vitamins

Quick question, Can you swallow chewable vitamins and get the same absorbtion as chewing them?  I recently found some vitamins that i purchased before surgery and I hate the taste but I don't want to waste the money as they were expensive.

My guess is it wouldn't matter, but someone out there probably has better info than I.

Thanks Jim D

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First time in almost two years I gained weight up to 188!  Back on the horse and good riddance pumpkin pie and stuffing.

how would your body know the difference?

I agree, I hate the taste of the chewables.  At my last check up, I was told that I could try taking regular vitamins and see how the settled in my pouch.  I have not had a problem tolerating them, I guess I will see how the absorbtion is, when I have my next round of lab work in two months.  I have been taking a super b complex since right after surgery, so I must be absorbing that.

Jim

Sorry guys but it does change the amount of absorption thats why they want you to use chewables or liquid. You don't have as much stomach so less acid to break down pills and less intestine for absorption. Rocky Top 

I don't know the answer to your question, but I disagree with Bob L's response.  I only used chewables in the first month following surgery.  Most of the vitamins I take don't even come in chewable form.  I have my blood checked regularly and I've not had a problem with malabsorbtion of the vitamins.  I have occasionally been low on some vitamins and I now have to take Vitamin D by prescription ( in addition to the calcium + D pills I take).  I also take potassium by prescription.  On a normal day, I take 26-28 pills including medication, vitamins, supplements, and Tylenol.