Sometimes ordering Vitamins can be confusing and if you
find that to be the case, call the office, during working
hours, and we will go through it with you. When you
go to the “Vitamin link” you will find two main
categories. If you want to browse the entire Metagenics
line you can certainly do that to order other personal supplements. In
general, you can go to the column “Browse by Custom
Packets” and then down to the category “Specific
for Bariatric Patients” to view the specific preparations
that are needed for all bariatric patients. It still
can be confusing to know just which product is which so the
fundamentals are reviewed below. Again, if you have
questions, call the office.
- Protein Supplements are just that. They
are a way to supplement your Protein and they are not full
meal replacements.
- Meal replacements are designed to be a formal,
liquid, meal replacement. It has a low glycemic
index, balance that the protein supplement does not have.
- Cal Apatite is our recommended Calcium replacement
and it comes in several forms.
- Co-Q 10 is a powerful antioxidant
- Hemagenics is a very well absorbed iron preparation. Remember
not to take Iron and Calcium together.
- Iso D3 is a very concentrated form of Vitamin
D. If you are low on Vitamin D, this is the form
to take to build back up. You do not need this product
if your Vitamin D level is normal.
- Multigenics is our recommended multi-Vitamin. We
did a study to show that this preparation dissolves in
the small pouch (with no acid) of the gastric bypass patient. Most
Vitamins need acid to dissolve. This is an excellent,
high potency, multi Vit. Most patients do quite
well with three tablets per day. For patients who
have a malabsorptive procedure, such as a BPD or a distal
gastric bypass, six tablets are needed per day.
Soon the Metagenic line will include a Vitamin B 12 and
Thiamin.
Order your vitamins online!
Please click on this link to purchase your vitamins and
supplements: http://www.lapbypass.meta-ehealth.com
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