WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 2001: Re: Taking calcium is causing kidney problems..HELP!

Re: Taking calcium is causing kidney problems..HELP!

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 29 Jun 2001 18:38:32 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 29 Jun 2001, maggie wrote: >
>Today June 29 (my birthday today), i am 42 yrs old..I have severe
>osteoporosis. I was instructed by my gyno doc to take 1500mg of calcium
>a day. I tried this dosage, and even went to a lesser dosage, but ANY
>time i ingest calcium, i get kidney discomfort bad, sometimes
>infections. I saw a kidney specialist and he tells me i have build up
>of calcium in my kidneys. Is there another way to help my osteoporosis?
>I beleive the calcium is NOT absorbing correctly in my body, resulting
>in the kidney problems.. I already am on HRT for perimenopause, and eat
>a diet high in calcium, however my bones still hurt, pop and ache... I
>tried fosamax miacalcin, evista and actonel and had problems with these
>meds so the docs stopped them. Theres got to be a way to assimilate
>calcium in the body where it would absorb better....Would you know? Or
>is there something else to help my bones...? I exercise quite frequently
>(3 or 4 times a week) but i cannot drink milk or dairy products because
>they too cause the kidneys to hurt..thanks for any replies......

I suggest you see an endocrinologist (general medical endocrinologist)

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG South Lake Tahoe, CA

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