Gastric Bypass Vitamins and Supplements

You probably already know that you are required to take gastric bypass vitamins and supplements after your bariatric surgery for the rest of your life if you want to maintain proper health. These vitamins should be suited specifically for the unique needs patients face on a daily basis.

It’s important to choose the healthiest, easiest-to-absorb nutrients for any gastric bypass diet. They must provide essential micronutrients in both fat and water-soluble vitamins, as well as amino acid chelated minerals. Finally, they must dissolve and absorb quickly into the bloodstream.  Sadly, many do not.  How can you know which ones do and which don’t? 

Bariatric Vitamins: What Makes Them Great?

A thorough blend of vitamins and minerals in a formula that provides maximum absorption separates a great multi-vitamin from a mediocre one. As you investigate information on the internet about different bariatric products, you will more than likely see flashy advertising for chewable and liquid forms of multi-vitamins. It is important to remember that anything that tastes good contains fillers. For maximum absorption, avoid products that contain additives and fillers.

Vitamins and Minerals to Look for in your Multi-Vitamin

Take a careful look at the ingredients in a multi-vitamin. Following are some of the vitamins and minerals you want included in your bariatric multi-vitamin:

• Vitamin A (as beta carotene)
• Vitamin B-1 (as thiamine hcl)
• Vitamin B-2 (as riboflavin)
• Vitamin B-3 (as niacinamide)
• Vitamin B-5 (as d-calcium panththenate)
• Vitamin B-6 (as pyridoxine hcl)
• Vitamin B-12 (as cyanocobalamin)
• Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid)
• Vitamin D-3 (as cholecalciferol)
• Vitamin E (as succinate 133IU, acetate 20IU)
• Vitamin K (as phytonadione)
• Biotin
• Folic Acid
• Calcium (as Calcium Citrate)
• Iron (as glycinate)
• Chromium (as nicotinate)
• Copper (as copper amino acid chelate)
• Magnesium (as oxide)
• Manganese (as manganese amino acid sulfate)
• Molybdenum (as molybdenum amino acid chelate)
• Selenium (as I-selenomethionine)
• Potassium (as amino acid chelate)
• Zinc (as amino acid chelate)

Chelated Minerals

So what’s all this talk about “chelated minerals”? What does it mean when you are talking about a mineral supplement?  “Chelate” means claw; chelated minerals hang on, like a claw, to the building blocks of protein, amino acids or other organic components.  Chelated vitamins are designed to aid your body in the processes of digestion and absorption.

“New Body, New You” means Vitamins for Life

Weight loss surgery patients often describe their “new birthday” as the day they had their surgery. If you want to carry on with the high-energy life you know you’re capable of, you need to make sure you don’t waste money on vitamins that don’t deliver. Investigate, read, and research what the best is and what will really absorb the fastest. It will make your new life a healthy, fun, and active life!