Calcium Question

A few weeks ago I posted about how when I had my dexa scan done, they said I had the start of osteoporosis.  I put in a call to my dr. To see of there is anything more I can take..or do, now just waiting to hear back.  The other day a friend told me that our bodies can't absorb calcium from food now, just from supplements. Is this true?

No, not true.  The problem is that we don't absorb MUCH calcium -- from food OR supplements -- because the area of the intestine that primarily absorbs calcium has been bypassed.  

So, we only absorb a small amount of the calcium from food AND from supplements (which is why we take so much calcium).  Your body doesn't need 1500+ mg of calcium a day, but we need to take that much in order to absorb enough for what our body does need. We don't absorb much of that 1500mg, just as you won't absorb much of the calcium in the foods you eat.

Lora

Thanks so much.  Hopefully the dr. Office will get back to me this week.  If not I will call them back.

Friendly suggestion to anyone who doesn't like or forgets to take calcium citrate three times daily:  the Bariatric Advantage caramel flavor calcium chews are so delicious, you will enjoy and remember like clockwork.

The peanut butter chocolate ones are really good too.

Oh I use them during the week at work.  Better to chew something, than popping pills all day.  Love the caramel ones too. Haven't tried the other ones yet.

I also love the peanut butter and chocolate ones! If you can find the orange ones(my favorite) those taste just like a Starburst chews. When I was at the class they gave out free samples!

I heard back from the dr. Office.  The nurse said the dr said to just keep taking my calcium 3 times a day.  Told her my gyn wants me to have another scan done in 2 years.