It suddenly occurred to me all the gi issues I've been having could be from the supplements I take. Specifically the vitamin d.
Back a couple of years ago I noticed a slight problem with gi spasms. They have gotten so bad they effect my Parkinson's medication and the pd itself.
I can't find where I first starting ordering it or when I went from 500 mg to 5000 mg. but I'm thinking there may be a correlation. I'm stopping all supplements to see what happens. After having a gi scan last week which came out negative and being in so much pain in my gi tract including into my back I started to wonder.
Any takers?? Thanks in advance for your input. Judy
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have you had blood work to check your D level? D is a fat soluble vitamin and too much can be harmful. Ask your doctor to do blood work to see which supplements you really need. In general eating a well balanced diet precludes the need for some supplements.
Dr told me I had low vit d. Not thinking straight I figured more would be better. Anyway it would be a small miracle if this fixes my issue. Thanks Judy
Just had an upper gi scan and ct enterogaphy. They lit me up lol. All negative. Thanks for the insight though. My mom passed of pancreatic cancer. Judy
Have you gotten your 25 Hydroxy-Vitamin D3 levels retested? If you are on high doses such as 5000, it is good to retest at least once or twice a year. Interested to see how your body responds once you are off all your supplements. Do you go to a professional nutritionist who is making sure you are taking a good balance? Higher doses of isolated vitamins and minerals can create imbalances. We use Spectracell Nutrient testing to inform us of where we stand on many nutrients and anti-oxidant and immune status.
Thanks Judy that is probably going to be next. I was headed to a reg dietician but insurance didn't cover and it was quite expensive. But I may end up there. This is day 3 with no supplements. I still have some effects but nothing like it was. Hopefully as time goes by it will take care of the problem. I can only hope for such a quick fix. Take care and thanks again Judy.
PD patients are infamously low in D. My husband takes 5000 daily and we live in Florida and the levels just barely within normal if we do that. Don't jump to conclusions. Get a level done. Better yet, get a spectracell as well.
I think that's why I upped it. I usually do stuff for pd. We live in Florida too. Ironically the last time I saw my gp he said everybody has low vit d. This is day 3 of no supplements and I'm coming back around to where I was. I can only hope this is as easy a fix. I'm a little dismayed with my gi and neurologist as they know everything I take and you think one of them would have thought to try elimination of different supplements. Sometimes I'm a better dr than they. I guess in all fairness insurance places too many demands on them. They haven't enough time to really assess patients. Thanks for your input. Where in Florida? Judy
Good thinking, Judy. For weird, unexplained symptoms one should always consider the possibility of medication adverse effects, and might as well check the supplements too, as you are doing. What medications are you taking? Flagyl / metronidazole is a known cause of colon spasms. Also, Bentyl relieves colon spasms.
I've only been taking the pd Meds. Azilect carbadopa Levadopa and carbadopa Levadopa er. Oh and prempro for hormone replacement which I tried to lower and that effected the spasms. Thanks for the vote of confidence. Judy
Seems to me then that the prempro is the guilty party. I know there are topical formulations of HRT so I would suggest you try something like that instead.
It's definitely affected this problem. Back when I was 45 I had my first bout of ibs attacks. after being checked out the gi said everything was pink and perfect inside even after going into my small intestine. It was happening when I would start to menstruate and I started getting large ovarian cysts along with long and heavy menstural periods. So after talking with my gyno and gi dr the decision was made to go back on the birth control pill. From that I started pd symptoms 5 years later and was diagnosed at 52. I went on hrt to get me thru and haven't been able to get off it yet. I even tried to lower it with no success. I think it's definitely part of the problem like it changed my dna or something. I'll look into the topical. Thanks for all the good info. Judy
In so many words, you need to have good magnesium levels to use vitamin D properly. There are several forms of Mg which are cheap and effective. Magnesium glycinate is easily absorbed; Magnesium threonate much more effective and is 15% better absorbed than other forms of magnesium. It is good for improvement of memory and it is going to be tested to see if it can improve dementia:
Finally, magnesium chloride is liquid magnesium and say you have GERD or problems absorbing nutrients it can be sprayed directly on the skin and is absorbed at a cellular level (thus by passing the stomach). Each spray has about 12 mg of magnesium and an adult requires at least 400 mg a day.
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