Re: Re: Sharon Snyder - supplements

[Guest guest]

Sharon:

I tried to go to www.vita4life.com and got nothing. I did a search and

found it is www.vita4life.net if anyone is looking for it.

Regards.

Joe Frost, old gentleman, not old fart

San , TX, 60 years old

Dr. Welker

Lateral Gastrectomy with Duodenal Switch

340 starting weight, currently 257

http://www.duodenalswitch.com/Patients/Joe/joe.html

> I'm switching over, actually, to a product called Vita4Life -- they're

> multivitamins that are especially formulated for bariatric patients.

> My order is in the mail. Those are about $50/month and are totally

> comprehensive. (www.vita4life.com) I have some DS friends who take

> these and say that they notice a decrease in bowel order and more

> formed stools when they're on them.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the specifics on the Vitamin/Mineral

supplements you take. I am gathering as much info as

possible to stay healthy IF I get this surgery.

Caroline

--- Sharon sharon@...> wrote:

> Hi -- thanks for your kind words.

>

> I've been taking the Metagenics brand multivitamin

> called Multigenics

> -- I take 6-8 of those a day -- they're

> comprehensive and have the fat

> soluble vitamins in water soluble form (except for

> K).

>

> I'm switching over, actually, to a product called

> Vita4Life -- they're

> multivitamins that are especially formulated for

> bariatric patients.

> My order is in the mail. Those are about $50/month

> and are totally

> comprehensive. (www.vita4life.com) I have some DS

> friends who take

> these and say that they notice a decrease in bowel

> order and more

> formed stools when they're on them.

>

> I also take Fe-Tinic or Nu Iron (this has other

> names, too) an iron

> polysaccharide 150, that's available by prescription

> and also through

> the vitalady (www.vitalady.com)

>

> I also take Calcium in the Microcrystalline

> Hydroxyapatite form --

> supposed to be best absorbed by malabsorbers.

>

> In addition to that, I also take the Metagenics

> Ultra Flora Plus DF

> (probiotics to keep my gut healthy). I also take

> Grapefruit Seed

> Extract (15 drops in a capsule) -- I found this last

> year and it helps

> keep yeast overgrowth in check and it helps my

> athlete's foot. I also

> haven't had an acne breakout since I started on it.

>

> Be well,

>

> Sharon

>

>

> > Wow, what a great post, Sharon. Surely you know

> what an inspiration

> > you have been and continue to be to all of us. I

> think of you often

> > as such a positive result of this surgery. Thank

> you so much for

> > sharing all you have with us, hearing your long

> term weight loss and

> > exercise successes just make it seem more possible

> for the rest of

> us!

> > If you could spare a minute I would apprecite

> hearing where you get

> > your vitamin/mineral supplements now...seems I'm a

> bit low on

> > potassium and I do want to get the best there is!

> Thank you again.

> > Cruisin' grl

> > 100 pounds lost but never forgotten

> > 5 1/2 months postop

>

>

>

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