Vitamin D3

[wp69]

Hi everyone , just going through my meds and although im taking it daily it was never really explained to me why I have been prescribed Vitamin D3 , just wondering if anyone can enlighten me please , many thanks , Will.

[AyrshireK]

I know my hubby is prescribed Adcal D3 which is both calcium and vitamin D3. He takes it to protect his bones as he is on steroids for his auto immune condition. He's got some degree of osteopenia (bone thinning) due to cirrhosis.

[wp69 in reply to AyrshireK]

Thank you Katie

[Trewargas]

Hi.I am also prescribed D3 supplements, taken daily for the last 12 months. My deficiency in vitamin D was picked up during regular cirrhosis bloods. I was told by the consultant that vit D deficiency is a common occurance amongst many other cirrhosis complications.

Hope all is well.

[Tiger800xrt]

I could bore everyone with the long Vitamin D story, but here's the short version. 😀

The liver takes the vitamin d from food and sunshine (yes a rarity in the the UK) and processes it into 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol, this is what is measured in the blood test. Normal range is between 50 and 220 nmol/L If your liver is working sub-optimally then you may therefore be deficient in D3, which can be an issue with bone health as it can affect the absorption of calcium and phosphate. Your weight, ethnic origin and other autoimmune conditions can have a bearing on the correctly level of D3 for you.

[wp69 in reply to Tiger800xrt]

mine was 239 , is that high

[Tiger800xrt in reply to wp69]

Not excessive, if you recently finished a course of high dosage Vit D. I had to take 20,000IU twice a week for 7 weeks (14 tablets) the idea being to load the body with Vit D and then continue with a smaller daily maintenance dose.

[Beauport]

I take Vitamin K with my D3 as K helps with the absorption of D.