Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation
Hi,
I am new to the group and am considering RNY. I have a particular
question perhaps someone can help with.
Due partly to diet habits and partly to mal-absorption of some
vitamins, especially B12, I am currently on a vitamin program
that is customized to my body’s needs formulated from a urine
analysis. I realize that if I proceed with this surgery, my
nutritional intake will further decrease as will absorption which
will require sending in a new sample for analysis post operatively.
My question is this. The supplements are formulated and sent in
daily dose packs of 6 capsules. I currently take these all at once
but it requires a quite a bit of water to get them down. (I’m
lousy at swallowing pills). Would I be able to spread them out during
the day and still get all 6 down?
Thanks,
Jan…
March 27th, 2005 at 12:28 am
On 11/23/2002 at 9:24:42 AM Pacific Standard Time jjaviary@… wrote:
v I currently take these all at once but it requires a quite
v a bit of water to get them down. (I’m lousy at
v swallowing pills). Would I be able to spread them out
v during the day and still get all 6 down?
IMO it’s better to spread them out over the day so that you get as much
absorption as possible. If you take them all at once, your body may only
keep as much as it currently needs and pass the rest out.