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sindurella

08-26-2009 06:08 PM

Caltrate D?

I found chewable Caltrate D today .. does anyone if this is an acceptable for your calcium supplement? It isn't on my list of stuff (which I had forgotten to take with me)

tjjsmom

08-26-2009 07:57 PM

Yes it is and it is very tasty also.

sindurella

08-26-2009 08:57 PM

Thanks Tjjsmom!

jiffypop

08-26-2009 09:52 PM

it's what i take!!! i've become SUCH A pill wimp!

sindurella

08-26-2009 10:09 PM

*sigh* .. crap I just talked to my Dr's office.. they said no no no.. pfft.

jillybean720

08-27-2009 12:50 AM

Isn't Caltrate calcium carbonate? Post-WLS, you want to take calcium in citrate form because it is more easily absorbed and requires less stomach acid to process. It is also less likely to contribute to the formation of kidney stones.

ladybugnessa

08-27-2009 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sindurella (Post 2896173)

*sigh* .. crap I just talked to my Dr's office.. they said no no no.. pfft.

I just looked them up they are calcium carbonate.

WLS patients need calcium CITRATE....

i have to say that finding calcium that works for us is one of my worst nightmares.

jiffypop

08-27-2009 10:19 AM

yes, Jilly. Carbonate is the least absorbable form. BUT i'm figuring that, since the Caltrates are chewables, the absorption is better than in a tablet [which i can't swallow].

it's been working!

annie175

08-27-2009 10:32 AM

IT has to be calcium citrate...

ladybugnessa

08-27-2009 10:36 AM

you can get the Calcium Citrates and dissolve them in water.

jillybean720

08-27-2009 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ladybugnessa (Post 2896792)

you can get the Calcium Citrates and dissolve them in water.

Yup. Or you can get calcium citrate in liquid, chewable, or capsule forms.

tjjsmom

08-28-2009 06:00 PM

I will have to double check with my surgeon. That is what they told me to take and I just purchased a 150 pill bottle.

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