Guest guest Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 I have a patient claiming she is allergic to calcium citrate (Citracal.) She can drink milk and has never had an issues. She claims to be " itchay all over " when she takes the Ca. My nurse talked to her earlier this week and said the patient also take narcotics and has been on antibiotics, which can cause itchiness. The patient states her symptoms have stopped since she stopped the Ca. I'm skeptical that she is actually allergic to Ca (maybe a filler in the supplement???) What would you do? Put her on Ca acetate? TIA! Abby Klemme, RD, LD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Has she tried any other Ca Citrate Supplements? (Bariatric Advantage, Celebrate, Opurity, etc.) Dana Schaub MS,RD,LD Clinical Dietitian Specialist on @ Singing River Health System and South Mississippi Surgical Weight Loss Center DanaPearson@... From: abbyklemme <ajkx9d@...> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 7:55 AM Subject: Ca Citrate Allergy I have a patient claiming she is allergic to calcium citrate (Citracal.) She can drink milk and has never had an issues. She claims to be "itchay all over" when she takes the Ca. My nurse talked to her earlier this week and said the patient also take narcotics and has been on antibiotics, which can cause itchiness. The patient states her symptoms have stopped since she stopped the Ca. I'm skeptical that she is actually allergic to Ca (maybe a filler in the supplement???) What would you do? Put her on Ca acetate? TIA! Abby Klemme, RD, LD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 She plans to try a chewable Ca citrate from Celebrate when she gets the funds (this week.) If she can't tolerate that, my next step would be...? > > Has she tried any other Ca Citrate Supplements? (Bariatric Advantage, Celebrate, Opurity, etc.) > > > Dana Schaub MS,RD,LD > Clinical Dietitian Specialist > Â > on @ Singing River Health System and > South Mississippi Surgical Weight Loss Center > > DanaPearson@... > > > ________________________________ > From: abbyklemme <ajkx9d@...> > > Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 7:55 AM > Subject: Ca Citrate Allergy > > > > Â > > I have a patient claiming she is allergic to calcium citrate (Citracal.) She can drink milk and has never had an issues. She claims to be " itchay all over " when she takes the Ca. My nurse talked to her earlier this week and said the patient also take narcotics and has been on antibiotics, which can cause itchiness. The patient states her symptoms have stopped since she stopped the Ca. I'm skeptical that she is actually allergic to Ca (maybe a filler in the supplement???) What would you do? Put her on Ca acetate? > > TIA! > Abby Klemme, RD, LD > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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