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Which vitamins can someone with gastric bypass take?

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Dr. Elias Chousleb Mizrahi answered

Specializes in Bariatrics

Vitamins: Vitamin supplementation is extremely important after gastric bypass and there is a handful of comercially available vitamins specially formulated for bariatric patients.

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Answered 6/20/2015

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