Re: Does calcium citrate reduce stomach acid?


Robert wrote:

> You forgot to mention Milk alkali syndrome.
>
> "With the development of nonabsorbable alkali and histamine-2 blockers for
> treatment of peptic ulcer disease, milk-alkali syndrome became a rare cause
> of hypercalcemia; however, with increased use and promotion of calcium
> carbonate for dyspepsia and as calcium supplementation, a resurgence of
> milk-alkali syndrome has occurred in the last few years."

COMMENT

Yep. Milk-alkali syndrome (too much calcium in the blood from taking
calcium plus base, in the old days bicarbonate of soda and milk)
generally takes upwards of 4 grams of calcium a day (that's about a
dozen regular TUMS or 6 Ultastrength TUMS) to give you too much calcium
in the blood, but you never know how much is too much, people are so
variable in how they handle calcium. All in all, the combo of TUMS and
pepcid, keeping the TUMS down to 6 regulars or (at most) 3 ultras a
day, is the best idea.

Somebody's now probably going to ask what happens if you get the
milk-alkali syndrome. Probably the first noticable feature is diuresis
(too much urine), and thirst. But the symptoms of hypercalcemia are so
variable I'd rather not go there.

SBH

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