Bariatric Vitamin Comparison Chart
After bariatric surgery, you must take vitamins for the rest of your life. Serious illness can result from non-compliance with your vitamin and mineral guidelines. Mood, energy, and focus can also suffer from a lack of proper vitamins after bariatric surgery. Blood tests are required every three months for your first year after surgery and annually after that.
Why You Need a Bariatric Formulated Multivitamin:
. Standard over the counter (OTC) vitamin brands are formulated to meet the nutritional needs of the general population.
. As a bariatric patient, your body requires a much higher level of 13 micronutrients that OTC brands will not meet; even if you take extra servings.
. Bariatric vitamins and supplements allow your body to function at its full potential and help you avoid malnutrition and vitamin deficiency.
. Not all bariatric brands meet all micronutrient requirements. Choose from the brands recommended on chart on the next page.
. Calcium citrate, Vitamin B complex and probiotics do not need to be a bariatric brand; though they are often better tasting and are higher quality products.
Vitamin B Complex (with 50 mg thiamin): 1 serving daily**
| Brand | Name | Serving
size |
Thiamin (mg) | Average cost/month |
| Bariatric Advantage | Vitamin B-50 Complex | 2 capsules | 50 | 7* |
| Celebrate | Vitamin B-50 Complex | 1 capsule | 50 | 4 |
| Kirkland | Super B-Complex with Electrolytes | 1 tablet | 100 | 2 |
| Now | Vitamin B-100 | 1 capsule | 100 | 4 |
| Source Naturals | Vitamin B-50 Complex | 1 tablet | 50 | 4 |
| Twin Lab | Stress B-Complex Capsules with Vitamin C | 2 capsules | 50 | 5 |
**Note: your lab values will be high when taking this amount of B vitamins. We expect this high lab value; taking the B complex helps prevent a deficiency.
Bariatric formulated Multivitamin with iron & Vitamin B12: 1 serving daily
| Brand | Name | Serving size | Vitamin B12
(mcg) |
Iron
(mg) |
Vitamin D3
(IU) |
Average cost/month |
| Bariatric Advantage | Advanced EA Multivitamin | 2 chewable tablets | 1000 | 45 | 3000 | 30* |
| Bariatric Advantage | Ultra-Multivitamin
with Iron |
3 capsules | 1000 | 45 | 3000 | 17* |
| Celebrate | Multi-Complete 36 | 2 chewable or
3 capsules |
1000 | 36 | 3000 | 20 |
| Celebrate | Multi-Complete 45 | 2 chewable or
3 capsules |
1000 | 45 | 3000 | 23 |
| Celebrate | Multi-Complete 60 | 2 chewable or
3 capsules |
500 | 60 | 3000 | 24 |
| Opurity | Bypass & Sleeve Optimized – Chewable | 1 chewable tablet | 500 | 18 | 3000 | 10 |
| Opurity | Complete Optimized Multivitamin-multimineral | 2 capsules | 500 | 18 | 3000 | 10 |
| ProCare Health | Bariatric Multi-Vitamin
with 45 mg Iron |
1 chewable tablet | 1000 | 45 | 3000 | 15 |
| ProCare Health | Bariatric Multi-Vitamin
with 45 mg Iron |
1 capsule | 1000 | 45 | 3000 | 15 |
| ProCare Health | Bariatric Multi-Vitamin
with 18 mg Iron |
1 capsule | 1000 | 18 | 3000 | 20 |
Calcium Citrate with Vitamin D3: 2 – 3 servings daily; for a total of 1200 – 1500 mg daily
| Brand | Name | Serving size | Spacing | Calcium citrate (mg) | Vitamin D
(IU) |
Average cost/month |
| Bariatric Advantage | Calcium Citrate Chewy Bites | 1 chewy bite | 1 chewy bite, 3x/day | 500 | 500 | 26* |
| Blue Bonnet | Liquid Calcium Magnesium Citrate + Vitamin D3 | 1 Tbsp. | 1 Tbsp., 2x/day | 600 | 400 | 25 |
| Celebrate | Calcium Plus 500 | 1 chewable tablet | 1 tablet,
3x/day |
500 | 333 | 22 |
| Citracal | Maximum Plus Calcium Citrate + D3 | 2 caplets | 2 caplets, 2x/day | 630 | 500 | 18 |
| Kirkland | Calcium citrate with Vit D | 2 tablets | 2 tablets, 3x/day | 500 | 800 | 9 |
| Nova Nutrition | Calcium Citrate w
with D3 |
2 tablets | 2 tablets
2x/day |
700 | 400 | 7 |
| Opurity | Calcium-Citrate Plus-Chewable | 4 tablets | 2 tablets
2x/day |
1200 | 800 | 14 |
| Pro Care Health | UpCal D Powdered
Calcium Citrate |
1 scoop or packet | 1 scoop or packet, 3x/day | 500 | 500 | 18 |
Probiotics: 1 serving daily
| Brand | Name | Serving Size | Average
cost/month |
| Bariatric Advantage | Chewable Floravantage Probiotic | 2 chewable tablets | 29* |
| Celebrate | Balance Probiotic | 1 capsule | 28 |
| Garden of Life | Primal Defense ULTRA Ultimate Probiotic Formula | 1 capsule | 10 |
| Klaire Labs | Ther-Biotic complete | 1 capsule | 21 |
| Mega Foods | Mega Flora | 1 capsule | 15 |
| Nature Made | Digestive Probiotics Advanced | 2 capsules | 21 |
| Nutrition Now PB8 | Immune support probiotic | 1 capsule | 9 |
| Renew Life | Ultimate Flora Extra Care Probiotic | 1 capsule | 21 |
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Source:
https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/content/dam/kporg/final/documents/health-education-materials/self-help-guides/bariatric-vitamins-recommended-brands-daily-requirements-wa-en.pdf