Supplement Recommendations
Vitamins and minerals are essential and will promote proper healing and long-term health. While specific recommendations may vary to accommodate each patient’s particular health needs,
The following supplements should be taken by post-surgery patients:
- Complete multivitamin with minerals
- Calcium citrate 1800 milligrams
- Vitamin B12 1000 micrograms, sublingual, three times per week
- Iron
Supplements are not created equal. Type and brand, as well as, timing, matter when it comes to the nutrition you need after bariatric surgery.
Supplement Schedule
Your surgeon and dietitian will provide education on when and how to take the vitamins and minerals needed based on your surgery type. After surgery, most patients will take supplements about six times per day.
Breakfast: Multivitamin with iron and zinc
Midmorning: Sublingual vitamin B12 (1000 micrograms)
Lunch: Calcium citrate with vitamin D (500 to 600 milligrams)
Midafternoon: Ferrous fumarate, a form of iron, with vitamin C (29 milligrams)
Dinner: Multivitamin with iron and zinc
Bedtime: Calcium citrate with vitamin D (500 to 600 milligrams)