Calcium and vitamin d

[nettiboo1982]

Hello so I've started my liquid iron today and will start my b12 lozenges and b complex with lunch but I've just been reading I need too take calcium and vit d alongside the b complex for them too be absorbed is this true do I need too add something else? I don't eat dairy currently as it makes me bloated and in pain. Any advice please

[bantam12]

You shouldn't be taking calcium unless you know you are deficient, high calcium level is not advisable.

[Clutter]

Nettiboo, iron, B12 and B Complex don't need calcium and vitD to work. You shouldn't supplement calcium unless you have tested deficient. Ideally you will have a vitD test before supplementing to see how much you need, but it is usually safe to supplement a maintenance dose of 2,500iu Oct-Apr when ultraviolet levels are too low to stimulate vitD.

[Jackie]

Hi Calcium must never go over range, test. You only need to take it with vit D if calcium below range.

Jackie