Post-Bariatric Surgery Vitamins and Minerals via Dr. Sharma
11/04/2014
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Thank you Bariatric Advantage, now TAKE THEM, Beth.
Since the OAC Event I am LOVING the Advanced Multi- EA Chewables - EASY PEASY two-chewables a day and done.
Advanced Multi EA is a full spectrum multiple vitamin/mineral formula scientifically developed to Enhance absorption. The innovative micelle technology improves absorption of critical fat soluble Vitamins A, D, E, and K.
I have a need for these, Bariatric Advantage. I adore citrus-y flavored vitamins. Tropical orange calcium chews in a 500 mg dose. Yes, please!
Take less - Get more! Our Calcium Citrate 500 Chewy Bite delivers 500 mg of elemental calcium as calcium citrate in a delicious chew. They also contain a full 500 IU of vitamin D3 for healthy absorption.* These chews are sugar-free and with minimal carbs, so you can get the calcium you need. Each chew is individually wrapped so you can take them with you wherever you go.
You can pre-order them here, use my validation code and I get a little credit and I love you for it. Pre-orders are shipping on October 10.
My MM code - BA42213 - add it at checkout.
Note - I pasted most of this article in full from "Today's Dietician" as it is chock full of good nuggets of information and vitamin information - scroll down - I do not own this information the links are all below - GOOD GOOD STUFF here! -MM
Thank you Bariatric Fusion for the tip!
Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy â Considerations and Nutritional Implications.
All below.
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New from Bariatric Advantage -
A complete chewable mixed fruit bariatric vitamin formula designed to specifically meet the nutritional needs of those who have undergone bariatric surgery such as gastric bypass. This formula is made of the highest quality, most bioavailable nutrient forms. It is designed to be hypoallergenic, great tasting, and easy to digest and absorb. Includes a comprehensive B-Complex and trace minerals.
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Per 2 tablets Directions: Take 2 tablets per day or as recommended by your physician. *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. |
Finally, maybe?! I can't wait to see some rules slapped down on these irresponsible companies.
A live review of a supplement product that Eggface and I tried at Obesity Help 2013.
Powerful nutrition in 3 capsules! Our newest encapsulated multi formula is the highest potency member of our multi family of products.Designed to meet the latest guidelines* just add one of our great selection of calcium products and you are ready to go for the day.Contains a full 3000 IU vitamin D3, 400 mg Magnesium, 45 mg Iron, and a unique phytonutrient blend to support good health.You also get at least 200 % DV for all the B vitamins, a full range of trace minerals, and all four fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K) in water-miscible forms.Our new Ultra Formula is a great choice for anyone who wants the benefits of great nutrition with nothing to chew.
- Via - Bariatric Advantage
- Use my code if you'd like -
- Price - $19.95 for 90, $49.95 for 270
- Pros - No chewing, everything but calcium is in this dose
- Cons - None that I can see
- Rating - Pouchworthy, I am waiting to see if I can handle the size to swallow them - I am sure they are fine.
I'm off on vacation -- let's have some fun while I am gone!
How about a givewaway from Wellesse? How about FIVE?
Wellesse products can be easily integrated into any routine by adding one ounce or less a day to a smoothie or protein shake, water or juice, helping bariatric patients achieve better compliance in taking their needed vitamins and supplements. Our naturally flavored liquids become a fun, flavorful treat while fulfilling the important nutritional requirements of bariatric weight loss surgery patients on their journey to ever increasing good health.
I have FIVE Wellesse Summer Packages to share with you!
Each are valued at approximately $55 each, full of Wellesse supplements and fun summer goodies! If you'd like to be entered to win:
Calcet® Creamy Bites + Vitamin D contain calcium citrate which is highly absorbable by the body.
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When you go to the pharmacy or big-box retailer do you choose brand-name or off-brand generic over the counter medications and pills even with the same active ingredients?
This kind of thing enthralls me. I love you NPR.
Why do people choose what they choose when given the option of the same product in different packaging?
Some of you are SO. INSISTENT.
"I MUST HAVE THIS BRAND!"
"It is the ONLY ONE!"
Don't EVEN bring it to crazy-town with mayonnaise. But we're taking about medication today.
My line of thinking (...when making that choice in the aisle) goes to:
When side-by-side store branded pills versus big brands aren't all that different, same active ingredients, similar labeling, the only thing that stands out to many of us is the pricing. So why do you choose the more expensive product, if you do?
If I am being completely honest, I don't buy off-brand super inexpensive pills from big box retailers like Wal-Mart (...or a Dollar Store, shiver!) because quite frankly I am terrified at the potential of an eighty-eight cent price point and where THAT came from. It's not that I am a brand snob, but just, no. I read the packaging of every side-by-side product and if the ingredients match by percentage and you can see the source -- I do not mind paying less per pill.
I will admit for some things I have brandsnobbery (...but even so much less lately and not really. I have even downgraded to generic huge tubs of coffee. RIP Starbucks at home, entirely. Thanks to blogging not being so, uh, lucrative, don't quit your dayjobs!) But not for over the counter medications. I bought approximately three boxes of generic gas medications, gut-fail medications and the like prior-to and during my trip to Portland last week because of desperation and it worked and kept me from ROTTING ON A PLANE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NPR -
Why does anyone buy Bayer aspirin â or Tylenol, or Advil â when, almost always, there's a bottle of cheaper generic pills, with the same active ingredient, sitting right next to the brand-name pills?
Matthew Gentzkow, an economist at the University of Chicago's Booth school, recently tried to answer this question. Along with a few colleagues, Gentzkow set out to test a hypothesis: Maybe people buy the brand-name pills because they just don't know that the generic version is basically the same thing.
"We came up with what is probably the simplest idea you've ever heard of," Gentzkow says. "Let's just look and see if people who are well-informed about these things still pay extra to buy brands."
In other words, do doctors, nurses and pharmacists pay extra for Tylenol instead of acetaminophen, or buy Advil instead of ibuprofen?
Gentzkow and his colleagues looked at a huge dataset of over 66 million shopping trips and found that, "lo and behold, nurses, doctors and pharmacists are much less likely to buy brands than average consumers," Gentzkow says. (Their findings are written up here.)
Pharmacists, for example, bought generics 90 percent of the time, compared with about 70 percent of the time for the overall population. "In a world where everyone was as well-informed as pharmacist or nurse, the market share of the brands would be much, much smaller than it is today," Gentzkow says.
I asked several people who had a bottle of Bayer or Tylenol or Advil at home why they'd bought the brand name. One guy told me he didn't want his wife to think he was cheap. A woman told me Bayer reminded her of her grandmother. Another guy, a lawyer, said he just didn't want to spend the time to figure it out, and decided it was worth the extra couple bucks to buy the brand.
In general, we often buy brands when we lack information â when, like that lawyer, we decide it's easier to spend the extra money rather than try to figure out what's what.
Jesse Shapiro, one of the co-authors of the headache paper, told me he buys Heinz ketchup rather than the generic brand. He likes Heinz. He thinks it's better than the generic, but he's not sure. "I couldn't promise that, if you blindfolded me, I could tell them apart," he says.
And then we handed the silly video to the CEO of ...
Just for being a @meltingmama fan on Facebook. Thank you.
Total value of $80 each. Enter now!
"My doctor said my blood work looks great. I'm going to stop taking my vitamins."
-Said someone in my group today
Neurologic complications of bariatric surgery have an estimated incidence of up to 16% per year and need to be discussed with patients who are considering surgery. Neurological deficits are most commonly associated with nutritional deficiencies that develop following surgery. The most commonly described nutritional deficiencies include thiamine (B1), B12, folate, vitamin D, vitamin E, and copper deficiencies.Risk factors for nutritional complications include vitamin noncompliance, protracted vomiting, and excessive alcohol consumption.
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Signed,
Nine year RNY post op with permanent cognitive neurological disorders.
Thank you! CLOSED. Picking winners now.
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Just an interesting tid-bit -
Selenium deficiency may cause cardiomyopathy post-gastric bypass.
Non-compliance with vitamin and mineral supplementation protocols after bariatric surgery could lead to nutritional deficiencies and related health complications, such as heart damage, according to two separate case reports unveiled at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 77th Annual Scientific meeting in Las Vegas.