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Vit d. Tablet
I have IBS my vit d was 12.8 dr prescribed meh dv 60k uprise 8 tablets once a week and shelcal hd recently my vit d is 26.8 still dr gave again 8tblts once a week will it become high calcium in blood as hypercalcimia is also dangerous ? I m worried to eat after completing 8 I took one last week till now 9 tablets If I take tomorrow then it will b 10
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Your doctor is right to continue. Going from 12.8 to 26.8 means you have only just come out of deficiency - the target is 30 to 60, and in IBS absorption is poor, so levels climb slowly and fall back fast if you stop early. Weekly 60,000 IU for another 6 to 8 weeks and then a maintenance dose is standard and safe, provided your calcium is normal. Vitamin D toxicity does not happen at these doses; it needs months of very high intake. Take the capsule after a meal with fat for better absorption.
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Complete the course your doctor advised, keep Shelcal with it, and repeat vitamin D and serum calcium after 3 months. Add 20 minutes of sunlight and treat the IBS properly, because that is what keeps pulling your levels down. Happy to review your reports on a Practo consult if you want a clear long-term plan.
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even after correcting vitamin D still its on lower side. so your dr advised to repeat the dose again for 8 weeks. its safe. follow as he advised. you have not mentined about your calcium levels by the way. its tough to comment on that. but shelcal HD elemental calcium is low that it wont cause hypercalcemia as such. get your calcium test done and review with reports
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Drink lots of water. Take it for a month.
Do you have any history of kidney stones?
Only then stop taking it
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Basically we get vit D from sunlight but as we indians are brown skinned we don't get benifitted from sunlight
Vit D deficiency in Indians is very common these days
So if you continue taking dv 60k once weekly
It won't cause hypercalcemia
One more thing I would like to mention is that vit d is found in tofu and mushrooms only, so if one can include these in their diets it will bring out good results
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Hello . Its better not to rely on vit d 60k units indefinitely but you can continue with shelcal hd once daily and make some dietary modifications. Also Vit d doesnt itself directly raise the s.ca in your blood , but can help increase intestinal absorption of calcium .
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Best to get clinical correlation and further history for further evaluation and management in view of IBS and low levels of vit d . You're welcome for consultations.
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