Anyone here told they need 5000 mg calcium?

poet_kelly
on 8/31/11 9:13 am - OH

I don't know. It does seem odd. And I hadn't even considered how hard it would be to actually get that much calcium in since we can only absorb about 500 mg at a time. 5000 mg would mean taking TEN doses a day. And in order to take them two hours apart, it would take 20 HOURS to get all your calcium. Then you'd need to wait two more hours to take your iron. So if you wanted more than about two hours of sleep a night, you'd have to set an alarm to wake you every two hours to take vitamins.

Kelly

Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.

losing-jennifer
on 8/31/11 10:14 am

Surgeon said 1500 and must be calcium citrate. 5000 is crazy.

Eliza55
on 8/31/11 10:27 am - PA

RNY on 08/11/11

My surgeon said 1500mg calcium citrate per day, and to only take 1/3 at a time for better absorption.

Eliza

Consult:239 SW:217 1mo:195 2mo:182 3mo:169 6mo:139 9mo GOAL CW: +2 from underweight

weein
on 8/31/11 12:27 pm - CA

RNY on 02/03/09

Hi Kelly,

I was told 1500mg of calcium citrate. I have a hard enough time getting that in with everything else, especially now i'm having to take extra iron.

Eileen

Shanneee
on 8/31/11 1:47 pm - MN

RNY on 07/27/11

UGH! That poster was infuriating! I honestly think that he is very confused and uneducated about his vitamin decisions. I was giving him the benefit of the doubt until he denied the fact that we can only absorb so much calcium at one time. I think you are completely in the right here, Kelly!

Becky D.
on 8/31/11 2:40 pm, edited 8/31/11 2:40 pm - CA

RNY on 02/17/11

I really like my surgeon but he and the nutritionist told me to eat Tums and take Flintstones vitamins.
I learned about Calcium Citrate here.
Because of y'all I take the correct calcium and proper vitamins now.

Amy R.
on 8/31/11 4:28 pm

RNY on 12/09/08

Yep. I'm supposed to get in 4000mg/day. Don't always quite make it, but usually am able to get close.

Why? What's up?

poet_kelly
on 8/31/11 11:10 pm - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

Nothing's up really, just someone kept insisting that almost all docs recommend 5000 mg calcium a day, so I was wondering if somehow docs had suddenly changed what they normally recommend. Apparently he was mistaken, most docs are still recommending far less than 5000 mg.

Kelly

Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.