All in One Bariatric Vitamins
Thanks for all the vitiman info you help with. I guess I'm gonna be a lab rat for the one a day vitimans. I've been taking ProCare Bariatric one- a- days since day two after surgery and I go for my 3 month check up and blood work next week. I personally feel like I'll be lacking in some areas just because of the way I feel sometimes. I do take plenty of calcium but that's the only extra I take. No b-12 or iron just the one a day so I'll see how the lab results turn out. One thing that stands out is the B-12 on the label it says like 8333% daily but if it doesn't absorb I'm sure I'll be low.
Anyway, I'll let you know how the lab results turn out. Thanks again for all your post s about vitimans because I've learned a lot from them.
When you get the results of your labs, make sure you get a copy of the lab report so you can see all the numbers for yourself. Your B12 needs to be above 550 for sure, and up around 900-1000 is best. If it's below 550, it's probably making you tired.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Watch the iron. My surgeon did not require it or even suggest it (same doctor's office that suggests Flintstones). By the time I did some research and got on a supplement, I had a severe anemia issue. I know we want to trust our surgeons implicitly, but be certain to do some research yourself (the ASMBS website Kelly refers to is the best in my opinion) and don't blindly follow.
Ken
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The chewable calcium other places is either the wrong calcium or contains sugar alcohols (baaaad for me). Kelly, did you say you take a regular multi but more of it? So if I take a chewable multi I should double the dose daily? Does that sound about right?
For calcium, you might wanna try Upcal D. It's a powder and it's calcium citrate and you can put it in any drink or soft foods like yogurt or pudding and it has no taste. And it's pretty cheap. I think it's something like $12 for 120 doses.
ENS from Celebrate is another option. I used it for a long time. It's a powder and you mix it with water. I think it tastes like Koolaid. It's a multi plus 500 mg calcium. They also have it in a protein shake, which has 25 mg protein plus a multi plus 500 mg calcium in it. It's expensive. But it was worth it to me because it was the only way I could get my vitamins in for a long time.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
I will check out the ENS...I am allergic to red 40 so that's an issue with a lot of chewables & powder drinks; and it appears sorbitol is not my friend either.
Have you tried the Calcet creamy bites or the calcium chews from Bariatric Advantage? I like the caramel ones from BA and the Calcet creamy bites are just wonderful. But they are costly.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
