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How to get constipation relief using calcium supplement

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There is a relationship between calcium and constipation. It has not been scientifically proven yet, but doctors are getting more and more patients that are having trouble.
In our days with processed food in almost every home, we have to pay attention to what we eat and what supplements we take.
If you’re taking a calcium supplement you should know that that calcium carbonate can cause constipation.

How to control the situation

  • Try brands that use calcium phosphate and calcium citrate instead; they’re available in most drugstores. Orange juice that contains calcium can aid constipation relief. And don’t forget calcium-rich foods such as dairy products, canned salmon with bones, oysters and greens such as collards, mustard and dandelion.
  • If you’re taking your calcium supplement in one big dose everyday, try splitting it up into two or three doses. Your body will not absorb large doses as efficiently as small doses anyway, so you might as well.
  • It is best to take calcium around 2 hours before or after taking these and other drugs.
  • The best way for constipation relief is eat foods that contain a lot of calcium instead of taking a supplement everyday. It is well-known fact that body absorbs nature’s own foods better.

The foods with high content of calcium are:
Goat milk, egg yolk, fish, lemons, rhubarb, cheese, skimmed milk, bone broth, seeds, kelp, greens, nuts, cauliflower, celery, cottage cheese, gelatin preparations, barns.

  • Magnesium, a gentle laxative, helps to prevent constipation by relaxing your colon walls when you are under stress, have anxiety, or have too many worries. It normalizes tension on colon walls allowing for a normal peristaltic action.

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FACTS ON CALCIUM:

  • Magnesium is a muscle relaxant and nature’s equivalent to calcium channel blocker drugs.
  • To maximize absorption, take no more than 500 mg of elemental calcium at one time, take with meals, and ensure adequate vitamin D intake (as this is required for calcium absorption).
  • Some vegetables contain chemicals that inhibit the absorption of calcium, such as oxalic acid, which is found in raw spinach, rhubarb, sweet potato, and dried beans.Cooking these foods releases calcium that is bound to oxalic acid, thus improving the amount you can absorb. Phytic acid, which is found in wheat bran or dried beans, also reduces calcium absorption.
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Calcium benefits and deficiency symptoms

Calcium is most abundant mineral in the body. Calcium effects on bone health are most well known for its, but it can also be used to treat elevated cholesterol and hypertension.Kal Crystal Calcium Easy Dissolve Calcium Unflavored, 1000 mg (300 grams)

It is essential for building and maintaining bones and teeth and also required for muscle contractions and nerve function. Calcium regulates blood pressure, blood vessel contractions, and clotting, involved in enzyme reactions.
It used for the prevention of osteoporosis, colorectal cancer, preeclampsia.
Calcium probably has only a small role in loouring cholesterol. But recent researches show calcium may have important role in decreasing cholesterol via its ability to improve the function of bile in the liver thereby increasing cholesterol excretion. Another study showed that calcium supplementation did decrease cholesterol slightly and with more significant increases in HDL.
Calcium supplementation may produce modest reductions in blood pressure, usually only 1 or 2 points. But in those whose blood pressure is very sensitive to salt intake or whose dietary intake of calcium is low, supplementation may be more effective.
Benefits to bone health, tooth retention, weight loss, PMS, and reduction in the risk of colorectal cancer make calcium one of our most important dietary nutrients and nutritional supplements.

Calcium deficiency can occur with poor diet, abnormal parathyroid function (gland that regulates blood calcium levels), kidney failure, and vitamin D or magnesium deficiency.

Calcium deficiency symptoms

Symptoms of deficiency include bone loss and weakening, heart palpitations, tooth decay, insomnia, muscle cramps, back and leg pain, nervous disorders, and rickets (bone deformities in children).

Drugs that deplete calcium- cimetidine, ranitidine, phenytoin, omeprazole, aluminum antacids, corticosteroids, cholestyramine, mineral oil and furosemide.

A high intake of salt, protein, phosphorus (soft drinks and food additives) and caffeine can promote calcium losses and development of calcium deficiency.

Most multivitamin and mineral supplements provide small amount of calcium because it is quite bulky. Therefore, a separate calcium supplement may be necessary, especially for those at risk of osteoporosis and those with high blood pressure.

As calcium reduces iron absorption we should separate calcium-rich foods and supplements by two hours from iron supplements. Also avoid drinking tea with meals, as the tannins in tea reduce calcium absorption.

Some vegetables such as oxalic acid, which is found in raw spinach, rhubarb, sweet potato and dried beans contain chemicals that inhibit the absorption of calcium

Calcium Food Sources

Dairy, tofu, cabbage, kale, broccoli and legumes

Calcium side effects

Calcium may cause kidney stones and kidney problems in those at risk; high doses may cause constipation and gas.

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