anaterra
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Post by anaterra on Oct 17, 2019 19:31:15 GMT
So I have a friend.. lol.. except for real... she got her parathyroid glands removed.. now she has to take a handful of tums at mealtimes to up her calcium..
I thought it would hurt her stomach acid or something... never heard of that...
Is this a easy way to get more calcium??? I may start taking them to help my own system..
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The Birdhouse Lady
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Oct 17, 2019 19:33:38 GMT
Hmmm..I don't know. I take Tums for heartburn but I get an after taste of metal.
I take calcium supplements to up my calcium on a daily basis. |
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Oct 17, 2019 19:40:55 GMT
When I had my thyroid removed they took two of my para-thyroids as well. It shocked the ones that remained, and my calcium numbers plummeted. Made my hands feel numb and my insides shakey. It's a very odd sensation. My ENT had me on a Tums regimen for about 6 months till it leveled out. I had to take 4 Tums, 4 times a day! The calcium carbonate in Tums is the best and easiest type for your body to absorb. Once my numbers leveled out he had me switch to Citrical Petites, 2 times a day to maintain it for a few months.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Oct 17, 2019 19:42:52 GMT
The main ingredient in Tums is calcium carbonate, which is the same form used by many supplements.
Tums is not a proton pump inhibitor (like prilosec), which may be what you're thinking of.
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Post by Basket1lady on Oct 17, 2019 19:43:43 GMT
When I was pregnant in the late 90s, preterm labor was linked with low calcium levels. My OB had me take Tums at every meal, as he said it was the easiest way to up your calcium intake.
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eastcoastpea
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Post by eastcoastpea on Oct 17, 2019 20:12:55 GMT
I took them every day when I was pregnant because I couldn't stomach regular calcium supplements.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Oct 17, 2019 20:20:44 GMT
So I have a friend.. lol.. except for real... she got her parathyroid glands removed.. now she has to take a handful of tums at mealtimes to up her calcium.. I thought it would hurt her stomach acid or something... never heard of that... Is this a easy way to get more calcium??? I may start taking them to help my own system.. She may have had some of her parathyroid glands removed, but extremely doubtful all four of them. They do affect the calcium levels and under her circumstances she needs to do what her surgeon/doctor tells her to do. You can overdose on calcium, I did and ended up in the ER, followed by 2 days in the cardiac unit because one of the heart enzymes showed up way to high in my blood work! It was an adventure... BTW: not my fault at all, it was prescribed! |
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Post by littlemama on Oct 17, 2019 22:58:02 GMT
I took Tums or Rolaids throughout my pregnancy- originally for the wicked heartburn, but I was also calcium deficient so it was recommended for that as well.
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anniebeth24
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Post by anniebeth24 on Oct 18, 2019 2:29:30 GMT
A pharmacist friend recommended Tums to me for regular use as a calcium supplement.
I can't swallow large pills and was looking at the gummy calcium options. I'd need to take a bunch of gummies to equal the calcium content in just a few Tums and they're a lot cheaper.
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