Calcium Citrate.. help

[Tamz 8]

ok I ordered the Bariatric Advantage Calc citrate chews in Caramel and I just got them today... I know they are 250mg each meaning i need 4 a day but can i have all 4 at once? or 2 now 2 later?? how long do i have to wait to eat after i take them? I know my dr said to take them at a diff time than my Multivitamin.. which is fine bc i take that first thing in the morning.

Help? I just wanna make sure im taking them correctly.

[grannyk 58]

ok I ordered the Bariatric Advantage Calc citrate chews in Caramel and I just got them today... I know they are 250mg each meaning i need 4 a day but can i have all 4 at once? or 2 now 2 later?? how long do i have to wait to eat after i take them? I know my dr said to take them at a diff time than my multivitamin.. which is fine bc i take that first thing in the morning.

Help? I just wanna make sure im taking them correctly.

As an oncology nurse, we daily tell our patients that their Calcium is much better metabolized if taken in divided doses, that is half in the AM and half in the PM, and citrate with Vit D is the best formulation. I have never heard not to take your Calcium and Vitamin together. Will have to research that. Kathe

[Foxbins 625]

If your Vitamin has Iron in it, you need to take the Calcium at a different time for them to absorbed properly. Otherwise you can take calcium at the same time as the vitamin. I take my Vitamins in the morning and calcium at lunch, dinner, and before bed. but I have osteoporosis and need to take 1800 mg/day.

[wishes 125]

Foxbins is so right, but also the body only absorbs about 500 mg of Calcium at a time so break the doses if it is going over 500 mg.

[Valentina 2,642]

When in doubt about ANYTHING--CALL YOUR DOCTOR. That's what you hired him for. Everyone has a different post-op path. You need to follow the one you doctor made for you. Go ahead and call him/her.

Valentina

Foxbins is so right, but also the body only absorbs about 500 mg of Calcium at a time so break the doses if it is going over 500 mg.