Calcium and Multivitamin

browneyes65
on 6/2/15 4:29 pm - IN

Do you take together ? I know my Multivitamin has iron is that alright, I take 4 Perfect Iron and 1-1000 mg of Vitamin C my Dietitian told me my Iron was 62 and that was in range but would like it a little higher so I asked her if I should take 5 perfect iron and she said no just stay with 4. The dietitian said maybe I should not take my Calcium with Multivitamin but I have been doing that for 15 months and have my schedule  down now. So confusing. Should I just go ahead and take 5 Perfect Iron you think ?

teach2
on 6/2/15 4:43 pm
RNY on 12/23/14

I'm still a newbie- but my surgeon told me not to take calcium with iron. He said it multiple times so it must be important. He said the calcium blocks out some of the absorption of the iron, I believe.

 

RNY on December 23, 2014 with Dr. Michael Greene

Start Weight- 225 Surgery Weight- 218 2 wk- 208 6 wk- 198 10 wk- 181 14wk-179 18 wk-172 21 wk- 168 25 wk- 162. 29 wk- 158. Mo 8 - 155

Mo 9- 150 Mo 10-148. Mo 12-145  CW 140

cspotrun
on 6/2/15 5:48 pm
RNY on 07/01/14

I was told to take mine separately.  I know it's rough.  My schedule:

7 am - 2 citrical and a vitamin D dry

9:30 am - multi and sublingual B-12

12:30 - 2 citrical

5:00 - multi and vitamin K

bedtime - iron

Karen   

    

browneyes65
on 6/2/15 9:09 pm - IN

How much Calcium do you take daily, I take 3 Calcium Petites 3x daily which is 1800. Do you take yours 2x daily and how much Calcium is that ?

cspotrun
on 6/2/15 9:02 pm, edited 6/2/15 9:02 pm
RNY on 07/01/14

I take 2 Citrical Petites  2 times daily. 

Karen   

    

browneyes65
on 6/3/15 8:21 am - IN

you take 1000mg daily. I thought we was suppose to have 1500mg daily or get bone loss.

Jessca
on 6/2/15 6:20 pm
RNY on 04/20/15

Mine has me take the multi and calcium together at breakfast and dinner. I take the iron just before bed. I think the iron in the multi is minimal (18mg I think) compared to what I take at night (60mg). But then my levels haven't been tested yet because I'm only 6 weeks out. But this is the schedule they have everyone in the program on.

HW 313 SW 273 CW 208

M1 - 25 M2 - 10 M3 - 12 M4 - 9 M5 - 5 M6 - 4

browneyes65
on 6/2/15 9:15 pm - IN

What iron do you take? I take 4 Perfect iron which is 100mg and 1-1000 Vitamin C, iron is not high but was told not to increase. I really don't know what a good number should be .

Jessca
on 6/3/15 10:16 am
RNY on 04/20/15

I've just been taking the Celebrate ferrous fumarate. I was taking 30mg pre-op so they increased my dose to 60mg after surgery. I won't have my levels tested til 6 months so I have no idea if this is an adequate amount. I also have not been taking extra vitamin C, aside from the small amount in the Celebrate iron pills, because I had kidney stones several years ago and vitamin C is contraindicated with a history of kidney problems. I was told I need to talk to my PCP about the C which I haven't yet.

HW 313 SW 273 CW 208

M1 - 25 M2 - 10 M3 - 12 M4 - 9 M5 - 5 M6 - 4

(deactivated member)
on 6/2/15 6:29 pm
RNY on 05/04/15

My doc says not to take calcium and iron together, so since my multi has iron, I take it with my iron. I take my first calcium chew in the morning, my multi and iron at night, and I keep a bottle of calcium at work so I can take the other two as sweet "treats" during the day.

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