Tums or Rolaids for Calcium

MammaKathy
on 6/10/16 8:45 pm

Does anyone use Tums or Rolaids daily for calcium supplementation?

hollykim
on 6/10/16 8:55 pm - Nashville, TN

Revision on 03/18/15

On June 11, 2016 at 3:45 AM Pacific Time, MammaKathy wrote:

Does anyone use Tums or Rolaids daily for calcium supplementation?

no, they are calcium carbonate and are not well absorbed and can cause kidney stones. We need calcium citrate.o

NYMom222
on 6/11/16 2:18 pm

RNY on 07/23/14

No. Don't use them. As Hollykim said, wrong kind of calcium...

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