Experiences with

Calcium

Since adopting a vegan diet I've thought a lot of how to ensure adequate nutrients but one I've overlooked is calcium. I see the NHS guideline is 700mg a day. How do we ensure we get that?

Has anyone found a good calcium supplement you could recommend? The one the doc prescribed includes soybean oil which can promote inflammation due to high omega 6!!!!!!!!! Keep well xx

Not sure about the other factors - however, I would place calcium at the top of the list. This is because I took 2.4 g of calcium (twice the recommended dose) since the age of 40, when I became vegan and found out that calcium is low in a vegan diet.

Looking for recommendations for a calcium supplement that I do not need to take more than 4 pills for and is not crazy expensive. Or a combo of supplements that would work well together. I am 59 years old and have Osteoporosis in hip and spine. I am presently not taking any medication. Thanks!

The oncologist nurse told me to take 1200mg of calcium a day while on Xgeva. She said it helps Xgeva work. In April my oncologist gave me my last quarterly Xgeva shot because he said I shouldn’t be on Xgeva more than 2 years. Do I still take the calcium supplements? If so, how much, how long?

How much of each should I be taking each day while I am taking 5 mg.of prednisone daily?

I have stopped taking extra calcium as I have enough in my diet.

I have read a lot about calcium tablets and find, for me, that is not the way to go. Most calcium is made from rocks. When I was taking the calcium I had a UTI 3-4 times a year. Since I stopped taking it, I have not had a uti in 1&1/2 years.

I'm having trouble finding a calcium citrate supplement with a good amount of elemental calcium without a load of fillers. Can anyone recommend a brand they like please ?x

Every time I try to work out the calcium in the powdered milk I take, I get a different answer! (maths isnt my strong point). Thanks.

Hi when on Hydrea are we supposed to take Calcium tablets please and I must do magnesium again for cramps I just heard somewhere is anyone on them please 🙂

Phosphorous oxegen and calcium. Everyone seems to take calcium does anyone here take oxygen or has anyone ever come across the importance of oxygen in bone formation? Thanks. Doesn't have to be research just if anyone has any ideas or knowledge about it thanks.

I am assuming from the disparity between broccoli and cheese calcium absorption that the 1,000 mg RDA is for absorption not calcium content in the food. So for me to get 305 mg of calcium absorbed I'd need to eat 500 mg of Broccoli calcium or 1,000 mg of cheese calcium.

I have one area in which hard calcium breaks through and gets infected. Eventually a chunk comes out leading a hole.

I have been prescribed Vitamin D and calcium supplements. What do I need to be careful about with stage 3 CKD?

I seem to be on my own with management of levothyroxine & calcium, having had my Endocrinologist appointment cancelled & non cooperative dr since moving counties. I am 77 & had thyroid & parathyroid removed due to thyroid cancer many years ago.

On prednisolone for 9 months - does anyone know if it’s PMR or the pred which might cause calcium deficiency? About 3 months ago a bit of a molar broke off and yesterday the same thing happened on the other side of my mouth. Plus my nails have become very soft and are splitting.

I’m sure this is prednisone associated , or lack of calcium. ( although my bloods show calcium is fine ) I’m curious if anyone else has found a deterioration in their teeth whilst taking prednisone. Thanks YuliK 😷

in most cases calcium levels fluctuate from..

A cocktail of Bisoprolol and flecanide over some years gradually wore me down, enter Diltiazem, a calcium channel blocker, and the old me returned! Worth looking into. It might just suit.