Re: Re: >OSSG< Chewable Calcium

April 3, 2001

In a message dated 4/3/01 2:31:20 PM, duodenalswitch writes:

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OK, I checked for all the information on the chewable calcium. Bad news, they

are *calcium carbonate*. The brand name is CALTRATE.

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: Oh, I love the caltrates! There's a caltrate 600 that has a

fruity flavor. I've been taking them (after trying viactivs - for some

reason i don't like the chewy chocolate taste in my mouth and prefer fruity

flavors! Go figure! LOL).

The carbonate is *not necessarily* bad. Many people's calcium levels are

just fine and they take caltrate. I wanted to take it for the first three

months post-op and then see about my levels. IF they are low, then I was

going to switch to citrate. If one has low levels after taking calcium

carbonate, then it probably is good to try to switch, etc.

I've heard from Joy Frost that Twinlabs makes a brand of CHEWABLE citrate

tablets! I haven't found them yet (really haven't started looking, but I

suspect they may not be so readily available). So, there is at least one

citrate brand that is in CHEWABLE form! Perhaps you'd like to try those

out...

all the best,

laparoscopic BPD/DS with gallbladder removal

Dr. Gagner/Dr. Quinn assisting/Mt. Sinai/NYC

January 25, 2001

72 days post-op and still feelin' fab!

pre-op: 307 lbs/bmi 45

now: 270 lbs/bmi 40~ getting there!

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