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Your intestines and stomach absorb vitamins and nutrients from food. If you've had gastric bypass surgery, your stomach and intestines have been reduced and you will need to take gastric bypass vitamins to get the vitamins you need.

Why You Need Vitamin A after Bariatric Surgery

There are several forms of Vitamin A and your body does not view them as being all the same. Cancer fighting properties of Vitamin A come in the form of beta carotene and palmitate. Cell oxidation is a leading cause of cancer and anti-oxidant nutrients help prevent that damage.

Vitamin A comes in vitamin supplements designed to help night vision because this vitamin helps the eye retina.

Like many vitamins, vitamin A is found in green, leafy vegetables, but it's also found in orange colored vegetables like carrots, orange colored squash, and cantaloupe.

Post Weight Loss Surgery and Vitamin D Dietary Needs

Many supplements do not include a sufficient amount of Vitamin D and most doctors will tell you that most adults are deficient in the “sunshine vitamin”. Vitamin D is manufactured in our body when we are exposed to sunlight. Since most of us work indoors and spend time slathered in sunblock when we are outdoors, few of us get enough sun to make enough vitamin d. If you wear sunblock and don't spend much time outdoors, you may be deficient in Vitamin D.

Not many vitamins have enough Vitamin D. Look for those that contain 1,000 Ius.

Calcium and Vitamin D work synergistically, so you often find this vitamin added to milk.

Vitamin E for Lapband Surgery Patients

Vitamin E is one of the most powerful antioxidant and is a fat-soluble vitamin. Health benefits may include reduced incidence of cancer due to the antioxidant protection against cell damage from free radicals, and a protective effect on cells from environmental damage. It can also provide cardiovascular protection, help maintain brain health and prevent dementia, and it may also help with menopausal symptoms.

In nature, Vitamin E is found in plant-derived oils like safflower oil, wheat germ oil, and sunflower oil, as well as oily plant foods like avocados and olives. Nuts like almonds are also high in Vitamin E, as are green, leafy vegetables.

The best, most bio-available Vitamin e is alpha-tocopheryl succinate. Like many vitamins, Vitamin E is absorbed in the small intestine and post weight loss surgery malabsorption may occur.

Vitamin K for Bariatric Surgery Patients

Vitamin K is best known as the blood clotting vitamin since it's necessary for proper blood clotting to occur. Vitamin K helps you have healthy bones and might help prevent osteoporosis and osteopenia in menopausal women. People with damage to the small intestine are more subject to Vitamin K deficiency, so bariatric surgery patients also have special needs with this particular vitamin. In nature, Vitamin K is found in green leafy vegetables, avocados, grapes, and cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts.

In sum, gastric sleeve weight loss surgery patients have special vitamin needs due to malabsorption caused by stomach and intestine reduction. Gastric bypass vitamins are specially formulated to provide you with the nutritional support that you need to feel good and look fabulous.