WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 1999: Re: calcium supplement problems

Re: calcium supplement problems

From: Patti Tessler, FNP (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 31 Oct 1999 12:32:49 -0600 (CST)

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At Sun, 31 Oct 1999, Michelle wrote: >
>Hi,
>I am 24 weeks pregnant. My Ob has had me on pre-natal vitamins as well as
>calcium supplements- due to a server lactose intolerance- no milk, no ice
>cream no nothing like that.
>Up until last month there was no problem. Well, there might have been . I
>ended up with blood in my urine and a kidney stone- could that have been
>from the calcium (never had a single kidney problem before) Anyhow, since
>last month I have been getting very ill whenever I take the calcium
>suppliments. ( Projectile vomitting, severe stomach cramps and nausea) I
>have tried with and without food. Same result either way. She wants me to
>take them 3x a day ( 1500mg) I can't even get the one to stay down.
>I spoke with a new OB, new to the practice, she told me to try the new
>chocolate kind- Viatin. I have these now - I have taken 3 of these- spread
>out throughtout the day and seem to be heading in the same direction with
>them. The nausea is pretty intense and some stomach cramping- I feel like I
>will vomit but that has not happened yet.
>
>Is it possible that I could be allergic? ( Since birth of first child all is
>weird- I am allergic to Tylenol) What other choices do I have? Doesn't the
>baby need the calcium? I try to eat broccli as much as possible- to get some
>from it.
>Breakfast type foods are no help- I can't stand the site of eggs nor the
>smell of them cooking- right now.
>Any thoughts?

Allergy seems unlikely, since you're able to take the prenatal vitamins without this problem; however, without knowing the components of the supplements you've been taking, it's not possible to judge. Have you tried plain, old Tums?

There are other sources of calcium, and I suggest you discuss these with your OB provider and/or a dietician. My dietician gave me this list: seaweeds, sardines, salmon almonds, tahini, tofu, oats dried fruit cooked collard greens, broccoli, kale, turnip greens, mustard greens herbal infusions: nettle, oatstraw, sage, chickweed, red clover blossoms, comfrey, raspberry leaf

Getting enough calcium during your pregnancy will be a challenge, but it's not impossible. Good luck!

--
Patti Tessler, BSN, MSN, RN, CS
Family Nurse Practitioner

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