Guest guest Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Hi Ellen, I am taking the Carlson's CLO but my doctor thinks I need 4,000 units/day of the Vit D. (That would be a lot of CLO.) I thought I read somewhere that if you use the creams, you don't need quite as much as some vit D is lost in the digestive process. Is the fermented oil as easy to take as Carlson's -- which tastes like a lemon drop? Thanks, Nan > > > > I recently had a bone density test and was disappointed to learn that, even after 5+ years on SCD -- and practically 2 years on Fosamax/Boniva, I am still losing bone. Even with all the calcium I get in my diet, I apparently am not absorbing it propertly due to low Vitamin D levels. I cannot tolerate calcium supplements or any of the oral vitamin D supplements (even two tiny drops of liquid.) Has anyone had experience with the Vitamin D transdermal creams? > > > > Nan > > Celiac/IBS > > SCD 5+ years > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 what is the legal fclo? Also can you make or need to buy the vite D cream. I had taken capsules apart and put in veg. oil. Dr said I need 10,000/day since lo and trouble with various stuff, hoping that would help with absorbing nutrients better. Lynn D > > > > > > I recently had a bone density test and was disappointed to learn that, even after 5+ years on SCD -- and practically 2 years on Fosamax/Boniva, I am still losing bone. Even with all the calcium I get in my diet, I apparently am not absorbing it propertly due to low Vitamin D levels. I cannot tolerate calcium supplements or any of the oral vitamin D supplements (even two tiny drops of liquid.) Has anyone had experience with the Vitamin D transdermal creams? > > > > > > Nan > > > Celiac/IBS > > > SCD 5+ years > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Is the cream something you can buy over the counter? My GP prescribe some heavy duty Vit D pills that I was supposed to be taking once a week, but I chickened out because I had no idea what else was in the capsules. I would love to try the cream! -Joanna > > what is the legal fclo? > Also can you make or need to buy the vite D cream. > I had taken capsules apart and put in veg. oil. Dr said I need 10,000/day > since lo and trouble with various stuff, hoping that would help with > absorbing nutrients better. > > Lynn D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Nan, The legal FLCO, which is the Green Pastures Blue Ice Plain Flavor, tastes pretty bad but you get used to it pretty quick. At first I used the little shooter they provided to get it down the back of my throat, but I discovered that I regularly managed to squirt it so it ended up in my sinuses and I'd be tasting FLCO all morning long. Now I do't think twice about taking it right off the spoon. I've done a little bit of research on low vitamin D levels, and I've seen some literature that blames it on the presence of L-shaped (this is bad, although I'm not sure why) bacteria (which shouldn't be present in any appreciable numbers in the human body) attaching themselves to the vitamin D receptors. There is a treatment called the Marshall protocol (or something similar) that restricts all vitamin d intake, including the sun, in an attempt to get the bacteria off of the receptors. It made for an interesting read, but I wasn't willing to try it, particularly since the sun makes me feel good, not bad. Ellen > > > Is the fermented oil as easy to take as Carlson's -- which tastes like a lemon drop? > > Thanks, > Nan > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Thank you for the name of legal FLCO, will check that out. If things taste bad, like was told to take flax seed oil, just put it on food it enhances , like in place of butter, on cooked apples or.... Am wondering if one of my supplements is reducing digestion, perhaps leseoneing Hcl or enzymes. Have been using cystein and vite D and biotin. Anybody have experience with that? What topical vite D? Thanks Lynn D > > > > > > Is the fermented oil as easy to take as Carlson's -- which tastes like a lemon drop? > > > > Thanks, > > Nan > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Although there are vitamin D creams available in some health food stores and on-line, I've decided to try the prescription strength that is available through a local compounding pharmacy. The " topical " just refers to the way it is applied, i.e. a cream rubbed into the skin rather than the oral supplement pill taken by mouth. Hopefully, bypassing the digestive tract will work for me. > > > > > > > > > Is the fermented oil as easy to take as Carlson's -- which tastes like a lemon drop? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Nan > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 > > I recently had a bone density test and was disappointed to learn that, even after 5+ years on SCD -- and practically 2 years on Fosamax/Boniva, I am still losing bone. Even with all the calcium I get in my diet, I apparently am not absorbing it propertly due to low Vitamin D levels. I cannot tolerate calcium supplements or any of the oral vitamin D supplements (even two tiny drops of liquid.) Has anyone had experience with the Vitamin D transdermal creams? > > Nan > Celiac/IBS > SCD 5+ years Nan, I have mentioned vitamin K2 before as an essential part of a recipe designed to build bone. I lifted this from a report on K2: " High doses of Vitamin K2(45 mcg to 90 mcg. daily) were used to successfully treat osteoporosis in Japan. These doses are 1000 times the RDA dosage. No side effects were seen. This therapy for osteoporosis should work well and using K2(menaquinone)is simpler than other therapies for osteoporosis. The addition of Vitamin D-3, calcium, magnesium, boron, strontium and silica(horsetail) will supply additional key nutrients needed to construct bone. " If you want information concerning the effect of K2 on life expectancy, a good read would be " The Rotterdam Study " Vitamin K1 is the clotting vitamin, but for those concerned with the effect of a K vitamin on platelet aggregation, the addition of fish oil and aged garlic to the recipe should help. Those using Coumadin should avoid any K vitamin. Coumadin works in ways that are opposite to K2. I used the K2 to cure my arterial calcification (hardening of the arteries) SCD helped me get rid of Crohn's over ten years ago, so I don't worry too much about whether a particular blend is legal. You will need to satisfy yourself on that. Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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