Guest guest Posted October 8, 2001 Report Share Posted October 8, 2001 I take calcium in the form of dolmite. It can be purchased very reasonably in powder form. 1 level teaspoon contains 1100mg calcium (110%) 630mg Magnesium (158%) and 2mg iron (11%). As the body has trouble dealing with more than 500mg of calcium at a whack, have a half teaspoon mixed in juice twice a day. Painless Calcium tablets Does anyone know of any calcium tablets that are not so big? All theones I've seen are very hard and large, some like horse pills. I have ahard time swallowing these. They're always very solid tablets. Doesanyone make them in capsules like you can get with vitamin C?----------------------------------------------------Sign Up for NetZero Platinum TodayOnly $9.95 per month!http://my.netzero.net/s/signup?r=platinum & refcd=PT97 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2001 Report Share Posted October 8, 2001 Let me try this again Dolomite - A magnesia-rich sedimentary rock resembling limestone. Calcium tablets Does anyone know of any calcium tablets that are not so big? All theones I've seen are very hard and large, some like horse pills. I have ahard time swallowing these. They're always very solid tablets. Doesanyone make them in capsules like you can get with vitamin C?----------------------------------------------------Sign Up for NetZero Platinum TodayOnly $9.95 per month!http://my.netzero.net/s/signup?r=platinum & refcd=PT97 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2001 Report Share Posted October 8, 2001 I get the calcium capsules bottle at a health food store. Mine are not so big. Maybe you can go to a health food store and check it out. klh225 wrote: Does anyone know of any calcium tablets that are not so big? All the ones I've seen are very hard and large, some like horse pills. I have a hard time swallowing these. They're always very solid tablets. Does anyone make them in capsules like you can get with vitamin C? ---------------------------------------------------- Sign Up for NetZero Platinum Today Only $9.95 per month! http://my.netzero.net/s/signup?r=platinum & refcd=PT97 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2001 Report Share Posted October 8, 2001 Mine is the calcium citrate and I take magnesium asportate. That's two different bottles. Both of them are in capsules. mmztcass wrote: I get the calcium capsules bottle at a health food store. Mine are not so big. Maybe you can go to a health food store and check it out. klh225 wrote: Does anyone know of any calcium tablets that are not so big? All the ones I've seen are very hard and large, some like horse pills. I have a hard time swallowing these. They're always very solid tablets. Does anyone make them in capsules like you can get with vitamin C? ---------------------------------------------------- Sign Up for NetZero Platinum Today Only $9.95 per month! http://my.netzero.net/s/signup?r=platinum & refcd=PT97 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2001 Report Share Posted October 9, 2001 I have been takining OsteoMax which is a dissolvable tablet like an Alka Seltzer. Each tablet has 500 mg of calcium and 250 mg of magnesium. I'm JUST getting ready to try Cal Absorb which is a powder that you mix into water --- the same ingredients PLUS Vitamin C. -- dx hyperT/Graves Feb 2001; (treatment Toprol Xl and PTU) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2001 Report Share Posted October 9, 2001 Have you ever heard of Calcium +. It is a fantastic calcium drink! (contains calcium it ionic form, combined with magnesium and vitamin D). It is a powder that you mix with water. It is totally absorbable and because it is in ionic form your body will not have any problems to assimilate it. There are two flavors, grapefruit or cranberry. Delicious! I love it! If you would like to know more about it visit: http://www.nutritionals.evisionsite.com My best! Have you ever wished you owned your own time? Visit: http://www.timefreedom.evisionbiz.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 Additionall info: I asked my endocrinologist, whom I'm seeing for bone strength problems, if magnesium would help calcium absorption. He said that it wouldn't help except for people who have a very specific and unusual disorder. For the general peopulation, it would have no benefit except to help with constipation, if that's a problem. You asked about iron tablets. Why do you need them? Not everyone needs them or should take them. Do it only if instructed to do so by your doctor; otherwise, they can cause damage. I learned I'm anemic due to an ulcer, and my doctor prescribed iron tablets that did really bad things to my innards. A GI then suggested I use prenatal vitamins, which include a substantial amount of iron in a form that's much easier on the stomach. (Anemia can be a very complicated situation, too much to get into here. Anyone who is told they're anemic first of all needs to learn what's causing the condition.) H**************Who's never won? Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?ncid=emlcntusmusi00000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 Sorry for the mangled sentence. I meant: Take iron supplements only if instructed to do so by your doctor; excessive iron can cause serious damage. In a message dated 2/2/09 12:59:41 PM, flatcat9@... writes: Do it only if instructed to do so by your doctor; otherwise, they can cause damage. **************Who's never won? Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?ncid=emlcntusmusi00000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 I don't have the bottle with me, so I can't tell the brand of pre-natal vitamins I use. H. In a message dated 2/2/09 1:03:06 PM, bronwyn@... writes: I had my hematocrit measured for a period of time and I am just a little bit anemic – was prescribed iron tabs – only remembered when I looked in the cupboard the other day….but I didn’t know if the ones I had were gf. Prenatal vitamins would probably be fine. Which brand of those to you use? **************Who's never won? Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?ncid=emlcntusmusi00000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 I currently take an OTC Cal-Citrate (4 tablets a day). It has 400 IU of D3, 1000mg of Calcium and 500 mg of Magnesium. This is combined with a daily prescription folic acid, OTC iron & vitamin C…a once a week prescription D and once a month b12 shot. The brand I use is “Way of Life” brand (It’s next to the New Leaf in Capitola on 41st (used to be a in the New Leaf). I also buy Cal-Magnesium sometimes instead. All the OTC supplements I take are free of wheat, gluten, etc…etc…and all the other allergens. - From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Bronwyn Syiek Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 12:40 PM Subject: [ ] Calcium tablets Hi all: Do you mind sharing what calcium tablet you use (if you take them, of course!) . My obgyn said I should take them and I haven’t noticed this question being asked before. Thanks a million. b .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 Thanks a million – what iron tabs do you take? From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Wallace Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 12:50 PM Subject: RE: [ ] Calcium tablets I currently take an OTC Cal-Citrate (4 tablets a day). It has 400 IU of D3, 1000mg of Calcium and 500 mg of Magnesium. This is combined with a daily prescription folic acid, OTC iron & vitamin C…a once a week prescription D and once a month b12 shot. The brand I use is “Way of Life” brand (It’s next to the New Leaf in Capitola on 41st (used to be a in the New Leaf). I also buy Cal-Magnesium sometimes instead. All the OTC supplements I take are free of wheat, gluten, etc…etc…and all the other allergens. - From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Bronwyn Syiek Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 12:40 PM Subject: [ ] Calcium tablets Hi all: Do you mind sharing what calcium tablet you use (if you take them, of course!) . My obgyn said I should take them and I haven’t noticed this question being asked before. Thanks a million. b .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 I had my hematocrit measured for a period of time and I am just a little bit anemic – was prescribed iron tabs – only remembered when I looked in the cupboard the other day….but I didn’t know if the ones I had were gf. Prenatal vitamins would probably be fine. Which brand of those to you use? From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of flatcat9@... Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 12:59 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Calcium tablets Additionall info: I asked my endocrinologist, whom I'm seeing for bone strength problems, if magnesium would help calcium absorption. He said that it wouldn't help except for people who have a very specific and unusual disorder. For the general peopulation, it would have no benefit except to help with constipation, if that's a problem. You asked about iron tablets. Why do you need them? Not everyone needs them or should take them. Do it only if instructed to do so by your doctor; otherwise, they can cause damage. I learned I'm anemic due to an ulcer, and my doctor prescribed iron tablets that did really bad things to my innards. A GI then suggested I use prenatal vitamins, which include a substantial amount of iron in a form that's much easier on the stomach. (Anemia can be a very complicated situation, too much to get into here. Anyone who is told they're anemic first of all needs to learn what's causing the condition.) H ************** Who's never won? Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?ncid=emlcntusmusi00000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 Of course! All my supplements are prescribed by my G.I. and I get blood work done every 2 months to monitor it. I dealt with anemia that got so severe, that I was on liquid iron…this was all before I was diagnosed with CD. My anemia’s since improved and every year or 2 I don’t have to be on iron…then it drops too low and I go back on. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of flatcat9@... Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 1:02 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Calcium tablets Sorry for the mangled sentence. I meant: Take iron supplements only if instructed to do so by your doctor; excessive iron can cause serious damage. In a message dated 2/2/09 12:59:41 PM, flatcat9@... writes: Do it only if instructed to do so by your doctor; otherwise, they can cause damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 I use Liquid Health Calcium Magnesium. I find liquid vitamins are easier to digest and absorb, which is especially important if you have impaired absorption. There are several liquid calcium supplements out there to choose from. When I was pregnant I hated taking the huge prenatal vitamin pillss and they always made me sick; plus I don’t think much was absorbed. I never have that problem with the liquid vitamins. Pam From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Bronwyn Syiek Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 12:40 PM Subject: [ ] Calcium tablets Hi all: Do you mind sharing what calcium tablet you use (if you take them, of course!) . My obgyn said I should take them and I haven’t noticed this question being asked before. Thanks a million. b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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