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CALCIUM ASPARTATE BETTER FOR OSTEOPOROSIS THAN CALCIUM CARBONATE

Posted by karel @karel, Jul 4 5:28am

I HAVE READ THAT CALCIUM ASPARTATE ANHYDROUS IS BETTER FOR OSTEOPOROSIS AND CAN LOWER A DEXA SCAN BETTER THAN CALCIUM CARBONATE. IS THIS SO?

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rashida | @rashida | Jul 6 7:35am
In reply to @sebutler "My rheumatologist also told me that calcium citrate was better absorbed. But the pills are so..." + (show)
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My rheumatologist also told me that calcium citrate was better absorbed. But the pills are so big that I have trouble swallowing them!! Anyone have this problem? What do you do???

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@sebutler I find it easier to swallow large pills with water, with my head down, looking at the floor. Try that. Even a pill stuck in the throat if I forget to do this, will go down easily when I drink water looking down.

I have a problem swallowing food too, and putting my head down as I swallow helps.

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sebutler | @sebutler | Jul 6 8:08am
In reply to @rashida "@sebutler I find it easier to swallow large pills with water, with my head down, looking..." + (show)
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@sebutler I find it easier to swallow large pills with water, with my head down, looking at the floor. Try that. Even a pill stuck in the throat if I forget to do this, will go down easily when I drink water looking down.

I have a problem swallowing food too, and putting my head down as I swallow helps.

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@rashida -- Thank you so much! I will try that. I try to get all my calcium from food, but sometimes, like when I am traveling, I need to supplement with pills.

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sebutler | @sebutler | Jul 6 8:10am

Jean78 -- Many thanks! I didn't know it was available in dissolvable powder form!!!

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myoga | @myoga | Jul 6 8:58am
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I agree with increasing calcium rich foods but my concern with added dairy is inflammation causing arthritis pain! Confusing for sure!!!

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I live in LA. They sell salmon bone at supermarket. I put the bone in pressure cooker for two hours to soften them. I eat the bone once a day, just a little bit, along with vịt D+K (low dose) I will know if it helps by my next Dexa scan. Just try to ward off the side effects of AIs. Not sure if it works! One thing I know for sure is that calcium supplements caused my UTI twice. The article confirms my suspicion. For some it’s probably ok.

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sebutler | @sebutler | Jul 7 9:42am
In reply to @jean78 "You can get calcium citrate in dissolvable powder form. I used to take calcium citrate but..." + (show)
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You can get calcium citrate in dissolvable powder form. I used to take calcium citrate but it made my stool too loose. Can do the opposite for others. You just need to try it to see how it works for you. With the powder you can adjust your dosage if need be.

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I thought I had responded to this, jean78, but I don't see the reply here, so writing again. Thank you so much!! I had no idea calcium citrate was available in powder form. I will look for it.

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sandrac | @sandrac | Jul 8 7:50am
In reply to @rashida "@sebutler I find it easier to swallow large pills with water, with my head down, looking..." + (show)
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@sebutler I find it easier to swallow large pills with water, with my head down, looking at the floor. Try that. Even a pill stuck in the throat if I forget to do this, will go down easily when I drink water looking down.

I have a problem swallowing food too, and putting my head down as I swallow helps.

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Citra-cal makes a “petite” version of the calcium citrate pills which I find much easier to swallow.

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slapshotmary | @slapshotmary | Jul 9 10:08am
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My rheumatologist also told me that calcium citrate was better absorbed. But the pills are so big that I have trouble swallowing them!! Anyone have this problem? What do you do???

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I take the gummy version because I have difficulty swallowing.

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sebutler | @sebutler | Jul 9 10:50am

A gummy version -- I didn't know that existed!!! I'll look for it.

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joyboudreau | @joyboudreau | Jul 9 10:17pm

Vegetables (conventionally grown in US) have sixty percent less calcium in them according to a 2020 study than they did in 1940. That is huge. If it is not in our soil, it is not in our food.

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