Question on vitamins???
Most gummies are geared for children and do not have all the vitamins and minerals we need. The ASMBS recommends that we get a multi with 200% of most vitamins and minerals. Most gummies are missing a few.
You could try mixing your chewables with yogurt, that has helped some people. I did best with mine if I eat them after meals. You might also want to try other flavors. I really liked the Bariatric Advantage Orange, but some people prefer other flavors.
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Thanks for the advice Gwen I'll try them with yogurt right now. Mine are Fusion bariatric multivitamins Dr said I need to take them at least three months until I start incorporating more real food into my daily menu.
BTW I love ready your posts. Always very informative and helpful. :)
You may want to ask your nutritionist about the gummies that you are considering to see if he or she will okay it. I'm currently taking the chewables from Celebrate in orange flavor for the multivitamin and chocolate for the calcium. It tastes okay. It breaks up the monotony of just drinking liquids all day.
They are missing a lot of nutrients so you'd have to take a bunch of other vitamins with them.
Why not just take vitamins you swallow?
Kelly
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The newest ASBMS guidelines recommend a chewable for the first 3 months. So that might be why?
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
I had a very hard time taking the chewable ones in the beginning. The Nutritionist in the hospital suggested the adult gummies and said they would melt when swallowed. I was worried about taking them and called my nut when I got home and she said they were fine. I just had my 3 month blood work done and my labs were perfect. All vitamin levels were in the middle of the range, dr was amazed. I think I am going to switch to a pill now that I am 3 months out. Good luck.
VSG with Dr. Barkan on November 17, 2014. HW 220, SW 210, CW 175
What about all the things that are missing, like thiamine, copper and selenium? If your nutritionist doesn't think you need any of those things, I'd find a new nutritionist.
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.
