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Someone told me if i have lap band surgery, i would have to take 3 multivitamins a day. is that true? will that hurt me?

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Dr. M. Hytham Beck answered

Specializes in Surgery

No it does not: you are supposed to have a major surgery that is going to change your life for ever and the only concern you have if three vitamins that are going to be suggested to you by a doctor are harmful or not my suggestion reexamine your reason for the surgery and if you are ready for it or not and talk to your doctor about how you feel about it so the vitamin are not harmful for a short answer good luck

Answered 10/9/2014

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Lap band: The sleeve procedure and Roux-e-y, traditional gastric bypass procedures either bypass the stomach all together or limit the amount of contact of the gastric mucosa with food, requiring vitamin supplementation. The lap band changes the size of the gastric tissue which comes in contact with food, but may not require extra vitamins although they are helpful an all of these procedures.

Answered 5/24/2015

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