Re: Help! I have broken 2 teeth in a week's time!

[Guest guest]

, you didn't mention your age. THat also makes a big difference. What

have your PTH tests shown. If it's elevated, it means your body is pulling

calcium from your bones and teeth to keep your serum calcium levels constant.

You may need more calcium - I do 3-4 gms a day, and you may also want to

supplement with boron and with ostivone.

Pam in Niceville

----- Help! I have broken 2 teeth in a week's time!

> Dear Grads,

>

> This morning while eating some Grape Nuts, I broke a tooth. This may

> not have bothered me so much but since I broke another tooth last

> week, I'm panicking! I called my dentist's office, I was there less

> than 6 months ago, had good x-rays less than a year ago...and I'm

> going in at noon today.

>

> I'm quite distal at 200cm bypassed. I am not only a compliant

> patient when it comes to taking my vitamins & supplements, I am

> hyper- vigilant about it. Sometimes to the point of being obsessive

> about making sure I take the darn things. I did recently, upon

> advice from the Vitalady, increase my calcium from 1500mg to 2000mg.

> Perhaps I shouldn't take them same time as my multi (the generic

> form of Centrum....I thought I read that the minimal amount of iron

> in them wouldn't interfere with absorption of calcium)???

>

> Here's my regime: EARLY AM - 1000mg Ester C & 50mg Carbonyl Iron; AM

> - B Complex, 500mg calcium; NOON - 800iu Dry Vitamin E, 500mg

> calcium, multi; EVE - 50mg zinc, Dry Vitamin A & D combo, 500mg

> calcium; BEDTIME - 50mg zinc, multi, calcium.

>

> I supplement with 2 or 3 protein shakes a day (Pure Whey Stack, 1-

> 1/2 scoops per). I feel like I'm doing it right and now I'm freaking

> out! Should I change my calcium approach?

>

> I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone & everyone who's been down

> this road before. Pre-op I never had calcium supplements, was a

> smoker and major caffeine freak. Now I don't smoke, don't do

> caffeine and supplement religiously. Is this merely time catching up

> with me at 1-1/2 years post op?

>

> Waaa!!! I need a hug and my husband is off in Ohio driving a truck!

>

> Thanks gang.

>

>

> LAP RNY 7/3/02

> Dr. Marshall

> 298/165

>

> p.s. Odd thought just occurred...I've recently pumped up my workout,

> doing strength training. Could that be increasing my need for

> calcium? Hmm...

>

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[Guest guest]

,

You need gobs of Vitamin D along with the increased Calcium. Vitamin

D is needed to help absorb the calcium. Maybe 1200 I.U. of vitamin

D/day? (That's what I took when I was taking 2000 mg of calcium

citrate.

--Steve

At 4:09 PM +0000 1/21/04, wrote:

> I did recently, upon advice from

>the Vitalady, increase my calcium from 1500mg to 2000mg.