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momgreen · 09-06-2009, 02:23 PM

If you are able to swallow pills at say, 5-6 weeks out, is there a medical reason not to? If you arent getting enough from the chewables or aren't able to tolerate them, can you take the pills if they dont cause you grief? I know the doctor says chewables for 3 months. Is that because you may have trouble swallowing?

suebry05 · 09-06-2009, 02:27 PM

your pouch is healing and may be very sensitive...that and your body has problems breaking down the pill so you can absorb it....absorbtion is the biggest problem for you

poet_kelly · 09-06-2009, 02:27 PM

My doctor recommended chewable vitamins forever, because they would be absorbed better. He was fine with me swallowing pills right after surgery, though. I am on a couple different antidepressants and they were giving those to me in the hospital the same day I had surgery and I swallowed them. Personally, despite what my doctor said, I think bariatric vitamins that you swallow, like the Celebrate capsules, are probably fine. They are specifically designed for WLS patients and I think they should be absorbed OK.

Let me add that I am not a doctor and you shouldn't take my advice over that of your doctor, OK?

Kelly

j.marie · 09-06-2009, 02:35 PM

Good question I was wondering the same thing... My doctor said it would be fine around two months post op...

momgreen · 09-06-2009, 03:19 PM

Lol, no worries, Kelly! I just wanna get a general idea of what people have been told. I have not had the opportunity to ask the reasoning behind it yet. I will add it to my list though! My surgery is the 29th of this month and, I am trying to get everything in order and work out the "what if's". Thank you so much for your replies!

momgreen · 09-06-2009, 03:21 PM

Thank you Sue. I was wondering if it might be a healing process thing. So much to learn and, so little time to learn it!

jerseygrl684 · 09-06-2009, 03:39 PM

I take regular pills/capsules. Chewables leave a gnarly taste in my mouth. It is all personal preference I guess. I don't see why not unless your doctor forbids them.

You get the thumbs up from me.

AirForceW1fe · 09-06-2009, 04:17 PM

I take a chewable Multivitamin and tablets for iron, calcium and biotin. The calcium starts to disolve in my mouth if I don't swallow it right away so I tend to think there would not be an issue with it not breaking down in time to be absorbed.

poet_kelly · 09-06-2009, 07:19 PM

An alternative to chewables and capsules is Celebrate ENS, which is what I use. It's a drink mix. It is a multivitamin plus calcium

Kelly

momgreen · 09-07-2009, 12:04 PM

A drink mix vitamin...I will have to look into that! I have another question while I am on the topic. They say you need to take 2 of this, and 3 of that, and don't forget 5 of those. Can you take them all together? I know about the Iron and Calcium not being mixed up. I was wondering if BOTH multi's could be taken together, or both calciums together. That way my vitamin intake isn't spread out through the day?