Re: Calcium and Constipation

[Guest guest]

>

> I recently started taking a calcium supplement which contains 250mg

Calcium and 250mg

> Magnesium. I have been following a Candida diet for a few weeks, so

I have not been eating

> any dairy products, and I want to make sure I am getting enough

Calcium. I took two caplets

> per day for about 5 days but I had to stop because I became very

constipated. Shortly after

> stopping the supplement I had regular BMs again. Oh, and I also

noticed that when I was

> eating dairy in the past, for some reason goat's milk would

constipate me, but cow and

> sheep's milk would not. Could that have been because goat's milk is

higher in calcium? What

> can I do to ensure I am getting adequate calcium and not be

constipated? Any ideas.

+++Hi. What is your name? Are you taking calcium and magnesium

citrate which states the " elemental amounts " on the label?

Are you also changing over to this diet too fast, since that will

cause constipation - see " Curing Candida, How to Get Started " :

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/intro1.php

Bee

[Guest guest]

> >

> > I recently started taking a calcium supplement which contains 250mg

> Calcium and 250mg

> > Magnesium. I have been following a Candida diet for a few weeks, so

> I have not been eating

> > any dairy products, and I want to make sure I am getting enough

> Calcium. I took two caplets

> > per day for about 5 days but I had to stop because I became very

> constipated. Shortly after

> > stopping the supplement I had regular BMs again. Oh, and I also

> noticed that when I was

> > eating dairy in the past, for some reason goat's milk would

> constipate me, but cow and

> > sheep's milk would not. Could that have been because goat's milk is

> higher in calcium? What

> > can I do to ensure I am getting adequate calcium and not be

> constipated? Any ideas.

>

> +++Hi. What is your name? Are you taking calcium and magnesium

> citrate which states the " elemental amounts " on the label?

>

> Are you also changing over to this diet too fast, since that will

> cause constipation - see " Curing Candida, How to Get Started " :

> http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/intro1.php

>

> Bee

>

Hi Bee.

Yes I took calcium and magnesium citrate, which states the elemental amounts as

250mg

Calcium citrate and 250mg magnesium citrate, twice a day. I have transitioned to

the diet

slowly from a healthy traditional diet, and the constipation started as soon as

I started

taking this supplement, so I don't think it was caused by the diet. I have

stopped the

cal/mag and am no longer constipated. Has anyone else experienced this? Should I

try

taking it again, maybe just once a day instead of twice?

Ori

[Guest guest]

Perhaps a calcium citrate with magnesium

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On Behalf Of cmhalpin7

Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009

2:01 PM

Subject:

Re: calcium and constipation

Hi Beth

was she taking other vitamins at the same time? Has she tried chewables or a

different brand??

Ciara Ferguson RD,LD

>

> Good afternoon:

> I have a RNY patient who reports severe constipaation with calcium

citrate. (even w/ small doses of 500 mg). She needed to take Mag

citrate for relief. Any suggestions? Patient reports this happened

to her a few years ago when she was instructed to take calcium.

> Thank you.

> Beth Taschuk RD

>

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