One thing we have learned as a group is to let the talk about what vitamins we need and how to eat LONG term as a DS'er to go in one ear and OUT the other. MOST surgeons are excellent cutters but are LOUSY in the vitamin/long term eating advice. And the NUTS are not much better.Ok - new here. Scheduled for DS mid October. I have been hearing a lot of troubling things on vitamins. Like if they have "itols" at the end they cause diarreha and gas ...? I haven't been in yet for my pre surgery prep talk but I would like to be a little more educated so that I can ask questions there as well.
ADEK....those are the vitamins needed right? Do you take those all in one chewable? What brand do you use? Is there enough D in that multivite becasue everytime I go to the doctor now (yearly) I'm always low on D and he gives me a weekly 50,000 for 2 weeks is all....??
What calcium brand is best? Iron?
How much do you spend monthly on vitamins?
Do you have a sheet or something that tells the normal ranges that we should be in in each? (Doctor may have or give this to me but I haven't been back in for 2nd visit yet)
Thanks for any and all feedback....getting nervous\ excited \ scared to death Steph
Chewable...nope. Just pills
ADEK...forget ANYTHING that is marketed to bariatric patients and do NOT use an ADEK multi.
1) They are expensive and worthless
2) A generic centrum EQUIVALENT multi works just fine. I use the Kirkland Daily Multi (found at Costco)
3) For me...and this is based on MY labs, I do not take ANY A, E or B's at all other than what is in my multi. But I have to take significant amounts of DRY D3 and K. IF I used an ADEK multi, I would be toxic on A & E LONG before getting enough D or K.
4) Calcium needs to be a calcium CITRATE, If it doesn't say citrate ON the front label, it's the wrong one.
5) Iron...a carbonyl iron and/or heme iron is best if you can tolerate oral iron. Not everyone can.
6) Cost per month varies on what YOU need based on yoru own labs. What I spend is not the same as what others need.
The prescription D you are being given by your doctor will be worthless once you have the DS. You will need DRY based A and D and E and K (NOT a combo)
And welcome.