How much VIt. D

Mel_Ga
on 6/12/12 7:25 am

My lab levels for Vit D were around 50 and I take tender D-3 50,000 per day. I have just been unsure of how much to increase. My gp was shocked at a level over 30 so I didn't go into it with her. I know we need more vit. D than normal people, but don't really know why. Can someone explain why or tell me how much I should be taking to get my level up?

southernlady5464
on 6/12/12 7:28 am

DS on 01/24/11

Mel, add an extra one every day til your next labs...then adjust.

As to why....actually EVERYONE needs more Vit D...50 is on the LOW side of normal which is 35-100 now. And as wls patients, we need to be on the high side of normal. So the closer you are to 100, the better.

Liz

Mel_Ga
on 6/12/12 7:35 am

Thanks Liz, I meant to post this over on the DS board.

Dave Chambers
on 6/12/12 7:35 am - Mira Loma, CA

RNY on 05/10/06

It's not perfectly clear, but you appear to be saying you take a 50K IU dry D3 daily. If that is the case, you should be at 80 or more. I had D issues since my RNY. I was taking 4 of the 50K IU per week for 2 years and labs were at a 65. I've upped it to daily, and upcoming labs will likely show over 90, and then I'll take 1-2 less per week. If you did mean one 50K dry D3 per day, that's the first time I've seen a post with levels of 50. What were the units for the score of 50? DAVE

Dave Chambers, 6'3" tall, 365 before RNY, 185 low, 200 currently. My profile page: product reviews, tips for your journey, hi protein snacks, hi potency delicious green tea, and personal web site.

southernlady5464
on 6/12/12 7:57 am

DS on 01/24/11

Dave,

I was taking the 50K dose of D3 daily and mine went from 45 to 32 in 3 months. I had to double mine for 3 months to get mine up.

We all absorb at different levels and DS'ers absorb even less...

Liz

Dave Chambers
on 6/12/12 3:33 pm - Mira Loma, CA

RNY on 05/10/06

No surgery was noted in the text or by the avatar, so I just offered general advice. Had I seen a DS on the avatar, I would not have posted. DAVE

Dave Chambers, 6'3" tall, 365 before RNY, 185 low, 200 currently. My profile page: product reviews, tips for your journey, hi protein snacks, hi potency delicious green tea, and personal web site.

southernlady5464
on 6/13/12 1:11 am

DS on 01/24/11

Dave, the ONLY reason I knew is I have talked to Mel on the phone...pre-surgery and knew she had gone for a DS. She doesn't have it listed, you're right...

But even for RNY'ers, it can be different depending on the type of RNY they had???

I know Vitalady has info on vitamins for Distal/ERNY and DS'ers all on one document and Proximal RNY'ers are a separate document. So doesn't the type of configuration make a difference in the RNY?

Just curious cause Vitalady says she has the "DS'er malabsoption with the RNY pouch" (she is a Distal).

Liz

"Just Elizabeth "
on 6/13/12 8:32 am - Houston, TX

DS on 09/16/06

On June 12, 2012 at 2:35 PM Pacific Time, Dave Chambers wrote:

It's not perfectly clear, but you appear to be saying you take a 50K IU dry D3 daily. If that is the case, you should be at 80 or more. I had D issues since my RNY. I was taking 4 of the 50K IU per week for 2 years and labs were at a 65. I've upped it to daily, and upcoming labs will likely show over 90, and then I'll take 1-2 less per week. If you did mean one 50K dry D3 per day, that's the first time I've seen a post with levels of 50. What were the units for the score of 50? DAVE

Not necessarily. I was taking 100,000 a day for a year and only made it to 28. Now I'm taking 250,000 a day.

Elizabeth
Back in the U.S.A.

"I have lost the lumbering hulk that I once was. I don't hide behind my clothes or behind my door. I am part of life's rich tapestry not an observer." Kirmy

Dave Chambers
on 6/12/12 7:48 am - Mira Loma, CA

RNY on 05/10/06

The topic of two differing test routines are found on a quick Google check. Conventionally, a lot of tests are rated at nmol/L when referring to over 80 for D labs. But there is an equivalent score of 32 ng/ml. So you need to make sure which lab result you are looking at. It it's the ng/ml, then you're high. DAVE

Dave Chambers, 6'3" tall, 365 before RNY, 185 low, 200 currently. My profile page: product reviews, tips for your journey, hi protein snacks, hi potency delicious green tea, and personal web site.

Dave Chambers
on 6/12/12 7:50 am - Mira Loma, CA

RNY on 05/10/06

Last sentence should read "If it's....

Dave Chambers, 6'3" tall, 365 before RNY, 185 low, 200 currently. My profile page: product reviews, tips for your journey, hi protein snacks, hi potency delicious green tea, and personal web site.

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