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Tums or Rolaids for Calcium

MammaKathy
on 6/10/16 8:45 pm

Does anyone use Tums or Rolaids daily for calcium supplementation?

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hollykim
on 6/10/16 8:55 pm - Nashville, TN
Revision on 03/18/15
On June 11, 2016 at 3:45 AM Pacific Time, MammaKathy wrote:

Does anyone use Tums or Rolaids daily for calcium supplementation?

no, they are calcium carbonate and are not well absorbed and can cause kidney stones. We need calcium citrate.o

 


          

 

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NYMom222
on 6/11/16 2:18 pm
RNY on 07/23/14

No. Don't use them. As Hollykim said, wrong kind of calcium...

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