Guest guest Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 > Is there such a thing as CHEWABLE calcium citrate? I've been taking > Viactives which are Calcuim Carbonate. The Dr said something was better than nothing! **** actually, it's not. It's worse. You see, calcium carbonate must be in contact with stomach acid for 1 hour before it can be absorbed at all. Since yours goes immediately to gut, it doesn't have any time to sit and stew in stomach acid. And the carbonate makes kidney stones. Calcium citrate is recommended for all people with low stomach acid levels (elderly, people on Protonix, Prilosec, Zantac, Nexium, etc.) > The Citrical pills are HUGE! Any suggestions? ****Twin Labs makes a chewable that is tasty. Orange sweetart flavor, kinda. Not near as much sugar as Viactiv. I think I saw a caramelly calcium citrate in Trader Joes. I use Vitalady.com's Super Calcium, which can be pulled apart (capsules), and dumped into protein drinks or other drinks. No taste. Hawkridge in Washington State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 > Is there such a thing as CHEWABLE calcium citrate? I've been taking > Viactives which are Calcuim Carbonate. The Dr said something was better than nothing! **** actually, it's not. It's worse. You see, calcium carbonate must be in contact with stomach acid for 1 hour before it can be absorbed at all. Since yours goes immediately to gut, it doesn't have any time to sit and stew in stomach acid. And the carbonate makes kidney stones. Calcium citrate is recommended for all people with low stomach acid levels (elderly, people on Protonix, Prilosec, Zantac, Nexium, etc.) > The Citrical pills are HUGE! Any suggestions? ****Twin Labs makes a chewable that is tasty. Orange sweetart flavor, kinda. Not near as much sugar as Viactiv. I think I saw a caramelly calcium citrate in Trader Joes. I use Vitalady.com's Super Calcium, which can be pulled apart (capsules), and dumped into protein drinks or other drinks. No taste. Hawkridge in Washington State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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