Guest guest Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 Hello Group, I have a question about calcium in liquid form. I can take cal-mag caps with no problems, but when I take calcium and magnesium in a liquid from it tears my bowels up. I take the recommended doseage. I prefer to take the vitamins in this form because they are easier to swallow. I hate pills. I am wondering why my system doesn't tolerate the liquid like it does the pills. Calcium in the powder form does the same thing. If any of you have some insight into this I would love to hear it. Thanks. Daphne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 The most common forms of calcium supplements are calcium carbonate and calcium citrate. Calcium carbonate is the same form that is found in Tums, and similar products. It works best when combined with food, particularly something acidic like juices. The amount of elemental calcium is greatest in calcium carbonate, allowing fewer pills to be taken, but the bioavailability seems to be lower for most people. Calcium citrate has less elemental calcium per pill, but is better tolerated on empty stomachs and is more easily absorbed. There are also other calcium formulations, such as calcium gluconate and calcium phosphate, but they are less typical. Some people have a problem with one type of supplement, and do well on the other. Is it possible that the liquid calcium product you use is of a different formulation? Also, if it is calcium carbonate, you may benefit by taking it with food. Also, try dropping your calcium pills in a glass of very warm water for about 30 minutes to check if it is dissolving -- while this does not mimic your digestion process, it will give you a general idea if the tablet is likely to dissolve during digestion. X-rays will sometimes show undissolved supplements passing through digestive tracks. It is possible you are not digesting the tablets and therefore, they don't bother you! You are getting much more absorbable product in a shorter amount of time with the liquid. Try taking it in smaller doses with food and see if you tolerate it better. Or try crushing your tablets. Typically you do not want to crush your own medicines or vitamins at home, but crushing calcium should be fine (although it will taste like chalk). Mary On 9/1/07, Daphne <dmcgovern wrote: > > Hello Group, I have a question about calcium in liquid form. I can > take cal-mag caps with no problems, but when I take calcium and > magnesium in a liquid from it tears my bowels up. I take the > recommended doseage. I prefer to take the vitamins in this form > because they are easier to swallow. I hate pills. I am wondering why > my system doesn't tolerate the liquid like it does the pills. Calcium > in the powder form does the same thing. If any of you have some > insight into this I would love to hear it. > Thanks. Daphne > > > -- Mary Alford Mary Alford, LLC (Green Building, Energy Star Consultations) www.chemohairapy.com Useful Gifts for Cancer Patients! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Daphne, I use an Isotonic form of calcium. Isotonic means (same as) your boby will see it the same as your boby fluids which speeds up the gastric emptying time. the supplement will pass thru the stomach quikly into the duoodenim for absorption. Calcium Plus has % types of calcium in it because not everone needs the same type of calcium. My wife and I have found this to be very helpful for us. You can find it on the link Get healthy and stay healthy. I hope this is helpful to you. Daphne <dmcgovern wrote: Hello Group, I have a question about calcium in liquid form. I can take cal-mag caps with no problems, but when I take calcium and magnesium in a liquid from it tears my bowels up. I take the recommended doseage. I prefer to take the vitamins in this form because they are easier to swallow. I hate pills. I am wondering why my system doesn't tolerate the liquid like it does the pills. Calcium in the powder form does the same thing. If any of you have some insight into this I would love to hear it. Thanks. Daphne Take the Internet to Go: Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 Hi Daphne, You say the liquid " Tears your bowls up... " I'm not sure exactly what you mean by that, so I'll make a couple of guesses. It gives you diarrhea, it could be from the magnesium - intake that exceeds bowel tolerance will give you the runs. It could be that the quantity of magnesium per dose is greater in the magnesium than the caps, or it is better absorbed by your body (either because it is a different type of magnesium or because it is in liquid). If if makes you constipated, it could be because of the calcium. I recently learned that calcium carbonate can contribute to constipation, whereas calcium citrate apparently does not (dont know about malate or other varieties). Perhaps the type of calcium is different, the dose is different, or being in a liquid makes it more absorbable by your body. If your getting something more like IBS (alternating constipation, diarrhea, gas, and so on) it could be from any of the above causes. You could try changing the dose you take, or mis your own liquids from the powdered form of these minerals. I personally take powdered magnesium and follow it up later with a capsule of calcium. Hope this helps Pamela , " Daphne " <dmcgovern wrote: > > Hello Group, I have a question about calcium in liquid form. I can > take cal-mag caps with no problems, but when I take calcium and > magnesium in a liquid from it tears my bowels up. I take the > recommended doseage. I prefer to take the vitamins in this form > because they are easier to swallow. I hate pills. I am wondering why > my system doesn't tolerate the liquid like it does the pills. Calcium > in the powder form does the same thing. If any of you have some > insight into this I would love to hear it. > Thanks. Daphne > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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