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I thought this too. I am 7 years post op basically eating recommended portion size, making healthier food choices and started to slack with vitamins only taking 2 multi-vit. Well as I recently found out, malabsorption is for life. I had my blood work done because I have been dragging, foggy brain and tired, brushed it off as age and stress well I am below low normal on everything. Numbers that I can remember are Vit D is at 9.4, Ferritin is at 6, B12 is 244. So I have went back to B12 injections, 2 Mutli-vit a day, referral to Hemotologist to look into IV iron infusion and they gave me prescription Vit D but now I realize I need something different. Please do not stop your vitamins. I have a friend that is 11 years post op she is still taking all her vitamins. I have learned my lesson.
When I just had surgery and meals were basically what I could get in a shot glass, I worried about supplements. Now I eat a small plate of food and a wide variety of veggies and usually stick to a small amount of berries for fruit. I don't do bread or grains. I have been reading a number of articles which suggest that supplements just are not necessary if you are eating a balanced diet. What do you think, three years out, is it time to just get a regular multi-vitamin and forget about the rest of it?
Does anyone out there have a good resource for meal planning? This part seems extremely difficult to me for some reason. I have all day Sundays to do prep, but I can't seem to really imagine up good ideas for my meals and snacks I should prepare. I think it may just be too many options and me worrying about waste. I should be getting an insta pot today and I just got an air fryer because I want to make some bulk proteins and air fry some veggies for snack.
Any help or suggestions would be welcome. :)
Thanks,
Dwayne
-Dwayne
I thought I would throw you a photo of a meal I had this week.
Shrimp (ok oxymoron because there was nothing small about it), scallops, cippolinis and asparagus!
It is better to travel and get lost...
Than never to travel at all.
Hubby made this for me as a treat. The cippolini's were slowly sauteed in a little olive oil, the shrimp and asparagus were given some brown on our grill (but you could just pan saute them). The scallops were then sauteed in the pan that the onions were browned in, to pickup the brown goodness left by the onions.
Total cook time 10 minutes!
It is better to travel and get lost...
Than never to travel at all.
I also have low IRON. For great results obviously is to eat lots of greens, high iron food. I purchased VITRON-C vitamins. It has lots of great reviews on it sits on your pouch longer to absorb the iron.
It includes Vitamin C
Hope it helps you.
Planning meals helps... then don't eat off that plan.
Don't bring it in the house... create a safe zone.
Set yourself up for success with healthier foods, snacks that you love around you.
But ultimately... above the neck work... therapy (highly recommend!)
Vitamin shop 100mg of thiamine.
Thank you for your reply. What brand of B1 do you take daily?
If something makes you laugh and giggle, buy it or marry it ! 
Hi. I had a thiamine deficiency three /four months post op. I am three years post op and I still continue to take thiamine 100mg daily. So far no issues and my thiamine levels have been stable.
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