Vitamin B12

Coder
on 1/7/14 10:09 am - PA
RNY on 12/18/13

Does anyone know if we can take GNC B12 chewy bites after surgery. 

    

poet_kelly
on 1/7/14 10:10 am - OH

We can't absorb chewable B12 after RNY due to lack of stomach acid and lack of intrinsic factor in the pouch.  We need a sublingual that dissolves under the tongue, or prescription nasal spray, or shots.

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