Crushing calcium?

Stitch83
on 3/18/18 9:44 am
RNY on 02/26/18

I am having difficulty with my calcium and haven't been taking it...initially not due to dietician direction to hold off, I was going to start it now but the liquid one I bought is horrible, Walmart brand blueberry icky sweetness that makes me gag. Everything else I find that is chewable is carbonate not citrate or not willing to put the calories and carbs in to. I have citrate tabs....is it safe to crush them? I'm finding it hard to figure out online what the answer is.

HW: 285 SW: 260 CW: 134 Dr. Grantcharov, St. Michael's

Referral: May 2017 Orientation: June 5/17 Nurse: Aug. 17/17 Doctor/Dietician/SW finished by Dec. 11/17 Surgical Ed. Class: Dec. 18/17 Surgeon: Jan. 9/18 Surgery: February 26, 2018!!

T-MAC
on 3/18/18 10:45 am - Niagara Falls, on

If you like, you can get them at Rexall, it is a chewable calcium citrate whi*****ludes 500mg calcium and 400iu of vitamin d. It is orange flavour. They will need to order it for you. You will need only 1 tablet twice a day and it costs about $13 for 60 tablets which will last one month. Ask them to order how many you want. When you do just give them this item number #796797

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Stitch83
on 3/18/18 11:14 am
RNY on 02/26/18

These are tablets and not chewy gummy type things correct? I was told to take 500 mg of citrate three times daily but for the time I'll be on them it will be fine to not last quite a month. Thanks for the suggestion.

HW: 285 SW: 260 CW: 134 Dr. Grantcharov, St. Michael's

Referral: May 2017 Orientation: June 5/17 Nurse: Aug. 17/17 Doctor/Dietician/SW finished by Dec. 11/17 Surgical Ed. Class: Dec. 18/17 Surgeon: Jan. 9/18 Surgery: February 26, 2018!!

(deactivated member)
on 3/18/18 10:56 am - Courtice, Canada
RNY on 03/19/18

I bought the Jamieson Swiss chocolate flavour. They are 17 calories and 3.2 grams of carbs each. And pretty yummy

Stitch83
on 3/18/18 11:16 am
RNY on 02/26/18

I have looked at these ones but I'd have to take three a day which means 50 calories and 6 grams of carbs...given I'm trying to keep carbs low that's a lot towards something that isn't food. Plus it's a mix of carbonate and other calciums and I read that we don't absorb carbonate well. Thank you for the suggestion though, I appreciate you replying.

HW: 285 SW: 260 CW: 134 Dr. Grantcharov, St. Michael's

Referral: May 2017 Orientation: June 5/17 Nurse: Aug. 17/17 Doctor/Dietician/SW finished by Dec. 11/17 Surgical Ed. Class: Dec. 18/17 Surgeon: Jan. 9/18 Surgery: February 26, 2018!!

T-MAC
on 3/18/18 11:27 am - Niagara Falls, on

No this is calcium citrate chewable tablets. Not gummy at all. No one carries them on the shelf they need to be ordered. I would recommend those as they are easiest to take. They are made by Jamp brand. So remember to give them the item number

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(deactivated member)
on 3/18/18 11:46 am - Courtice, Canada
RNY on 03/19/18

You are welcome, they were one of the brands recommended by my centre. Good luck finding something that works for you.

Diminishing Dawn
on 3/19/18 6:22 pm - Windsor, Canada

Jamison is a mix. Mostly carbonate

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jenkh
on 3/18/18 7:21 pm
RNY on 03/12/18

For now I am using calcium citrate I got off Canadian Protein.

They are 500mg each in those plastic type pills that can easily be opened and poured out. I usually add it to my first or last mouthful (depending on my eating times to keep them the proper amount spaced out)

I find they really have zero flavour. And although I can feel the powder it in those mouthfuls its nothing too bad.

I plan on looking into some chewables (horrible as they may be) for when i'm not home. But have no complaints otherwise.

Humber - Orientation : Sept 2016 - Meet the Surgeon: Nov 2017 - Nurse/Dietitian/SW - Jan 15 2018 - Internalist - Feb 7 2018 - Final Surgeon Appt: Feb 12 2018 - Optifast - Feb 26 2018 - Pre-Op Feb 27 2018 - Surgery: March 12 2018

Stitch83
on 3/19/18 2:08 pm
RNY on 02/26/18

I can taste the powder/grit of the ones I crushed too so sounds like we're in the same boat. Looks like the chewables T-Mac posted about could work for when you're out.

HW: 285 SW: 260 CW: 134 Dr. Grantcharov, St. Michael's

Referral: May 2017 Orientation: June 5/17 Nurse: Aug. 17/17 Doctor/Dietician/SW finished by Dec. 11/17 Surgical Ed. Class: Dec. 18/17 Surgeon: Jan. 9/18 Surgery: February 26, 2018!!

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