Question about Calcium

Hoping I literally walk my butt off the next two weeks!

Min 1500 mgs of Calcium Citrate (only) daily. Spread out. Do not take with Iron. Take with your Vit D.

Actually, a lot of ppl, including medical professionals, are mislead by the name. It's still carbonate. Maximum absorption possible is 8% in a highly acidic environment. That would not be us.

You can, of course, continue on carbonate, just as I did. It cost me kidney stones and my bones. It nearly cost me a husband. When his kidney stone stent was removed, he contracted septicemia (blood poisoning). I was warned early on by my urologist, but I just figured she didn't know anything about WLS.

I'm nobody and I know nothing, but I know what it costs to take carbonate instead of citrate or other well absorbed forms of calcium, or to not take enough. Or to not take enough of the right D. All of it.

No life insurance, no long term care insurance. No long term disability. Fractures that cannot heal right.

It just isn't worth it. Go get the Citracal or ITS equal, not Caltrate.

Thanks to everyone who answered.  I'm going to get some calcium citrate today.  I've been following the rules and I'm not about to stop now.  I want to be as successful as I possibly can.  TGIF.

Rosey....I am soooo glad to hear you are going to be taking citrate!!!  You won't be sorry!!

I get the Sugar Free Calcium Citrate Chewy Bites from Bariatric Advantage. I take six a day....2 chewy bites three times a day.I love the chocolate flavored ones...tastes like brownies to me!! I order a case at a time....a little spendy but well worth it!

Love ya....hugs.....connie d

Connie,

I'm going to call over the weight loss center today and find out if they sell them.  If not, I'll probably be ordering them from BA as well.  I'm taking the BA complete multi formula vitamins too. 

Hope you are feeling much much better!  Get well soon!

Hi Michelle, I'm loving the calcium crystals which I'm taking twice a day in my protein shakes. Now my question:  This is NOT calcium citrate but "lactate gluconate."  Do you consider this equal to calcium citrate? I've doubled my Vitamin D. Could this be one reason why my fingernails seem stronger? (Just 2 months)

Yes, and I have a paper study here on that. Took some convincing. It also has the same oxalate-kidney stones prevention properties as calc citrate.

If you have enough D to supply all the soft tissue, brain, joints, then yeah, there could be enough left over to feed bones, teeth and eventually trickle down to the nails.

But if you also increased your protein supps intake at the same time, I'd be more inclined to put the credit there. LOL

Just as a precautionary measure to make sure I get enough D. . . .I'm headed to Italy Sunday for two weeks. Strictly medicinal as in sunshine, relaxation and red wine!

Since sun doesn't really count for D, I'm thinking the medicinal part is relaxation.

Do you give courses in that? I'm not good at it.

No wine for me. The stats for addiction are way too alarming for me to even sip.