vitamin deficiency!

TeressaJ
on 1/27/15 5:02 am

I just had a check up with my primary and found out I have a vitamin D3 deficiency! This is the first time in my life I have ever been deficient so I'm now looking for ways to boost this vitamin through food. I have been ordered to take a D3 supplement daily, and will, but am much more interested in getting it through food. I eat very little daily, no more than 600 calories, so I'm looking for suggestions. I realize we get this vitamin also from the sun, so as soon as there is any I will take my walks outside. What do you add to your menu to get this vitamin?

       

BlueHeron81
on 1/27/15 5:10 am - MD
VSG on 01/30/15

When the nurse reviewed my lab work, I was told that I have low vitamin D levels as well.  I'm still pre-op and can't start vitamins yet.  However, I've done some research and found that you can get Vitamin D from sunlight, fatty fish (salmon, tuna, trout), fortified cereals, dairy products, eggs and tofu.  I'm sure there is much more to this list, but this is what I've found so far.  Good luck.

poet_kelly
on 1/27/15 6:21 am - OH

Why can't you start a D3 supplement pre op if you are deficient?

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Bufflehead
on 1/27/15 5:33 am - TN
VSG on 06/19/13

It's very hard to get adequate D through food. Your best source is going to be through fatty fish such as sardines, salmon, and mackerel. Remember to take your vitamin D supplement with a high-fat meal - vitamin D is fat-soluble and it can be pretty close to useless if you aren't taking it in conjunction with fatty food.

It seems for me the best way to get vitamin D in is through sunlight. In the sunny months I make sure to get at 20 minutes exposure, lying down in a tank top and shorts, with no sunscreen. This drives my dermatologist crazy because I have already had skin cancer once

Sheilarae
on 1/27/15 5:58 am

Mushrooms are also supposed to be high in vitamin D and dairy products are usually fortified with D.

Sheilarae  VSG 12/16/14 by Dr T. Kellogg  Mayo Clinic

HW 352, SW 317,  CW 298.5 (1/4/15)

poet_kelly
on 1/27/15 6:21 am - OH

Many people are deficient in vitamin D.  It is very unlikely you'll get enough from food, especially if you are only eating 600 calories.

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(deactivated member)
on 1/27/15 6:39 am

My primary has all his patients take a D3 supplement. He found that 90% + of all his patients were D3 deficient so he just has every patient take it. I don't see why you can't start taking it now pre op. I did. As a matter of fact, my surgeon had me taking all my post op vitamins pre op so I would get in the routine and my body would be better equipped to heal post surgery. I even had to up my protein prior to surgery.

Gwen M.
on 1/27/15 6:54 am
VSG on 03/13/14

Vitamin D deficiency is super common and really hard to fix without a pill.  

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sechax0r
on 1/27/15 6:55 am
VSG on 11/03/14

I was Vitamin D deficient as well. The doc prescribed 50000iu of Vitamin D2 once a week. It is a prescription and is a $0 co-pay on my insurance. I have been taking it for about 5 months now and my levels are better but still low. 

    
Gwen M.
on 1/27/15 6:57 am, edited 1/27/15 6:57 am
VSG on 03/13/14

Our bodies have to convert D2 to be usable and, from my understanding, our bodies don't do this efficiently.  D3 is OTC, super cheap, and much more effective that prescription D2.  

I was taking 10,000 IU of D3 daily and got my D3 up from in the teens to 89 over the course of 6 months.  Now I only take 5,000 IU a day and I'm curious to see what my February labs will show.  

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
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