Question:
I haven't been taking my Calcium pills every day like I should...
Because the things are HORSE PILLS!! I got two different kinds from two different stores, Citracal and another kind, and the pills are HUGE!! I cut them up and I STILL gag on them. I do take them, but I know I miss more days than I should. Does anyone know of some other kind that are smaller? I don't care if I have to take more than the others as long as they're smaller! — mars.renee (posted on November 11, 2003)
November 11, 2003
I take Caltrate 600 Plus with Vitamin D, twice a day. They are chewable
and taste really good.
— tangela
November 11, 2003
Hello, vitalady ( www.vitalady.com ) sells a great powdered calcium with
vitamin D called UpCal or something like that. It's tasteless and odorless
and can be mixed with food and drinks.
— Barbara C.
November 11, 2003
chewable sugar free tums
— franbvan
November 11, 2003
Although Tums are calcium, they are calcium carbonate not calcium citrate.
Carbonate is not absorbed well by post ops. Most surtgeons and
nutritionists will require their post ops to take some form of calcium
citrate. Did you ever consider liquid calcium citrate?? It's not all that
bad, and comes in several flavors.
— Fixnmyself
November 11, 2003
Here's what I do..... I take 2 of the "horse" pills and let them
melt in just enough water to cover them.
Then I pour my protein drink in the glass and mix well.
You need to keep mixing it as the calcium is heavy and continually sinks to
the bottom.
I have also seen liquid calcium....
Just make sure you're buying CALCIUM CITRATE :)
Good luck :)
Tracy
— Metal Girl
November 11, 2003
I've used the Upcal from vitalady and she also has some calcium capsule
things. You have to take three per day, but they're not giant horse pills.
It all works for me. :)
— RebeccaP
November 11, 2003
Marcie, I know several people who use a chewable calcium citrate - and
think it's wonderful. Here's a link where it can be purchased:
https://www2.rgarden.net/cgi-bin/orderform.pl?refid=Store&[email protected]
I haven't tried it personally - I use the calcium citrate from Vitalady,
but have thought seriously about getting some - they say they taste like
sweet tarts - and I love those!
Blessings,
dina
— Dina McBride
November 11, 2003
I like Viactive. They are like eating chewy candy. it is a treat and you
get Calcium too! My surgeon also recommends them.
— lmaxwell
November 11, 2003
Viactiv, Tums and Caltrate are all calcium carbonate - which is not the
form of calcium supplement that we should be taking. We should be talking
calcium citrate...JR
— John Rushton
November 11, 2003
This is definitely going against the mainstream. I had a bone density test
done - according to it, my bones will withstand anything short of an atomic
attack. For now, I am drinking Lactaid milk with carnation instant
breakfast every morning and taking two vitamins with calcium added each
day. I am NOT taking any other calcium supplement. The nutrionist heard
my complaints about finding suitable calcium and we're taking a wait and
see approach and basing my need for calcium on the blood work I have done
every 6 months. Could be that I don't need additional calcium
supplementation. Having said all of this - please don't make the decision
to not take calcium unless you get the blessing of your medical team.
— Ro R.
November 11, 2003
I use the Twinlab Calcium Citrate wafers (you can get them online a bunch
of places--put Twinlab Calcium Citrate into any search engine and it will
return gobs of retailers, or go to twinlab.com). You chew them, and they
taste kind of like SweetTart candy. You chew two of them three times a
day. Very easy, portable, and relatively tasty, with no nasty chalkiness.
— Vespa R.
November 11, 2003
I take the Bariatric Advantage calcium, they come in mint and chocolate. I
get them from either bariatricadvantage.com or wlssupplies.com depending if
I need to order other stuff or not.
— Melissa P.
November 11, 2003
There's also liquid calcium citrate from www.vitaminworld.com that I just
ordered. Two tablespoons per day does the trick for 1000mg. It is sold in
a number of flavors, though I've heard that blueberry is most people's
favorite.
— Kimberly L. A.
November 12, 2003
BariatricAdvantage.com chocolate and mint lozenges that you suck on or
chew. They're pretty good.
— Cosmo K.
November 12, 2003
You can chew the Citracal ones you already have. They have zero taste.
You get a grittness in your mouth but just wash it out with some water and
go on. There really is no excuse not to take them as there are options out
there.
<p>For me personally I do not care to wait till a calcium deficiency
shows up in my bloodwork. This is a cheap easy solution to protect my
bones long term. Once you have bone loss it is likely gone and then it
becomes a problem to stop it and maintain. Not worth it to me. I also had
a Dexascan at 6 months PO which looks totally normal and that's how I
intend to keep it by taking the supplements I was told we needed. The
regular coated Citracal's without vitamin D are much smaller and you should
be able to swallow fairly easy. The one with the D are better but getting
some in is better than none. Just set your mind that you are going to make
this work and don't regret it later.
— zoedogcbr
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