Trying to figure out pre-op vitamins

 I was given a suggested list of vitamins and calcium and iron and b12 and protein supplements to buy (brand wise) pre-op so I would have them after I return home from surgery.  

I wound up buying Flintstone's Complete chewables, and bariatric advantage calcium chews.  

No.  No way can I tolerate those.  When I was little Flintstone's was THE BEST vitamin, and now they changed the formula and to me they taste like chalky @$$.  The calcim chews taste better, like now and laters, but I don't see myself being able to eat them right after surgery.

Anyone have any suggestions?  I was perfectally content with my gummi vitamins, but they don't have everything in them I need post-op.  Are there any gummis out there that do?  

I'm thinking I should maybe get liquid and just shake it into my protein drinks.

are flinstones on your list? They do not have all of what we need post op. I use celebtrate vitamins multi take 2 a day. Calcium I use their calcium 500 3 a day the calcium takes like cherry sweet tart and the multi I picked grape flavor very good.

 Does your multi have iron in it? You may need to take iron separately. Iron and calcium "compete" for absorption, and calcium wins out. Just keep an eye on it. 

You really don't need chewable everything.  Most post ops tolerate tablets and capsules fine post op.  ONE chewable you don't want is a chewable vitamin C--it removes the enamel on your teeth.   Chewabler gummis and Flinstones are typically not recommended for new post ops.  READ the vitamin label.  Lots of good products out there, but you need to see if they have 2x the RDA levels for adults.  If they don't have vitamin K, minerals, etc., you'll need to supplement those items in addition to your vitamin.  I had severe bruising as a post op.  Turns out my body needed more vitamin K. I supplement my vitamins with 6 of these very small 100mcg tablets daily and my bruising is almost non existent compared to not taking this added dosage.  RDA for D isn't very accurate--as a post op you'll need a lot more. Best option I've found is to start out on the 50K IU dry D3 from Vitalady, starting with about 3 per weeks. Check labs and adjust dosage from there.  In my case two years of 4 of the 50K iu put me at a 65. Desired levels are 80-90 for D.  I then took 7 of the 50K IU per week for about 16 months. Labs then showed a 104, a little higher than the 90 I was shooting for. I now take 6 per week, and next years labs should be about 90 for me. BUT, each patient is different. Don't take extremely high dosages of any vitamin "just because"--adjust them based on lab results.  DAVE

No, there aren't any gummies that have everything you need.

Flintstones don't have everything you need, either.  They are not adequate for our needs.

If you're interested in putting vitamins in your protein shake, try the ENS multivitamin/calcium/protein drink mix from Celebrate.  It's a multi, plus 500 mg calcium, plus protein - I think 25 grams protein.

You might also like UPcal D, which is powdered calcium citrate.  You can put it in any drink and it has no taste.

If you want chewable vitamins, you need an adult multi with 100% of the RDA of things in it, including minerals like zinc, copper and selenium.

Is the UPcal D comparable to mirilax?

It's a very similar powder, yes. 

 That's weird.  Flintstone's complete was on my list of reccomended multis post op.  

Vitamin A(33% as beta-carotene)	3000 IU	60%	60%
Vitamin C	60 mg	75%	100%
Vitamin D	600 IU	75%	150%
Vitamin E	30 IU	150%	100%
Thiamin (B1)	1.5 mg	107%	100%
Riboflavin (B2)	1.7 mg	106%	100%
Niacin	15 mg	83%	75%
Vitamin B6	2 mg	143%	100%
Folic Acid	400 mcg	100%	100%
Vitamin B12	6 mcg	100%	100%
Biotin	40 mcg	13%	13%
Pantothenic Acid	10 mg	100%	100%
Calcium (elemental)	100 mg	6%	10%
Iron	18 mg	90%	100%
Iodine	150 mcg	107%	100%
Zinc	12 mg	75%	80%
Copper	2 mg	100%	100%
Sodium	10 mg

I don't know why some docs and dieticians still recommend them.  They are not really complete, that's the problem.  They have low levels of vitamin A, and have NO selenium, vitamin K, magnesium, potassium, manganese, or chromium.