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Calcium tablet during pregnancy

2023-06-09 04:25:00
Hi doctor, I'm currently 16 weeks pregnant and taking Eliocal Fort daily for calcium. However someone suggested me to start taking Supracal 2000 daily as vitamin D quantity more in it. Can you please suggest which one should I take ?
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Answered2023-06-20 06:43:27

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Vit d is known to hv toxicity Better get ur vit d levels checked before switching to a high vit d content calcium supplements Recommended only if there is a deficiency

Answered2023-06-09 10:27:32

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Take around 500 mg Calcium  and 200 Iu vitamin  D3  tablets in 2 times daily.

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Daily Vit D requirement in pregnancy is around 2000IU...so if your current tablet has that much content... then  you need not change

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