calcium

I tried to search this but the search isn't working.  I'm 3 mos. post op.  I'm still on chewable calcium citrate.  Can I take the pill form yet?  (It's soooo complicated to get the chewable).  

If I can take the pill format what kind is best?  Hoping not to have to take a huge horse pill.

TIA!

You're likely fine to take the pill form - many people swallow pills straight out of surgery, but do check with your surgeon. If you're able, Citrical makes a smaller pill - Citrical Petite. You do have to take more of them likely though. Also, you could just crunch up the horse pill calcium - it doesn't taste like anything. There's also a liquid form you can take - Life Brand (Shopper's Drug Mart) or Wellesse (sold at Costco).

Hi pink

What Karen said.  And Life Brand does sell the Calcium Citrate liquid.  It's 1,000 mgs per dose (a teaspoon full) and it tastes like blueberry.  Personally I take 2 at a time of the Rexall Brand Calcium Citrate with Vitamin D.  It has 300 mgs of calcium citrate for each tablet and 200 IU of Vitamin D3.  I also chase it with a tablet of 250 mgs of magnesium as I find the added magnesium eases the constipation.  I have had no problems taking tablets and I started doing so once I was on soft foods after the liquid and pureed phases of the diet.

There's also a chewable that many get the pharmacy to order in. I'm just not savvy on how to post pics so send me a message with your email and I can send it to you