I am taking Equate complete multi vitamins which have a film coating. I dissolved one in water and it took over 20 mins. to dissolve completely. I do cut them in half and take 4 halves throughout the day, usually with food. I no longer have a gallbladder so I know things empty out of my stomach rather quickly. I'm wondering if that is good enough or if I need to find a uncoated multi vitamin? If so, any recommendations? I do not like to take liquid vitamins.
Does someone with DS need a uncoated multi-vitamin?
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Larra
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Not having a gall bladder doesn't effect how rapidly or slowly your stomach empties. It's just a storage place for bile, and with you having the DS it wouldn't matter even if you still had a gall bladder, because it would be attached to your BP limb anyway.
I use the cheap multi's from Costco. They are not coated with any film. They seem to work just fine for me.
I use the cheap multi's from Costco. They are not coated with any film. They seem to work just fine for me.
Munchkin
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Water doesn't tell you anything. We usually absorb tablets just fine coated or not. And if they weren't dissolving, you would see them in your poop!
If you want a real test try vinegar at about 100 degrees and swirl it around a bit. Vinegar is just an available substitute for the HCL that's in your stomach.
If you want a real test try vinegar at about 100 degrees and swirl it around a bit. Vinegar is just an available substitute for the HCL that's in your stomach.
