source of iron, calcium and B12, all of which need to come from other supplements, but there's nothing particularly notable about them otherwise; they're just a basic multivit.

Personally, I take two Centrum Chewable each day.  Why Chewable?  Because I started on them post-op, and I still like 'em.  Otherwise, I'd go with a Centrum non-chewable as my basic multivitamin+mineral.  Most drug store chains have their own "house-brand" multivitamins which are clones of the Centrum formulation, and are much cheaper.

/Steve

Flinstones are formulated for children under 12, not for full grown adults, this is why most of us do not take them for very long after surgery.

If you need to take a chewable (I personally hate chewables myself and prefer just to pop pills), there are adult formulations that you can take.

Scott

Lance I take Flintstones since the beginning.  My Nut and Doc both recomended them. My 3 month labs were perfect. Along with the Flintstones I take B1, B12, and Biotin and I don't take Calcuim with my flintstones due to the Iron in the Flintstones. My doc tells me all of there patients that take the Filntstones are doing fine. 

The problem is not short term because short term your is still hanging on and using up resources but rather long term. For long term you need a better vitamin source, I would eventually move to something like one a day or centrum but always keep checking your labs to be sure. Remember B12 and other B vites should be sub lingual or liquid. I use dots under the tongue.  If you're anemic Iron supplements. It can catch up to you pretty fast.

You must be vigilant with this

Well, since I trusted the team at Vandy to rework my innards, I trust them to guide me as to what to take My best advice is to ask your Doc and Nutritionist, and follow their program.  It seems that all are a little different in various ways.