Hi,

Currently i take the following:

2 mulit, morning and night
2 calcium, one hour after mulit(they dont obsorb right after multi)
2B12 same time as calcium
iron pill, if i have to.

I suggest you stay on top of the vitamins. dont know if you saw my post about my numbness issue, all thanks to me not taking my vitamins. Good luck:)

Hi,
for vitamens each day I have to take, 1 multivitamen w/ minerals, 6 citrical 500mg for my calcium supplement, 1 virtron-c for my iron supplement, and 1 B12 500mcg. As previously mentioned you have to be careful depending what other medications you take, what you take when on certain ones, as things won't absorb with one and other. I have also started buying the CVS brand on the brand name for these as I get a much better bang for my buck and just as good.

I NATURES PLUS ADULT chewable 1x am and GNC CALCIUM CITRATE with D3 2x mid day & even.
Diane

I started out using a large, chewable, berry flavored vitamin from Bariatric Advantage. At 26 months post op, and 140# gone, I am still taking it. If it works, why change, right? You can order them online through BariatricAdvantage.com or some offices here, at least, carry it.

I also take calcium, but the same company makes a "calcium crystals" which is a fine powder of calcium that you use two small scoops of in the drink of your choice (ie-ice tea or Crystal lite works great). I use two scoops, in a morning drink, and two in the evening to get my calcium in daily.

In spite of being post menopausal, I am taking a prescription iron two times a day also...but I always tended to run a low iron level, which just got worse following GBS. It's fine now, with the iron.

I take fish oil and a flax seed oil cap. once a day and have.

I had my thyroid removed years ago, so take Synthroid...too. The challenge is to allow 2 hours between calcium and thyroid meds., and iron. Definitely want to be clear on your own med. schedule. Check with your doctor or nutritionist to be sure you are on the right page with times.

Doesn't your surgeon have recommendations based on your bloodwork?

The blood work doesn't come until 3-6 months out.They take a base test before your surgery and then you take 2 multi's am. and pm.
1000mg calicium a day 500 am 500 pm, B-12 with the calium and iron is to be taken 2 hours from the other vitimins for obsortion.
Then when they take your blood test later they will know if your are low in something.
Try talking to your nutrionist they can help you too.

@Brooklyn1 --Oh I am preop as we speak, I just saw multiple posts about what people take and was honestly curious. All of my information that I have received has been, many take this.. this .. this.. but I never was able to ask someone who was actually post op what they took, hence me asking :)

Thank you all for your input!

two multivites
two B12 sublinguals
one Iron
4 calcium chews two in afternoon two in the evening
one Biotin each morning

I'm 11 months out of gastric bypass, and here's what I take daily:

--3 multivitamins (Celebrate capsules, one at a time)
--1 iron (Celebrate tablet)
--6 calcium tablets (Celebrate Calcium Plus)
--1 Bariatric Advantage sublingual b12 3x per week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)
--1 vitamin D (2,000 IU)

Gotcha. In my surgeon's practice it's based on your labs..

I had blood work done I think 3 weeks out then 3 months then six months then 1 year, I think it's every six months after 1 year..

I think most typical is a bariatric multiple, a crap load of calcium CiTRITE (more expensive than carbonate), and iron... They will watch and monitor your Ds and Bs too and adjust accordingly..

I am 2 weeks out so I have not started my calcium or iron yet.
But right now I am taking 2 multi, B1, B12, Vit. D, and Biotin.

13 months postop. my blood work was all normal range.

B12 500mcg sublingual
2- flintstones with iron & vit. C 500mg together

3- bariatric adv. calcium citrate 500mg. i take these through out the day. at least 2 hrs. apart.

D-3 2000IU



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Natures Plus Adult Chewable Multivitamin it's Pineapple Flavored. 1x day. Calcium plus D3 2x day.

I take 1 vitamin D3, 2 Viactive calcium chews a day and 1 chewable multi vitamin a day and 1b12 per week.
I go to the doc for my first blood work up next week, so will let you know if that is doing me any good. LOL

I take.....

...2 multivitamins (Celebrate chewables) 1 morning & 1 night
...4 calcium tablets (Caltrate minis) 2 morning & 2 afternoon

I'm 8 months out (on 7/2) and my labs have been great!