Nutrition Guidelines after Gastric Bypass, Gastric Band

6. Vitamins and Minerals
- It is critical that you take vitamins every day for the rest of your life after any weight loss
surgery. You will not be able to meet your daily requirements for vitamins and minerals with
food because of malabsorption after gastric bypass surgery and because you will not be able
to eat a lot of food with any weight loss surgery.
Daily Vitamin Regimen
Complete Multiple
Vitamin With
Minerals
500mg Calcium
with Vit D
1000mg Calcium
Citrate with Vit D
Gastric Bypass **
Gastric Band &
Gastric Sleeve
** Iron only needs to be taken by menstruating females and those who are anemic.
Iron should be in the form of ferrous gluconate or ferrous fumarate.
Notes:
Avoid Mens formula vitamins and “Silver” vitamins for those over 50 years
old…these typically do not contain iron.
Calcium should be taken in 500mg doses. So, if you need 1000mg daily, you
will need to take calcium 2 times a day.
Avoid taking iron and calcium at the same time since they cannot both be
absorbed at the same time.
Gastric Bypass Daily Supplements Example
At Breakfast: Take 1 multivitamin and 2 calcium tablets.
At Lunch: Take 2 iron tablets (if needed).
At Dinner: Take 2 calcium tablets.
Gastric Band & Sleeve Daily Supplements Example
At Breakfast: Take 1 multivitamin.
At Dinner: Take 2 calcium tablets.
Iron
Please save this packet and review it for the best results after your surgery!