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Re: calcium is giving me kidney problems..HELP!

From: Virginia (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 2 Jul 2001 02:58:32 -0500 (CDT)

Dear Maggie

I do not know much about oesteoporosis - but I do know that if you are not taking magnesium with the calcium your body does not absorb it. Maybe if you took magnesium it would stop the calcium build up in your kidneys.

At Fri, 29 Jun 2001, maggie wrote: >
>I tried taking high doses then low doses of calcium, since i have
>osteoporosis. However everytime i take ANY calcium, my kidneys get
>infected or hurt bad. My kidney doctor says calcium is a "cheap" way to
>protect my bones. But my gyno doc says i need to take 1500mg of calcium
>a day....I am already on HRT, but this isnt enough to protect my bones,
>since they still pop and ache. Is there a way calcium can absorb
>correctly in the body? I believe the calcium i have tried (different
>kinds) is not absorbing in my body, causing a buildup in my kidneys....
>therefore causing all the kidney problems. Is there another way to
>protect my bones or get them to feel better? I tried fosamax, evista and
>actonel, and all these upset my stomach so much i had to stop them..HELP
>PLEASE!

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