Because of my osteopenia I have been taking Actonel. I started out with Fosamax but was getting indigestion from it. Anyways, I have not been very good about taking my Viactive. I just dont like the way they taste and I dont like calcium pills either. I have been including dairy in my diet-I love milk and cheese anyways-but have had this nagging voice telling me to do a little research and make sure I am getting adequate ammt.s of calcium. I found this webpage and thought it was very interesting and easy to read. Thought I would share it with yall.
www.osteoporosis.ca/english/About%20Osteoporosis/Nutrition/C alcium%20Requirements/default.asp ?
Excellent and useful site.
It really is. Thanks, Crunchy. 1500 mg. is a LOT of calcium. I love dairy, but I love coffee & tea, too. I can't give up everything. I don't like those chews either, Crunchy, and I don't like the pills. It means I don't take them even when I know I should.
I was dx'ed with osteopenia a few years ago when they figured out I was in early menopause. At the time they told me to take calcium but like you guys I hate those chews....and the pills are HUGE!!
This last time I was at the RD my doctor sent me a note after my blood work and told me to add a calcium supplement right away. K~That's been two weeks now!! I need to go to the drug store this afternoon and be serious about it this.
Any advise about what I should buy?
I honostly havent found anything that I like. I have bought TUMS, Viactive and the pills and I dont like any of them. That is why I am trying to get in into my diet. I would like to know if anyone has found a tiny pill that doesnt "burp" back up for hours.I just bought some calcium yesterday. I like the chews but they have too many other ingredients in them. I can't swallow those BIG tabs so I went to our health food store and bought Calcium citrate. It's a vegetarian formula. They are capsules and not hard to swallow at all. Like most cal you have to take 4 per day to get 1000mg. It also has vit D which helps the absorption. Your body can only absorb 500mg at a time so you have to spread it out. The name is CALCIUM CITRATE PLUS VIT D BY SOLARAY. There web site is www.nutraceutical.com. Hope this helps some of you. Pat PS cal citrate doesn't upset your stomach as much,for me not at all.
Thanks for the tip pat!