Advise on vitamins: multi vitamin - small, size of a ibuprophen tablet

Candy V.
on 1/27/13 4:10 am - MI
RNY on 09/12/12

Please look at the labels here and let me know what you think.  My friend uses these, she has a gastric band.  I am having problems even with the petites getting a stuck feeling.  (petites, not that petite!) 

 

I also use:

 celebrate ENS Multivitamin/calcuim drink once a day  (just started these recently) 

premier protein shake (has some vitamins) once (sometimes twice) a day

So to clarify what I am actually asking lol   If I take one of these small vitamins and have the above 2 drinks each day is that sufficient for multivitamins?  I also take b12 sl,  iron, 500 more of calcium, a stool softener, b complex and dry d3 5000.  You would think I would have this figured out by now, but it is a work in progress to get a routine that works daily.  Thanks for your time, I know this takes some thought.

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MajorMom
on 1/27/13 4:13 am - VA

Since you're able to add the important extra ones, I think these might work. See what your labs say in a few months and adjust from there. 

--gina

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Candy V.
on 1/27/13 4:25 am - MI
RNY on 09/12/12

Thanks Gina, I have a draw scheduled for the end of Feb. already.  That should be time enough to see the values change.

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MajorMom
on 1/27/13 6:40 pm - VA

It should be enough time. When I was having trouble early out my surgeon would test every 6 weeks.

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MajorMom
on 1/27/13 4:14 am - VA

What kind of iron and how much?

 

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Candy V.
on 1/27/13 4:21 am - MI
RNY on 09/12/12

Bariatric advantage chewable 60 mg w C at bedtime.

MajorMom
on 1/27/13 6:39 pm - VA

Keep an eye on your iron serum, hematocrit, hemoglobin and ferritin. If you see any downward trends you probably need to increase your dose. 

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rbb825
on 1/29/13 1:58 am - Suffern, NY

check the label of the iron= for 60 mg of iron - you need 400 mg of vitamin C. Most irons, dont have enough vitamin C and without enough vitamin D, you wont absorb it.  YOu also have to take it atleast 2 - 4 hours away from any thyroid medication or thyroid medication medication.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

 

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