Doctor in Houston talking about Vitamin D

Wanted to share this with all of you, especially since we are seeing more and more gastric bypass patients experiencing Vitamin D deficiency. http://www.myfoxhouston.com/myfox/pages/InsideFox/Detail?con tentId=6310441&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId =5.2.1

Dana, Thanks for the link.  I'll be playing this for my bypass support group this Sunday. Cindy

I read a article today scientist at Albert Einstein College have found Vit D guards against artery disease also. Vit D finally getting credit it deserves. Dana came back to post I love your close up picture...looking good!

My first 3 blood tests showed vitamin D shortages too, even though I was walking about 2 miles daily, and taking vitamins like I was supposed to. I took 3 courses of the 50K IU of vitman D and still failed the Vitamin D levels. I finally changed to a liquid vitmamin with 600 IU daily, and finally passed the vitamin D level at the one year test in the "low normal" range. The previous tests had all indicated way below normal.  As an extra precaution today, I put a liquid vitamin D in the oatmeal I make each morning for breakfast, which I also mix with powdered calcium citrate.  I also take my liquid vitamins, an then late in the day I take another 400 IU tablet of vitamin D. For some reason, my body has a hard time storing Vitamin D, so this is the protocol I follow daily. Vitamin D is also important in the proper absorption of calcium citrate.

have you tried Dry D?   Most of the forumlations avialable locally are oil based D, and even the prescription Ds are oil based, the best forumulation for DSers and RNYers is dry, because both RNYers and DSers malabsorb oil (DSers more so, but I believer RNYers malabsorb about 33 percent of the fat they eat depending on the length of their common channel).  You can purchase dry d forumulations locally at health food stores ofr vitamin shoppes, I get my D from vitalady, 50,000 IUs, but she also carries 5,000 IUs and 10,000 IUs.  So you can get the one that fits your needs. Our D levels shouldn't be low normal, we should be shooting for D levels in the 60s and 70s . Scott

Someone on an OH forum told me to take Calcitriol .5mg to help assorb the Vit D.  It is a prescription med.  I got my primary to prescripe it.  Then I took 50,000 units of Vit D, Fosamax D and Upcal D.  WELL I got my Vit D too high and have been taken off the Calcitriol.  Also my GYN has taken me off the Fosamax D.  My bone scan had improved.  I have quit the 50,000 Vit D. My Vit D is 54, It was 300 when I taken off of it.  54 is in normal range.  My GYN said anything over 50 was good.  I think the Calcitriol helped me assorb the Vit D.    Hopefully a RD will give us an opition on on Calcitriol and what range should be. Patricia    

Dana, thanks for posting this link. I passed the info along to several people. I just recently added dry Vit D to my vitamin routine and I'm so happy I did!!!

I posted about Calcitriol on the graduate board and got the following reply.  Thought you might want to see it. I am a Pharmacist, and actually calcitriol is a synthetic form of vit D which helps you absorb calcium. It's a good thing you stopped it when you did, because taking it with the vit D 50,000 units could have caused your blood calcium levels to become dangerously high. I am surprised your PCP prescribed this. Did he chaeck your calcium level first? It is normally given for dialysis patients with low calcium levels. I'm glad you are back on track