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Vit d levels in pregnancy

2021-02-26 08:17:50
I am 25 weeks pregnant have been taking tablet dicalis -od ( calcium400mg&vit d2,400iu )recently did vit d total test and it came 20.24ng/ml which is in deficiency category plz advice me why after taking tablet also its low & I have been experiencing fatigue , lethargy tirdeness mostly in morning how much vit d to be taken and safe limit which is better d2 / d3 thankku
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Amount of vit d u r taking is not sufficient. You need to take a minimum of 2000IU daily or 60000IU weekly once for 3 months

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U can opt a weakly once tablet of 60 k unit ...your vitamin D is not very low.

Answered2021-02-26 09:08:41

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