Re: Need Help...re: vitamins..

[Guest guest]

Good Morning!

I am going to let you in on what happened to me once I stopped the

Flintstones... About a month ago I figured that -- at 2.5 years post

op from a proximal lap RNY -- I was finally grown up enough to switch

to One-A-Days for women. Up until then I had been taking 2

Flintstones a day (1 a.m. and 1 p.m.) along with my 3 TUMS. All of

my labs have always been perfect with this regiment, so why I decided

to switch is beyond me. Anyway, about 10 days ago I got extremely

fatigued. It had been a busy day, so nothing alarmed me. But the

fatigue did not go away. So, I figured I had caught a mild virus.

But when 10 days went by and I was no better, I called my doctor and

went to my pharmacist. (I wanted 2 different opinions...) They

asked what I was doing different and I explained about the vitamins.

They both (independently) told me that with the chewable vitamins

that I was absorbing far more nutrients than I was with the vitamins

that I simply swallowed. I immediately went out and bought some more

Flintstones and began that day taking 3 a day! In about a week I

will cut back to the routine of 2x a day, but for now I want to get

build back up my system as best I can. Boy, was I stupid. You know

the old saying, if it isn't broke, do not fix it... well, I learned

my lesson the hard way. In addition to the Flintstones and TUMS, I

take an iron supplement and a Vit. E supplement. If you are not

taking iron right now, you may want to consider adding it to your

regiment. It will help eliminate your anemia. And if you are only

taking one Flintstone a day, you may want to increase it to two.

(That which is not used is flushed out of your system...) You did

not say who your surgeon was... Mine was Dr. Champion in Atlanta.

Surgery was October 2000 and I have lost 170 pounds. Went from a

26/28 to a 4/6 petite. I'd love to hear back from you. Take care

and write soon... Deb

[Guest guest]

Good Morning!

I am going to let you in on what happened to me once I stopped the

Flintstones... About a month ago I figured that -- at 2.5 years post

op from a proximal lap RNY -- I was finally grown up enough to switch

to One-A-Days for women. Up until then I had been taking 2

Flintstones a day (1 a.m. and 1 p.m.) along with my 3 TUMS. All of

my labs have always been perfect with this regiment, so why I decided

to switch is beyond me. Anyway, about 10 days ago I got extremely

fatigued. It had been a busy day, so nothing alarmed me. But the

fatigue did not go away. So, I figured I had caught a mild virus.

But when 10 days went by and I was no better, I called my doctor and

went to my pharmacist. (I wanted 2 different opinions...) They

asked what I was doing different and I explained about the vitamins.

They both (independently) told me that with the chewable vitamins

that I was absorbing far more nutrients than I was with the vitamins

that I simply swallowed. I immediately went out and bought some more

Flintstones and began that day taking 3 a day! In about a week I

will cut back to the routine of 2x a day, but for now I want to get

build back up my system as best I can. Boy, was I stupid. You know

the old saying, if it isn't broke, do not fix it... well, I learned

my lesson the hard way. In addition to the Flintstones and TUMS, I

take an iron supplement and a Vit. E supplement. If you are not

taking iron right now, you may want to consider adding it to your

regiment. It will help eliminate your anemia. And if you are only

taking one Flintstone a day, you may want to increase it to two.

(That which is not used is flushed out of your system...) You did

not say who your surgeon was... Mine was Dr. Champion in Atlanta.

Surgery was October 2000 and I have lost 170 pounds. Went from a

26/28 to a 4/6 petite. I'd love to hear back from you. Take care

and write soon... Deb

[Guest guest]

Deb, I read this with great interest. I just switched to the " Atkins "

vitamins.... don't ask me why, but I had read in his book about the

supplements that will help you lose more weight. Yes, I got hooked in

again. The things is, I've been wondering if I was absorbing them.

I'm sure I must absorb some of them, but your post made me really

rethink things. Thank you. This topic was very timely for me.

Tigger

> Good Morning!

> I am going to let you in on what happened to me once I stopped

the

> Flintstones... About a month ago I figured that -- at 2.5 years

post

> op from a proximal lap RNY -- I was finally grown up enough to

switch

> to One-A-Days for women. Up until then I had been taking 2

> Flintstones a day (1 a.m. and 1 p.m.) along with my 3 TUMS. All of

> my labs have always been perfect with this regiment, so why I

decided

> to switch is beyond me. Anyway, about 10 days ago I got extremely

> fatigued. It had been a busy day, so nothing alarmed me. But the

> fatigue did not go away. So, I figured I had caught a mild virus.

> But when 10 days went by and I was no better, I called my doctor

and

> went to my pharmacist. (I wanted 2 different opinions...) They

> asked what I was doing different and I explained about the

vitamins.

> They both (independently) told me that with the chewable vitamins

> that I was absorbing far more nutrients than I was with the

vitamins

> that I simply swallowed. I immediately went out and bought some

more

> Flintstones and began that day taking 3 a day! In about a week I

> will cut back to the routine of 2x a day, but for now I want to get

> build back up my system as best I can. Boy, was I stupid. You

know

> the old saying, if it isn't broke, do not fix it... well, I

learned

> my lesson the hard way. In addition to the Flintstones and TUMS, I

> take an iron supplement and a Vit. E supplement. If you are not

> taking iron right now, you may want to consider adding it to your

> regiment. It will help eliminate your anemia. And if you are only

> taking one Flintstone a day, you may want to increase it to two.

> (That which is not used is flushed out of your system...) You did

> not say who your surgeon was... Mine was Dr. Champion in Atlanta.

> Surgery was October 2000 and I have lost 170 pounds. Went from a

> 26/28 to a 4/6 petite. I'd love to hear back from you. Take care

> and write soon... Deb

[Guest guest]

Deb, I read this with great interest. I just switched to the " Atkins "

vitamins.... don't ask me why, but I had read in his book about the

supplements that will help you lose more weight. Yes, I got hooked in

again. The things is, I've been wondering if I was absorbing them.

I'm sure I must absorb some of them, but your post made me really

rethink things. Thank you. This topic was very timely for me.

Tigger

> Good Morning!

> I am going to let you in on what happened to me once I stopped

the

> Flintstones... About a month ago I figured that -- at 2.5 years

post

> op from a proximal lap RNY -- I was finally grown up enough to

switch

> to One-A-Days for women. Up until then I had been taking 2

> Flintstones a day (1 a.m. and 1 p.m.) along with my 3 TUMS. All of

> my labs have always been perfect with this regiment, so why I

decided

> to switch is beyond me. Anyway, about 10 days ago I got extremely

> fatigued. It had been a busy day, so nothing alarmed me. But the

> fatigue did not go away. So, I figured I had caught a mild virus.

> But when 10 days went by and I was no better, I called my doctor

and

> went to my pharmacist. (I wanted 2 different opinions...) They

> asked what I was doing different and I explained about the

vitamins.

> They both (independently) told me that with the chewable vitamins

> that I was absorbing far more nutrients than I was with the

vitamins

> that I simply swallowed. I immediately went out and bought some

more

> Flintstones and began that day taking 3 a day! In about a week I

> will cut back to the routine of 2x a day, but for now I want to get

> build back up my system as best I can. Boy, was I stupid. You

know

> the old saying, if it isn't broke, do not fix it... well, I

learned

> my lesson the hard way. In addition to the Flintstones and TUMS, I

> take an iron supplement and a Vit. E supplement. If you are not

> taking iron right now, you may want to consider adding it to your

> regiment. It will help eliminate your anemia. And if you are only

> taking one Flintstone a day, you may want to increase it to two.

> (That which is not used is flushed out of your system...) You did

> not say who your surgeon was... Mine was Dr. Champion in Atlanta.

> Surgery was October 2000 and I have lost 170 pounds. Went from a

> 26/28 to a 4/6 petite. I'd love to hear back from you. Take care

> and write soon... Deb

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Need Help...re: vitamins..

> Hi all. I've been struggling with this for awhile, but I thought I'd

> ask you. I've had the flu 4 times this year and I've got a viral

> cold in my chest which has lasted 2 weeks, I can't seem to get rid of

> it. Does anyone have a suggestion as to a better vitamin regimine

> other than flintstones vitamins. Also, do you still take tums? I've

> been out of the loop of this site for a while and I need to find a

> better vitamin absorption, I'm distal. I can't buy off the internet,

> so it would have to be something I can find at a store, or health

> food store. I appreciate your help. I'm 2 years out as of Feb 27,

> 2003. I've lost 180lbs. But I haven't felt well for months. My

> blood is low, and the doctor is doing a blood test next week. I just

> think I'm not absorbing my vitamins well or something. I would

> appreciate it if you could assist me in finding a good vitamin that

> is very absorbable. I also wondered if people are still taking tums

> or what for the acid?? thanks again!

> Sunstar

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Most of us do not touch Tums. At all. For any reason.

Thanks,

Vitalady, Inc. T

www.vitalady.com

If you are interested in PayPal, please click here:

https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=orders%40vitalady.com

Need Help...re: vitamins..

> Hi all. I've been struggling with this for awhile, but I thought I'd

> ask you. I've had the flu 4 times this year and I've got a viral

> cold in my chest which has lasted 2 weeks, I can't seem to get rid of

> it. Does anyone have a suggestion as to a better vitamin regimine

> other than flintstones vitamins. Also, do you still take tums? I've

> been out of the loop of this site for a while and I need to find a

> better vitamin absorption, I'm distal. I can't buy off the internet,

> so it would have to be something I can find at a store, or health

> food store. I appreciate your help. I'm 2 years out as of Feb 27,

> 2003. I've lost 180lbs. But I haven't felt well for months. My

> blood is low, and the doctor is doing a blood test next week. I just

> think I'm not absorbing my vitamins well or something. I would

> appreciate it if you could assist me in finding a good vitamin that

> is very absorbable. I also wondered if people are still taking tums

> or what for the acid?? thanks again!

> Sunstar

>

>

> Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

>

> Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sunstar,

First of all I had the vbg so I don't really have any

malabsorption problems. I used the flinstones for about 6 months. I am

now using a multivitamin that is doing fine on my labs. The only thing

to consider is that where one works for me, someone who has had a bypass

might need two. I also take a calcium citrate supplement. You can find

both of these at a store. I also know that Centrum makes a chewable

multivitamin that may work. Unfortunately, it may mean experimenting.

It seems the flinstones are not working for you.

Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs.

SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs.

Current Weight 335

Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

On Fri, 21 Mar 2003 15:53:16 -0000 " suntara1 "

writes:

> Hi all. I've been struggling with this for awhile, but I thought I'd

>

> ask you. I've had the flu 4 times this year and I've got a viral

> cold in my chest which has lasted 2 weeks, I can't seem to get rid

> of

> it. Does anyone have a suggestion as to a better vitamin regimine

> other than flintstones vitamins. Also, do you still take tums?

> I've

> been out of the loop of this site for a while and I need to find a

> better vitamin absorption, I'm distal. I can't buy off the

> internet,

> so it would have to be something I can find at a store, or health

> food store. I appreciate your help. I'm 2 years out as of Feb 27,

>

> 2003. I've lost 180lbs. But I haven't felt well for months. My

> blood is low, and the doctor is doing a blood test next week. I

> just

> think I'm not absorbing my vitamins well or something. I would

> appreciate it if you could assist me in finding a good vitamin that

>

> is very absorbable. I also wondered if people are still taking tums

>

> or what for the acid?? thanks again!

> Sunstar

>

>

> Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

>

> Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sunstar,

First of all I had the vbg so I don't really have any

malabsorption problems. I used the flinstones for about 6 months. I am

now using a multivitamin that is doing fine on my labs. The only thing

to consider is that where one works for me, someone who has had a bypass

might need two. I also take a calcium citrate supplement. You can find

both of these at a store. I also know that Centrum makes a chewable

multivitamin that may work. Unfortunately, it may mean experimenting.

It seems the flinstones are not working for you.

Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

CHF 4/14/01 479 lbs.

SRVG 7/16/01 401 lbs.

Current Weight 335

Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

On Fri, 21 Mar 2003 15:53:16 -0000 " suntara1 "

writes:

> Hi all. I've been struggling with this for awhile, but I thought I'd

>

> ask you. I've had the flu 4 times this year and I've got a viral

> cold in my chest which has lasted 2 weeks, I can't seem to get rid

> of

> it. Does anyone have a suggestion as to a better vitamin regimine

> other than flintstones vitamins. Also, do you still take tums?

> I've

> been out of the loop of this site for a while and I need to find a

> better vitamin absorption, I'm distal. I can't buy off the

> internet,

> so it would have to be something I can find at a store, or health

> food store. I appreciate your help. I'm 2 years out as of Feb 27,

>

> 2003. I've lost 180lbs. But I haven't felt well for months. My

> blood is low, and the doctor is doing a blood test next week. I

> just

> think I'm not absorbing my vitamins well or something. I would

> appreciate it if you could assist me in finding a good vitamin that

>

> is very absorbable. I also wondered if people are still taking tums

>

> or what for the acid?? thanks again!

> Sunstar

>

>

> Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

>

> Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

>it could have just been the one a day's not non-chewables in

general. in

this area we have septic tanks and I have heard that the one a days

are

usually in the tank whole still<

Wow, guess they do not pass the water test! Dosen't it make you

wonder just WHO was the one who figured out that they were still in

the septic tanks?

[Guest guest]

>it could have just been the one a day's not non-chewables in

general. in

this area we have septic tanks and I have heard that the one a days

are

usually in the tank whole still<

Wow, guess they do not pass the water test! Dosen't it make you

wonder just WHO was the one who figured out that they were still in

the septic tanks?