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Hi all.I'm 17 and have been diagnosed with IBS. I have found little relief in diet restrictions such as cutting out dairy, chocolate, caffeine and even yeast (my dietician told me I had high candida).Upon reading all the good reviews about taking Calcium tablets, i've decided I'm gonig to get them tomorrow and start to take them.Of course I'll update you with how I am coping with them though I have a few questions.1) How do I introduce this? Do I go straight into 3 pills a day? Or 3 halfs of a pill a day? Please advise!2) Is prolonged useage dangerous?3) By taking the Calcium, it doesnt cure it at all does it? It just prevents/lessens the symptoms, am I right?I'm new to all this even though I've had my IBS for 7 months or so. I honestly don't know how you guys do it. Epecially for me with school and all, I am missing a lot of classes

But anyway...answers to my questions and any further comments are GREATLY appreciated! Thank you all!p.s (The calcium im hoping to find at my health store is Caltrate 600 or something like that, is this the best calcium form to take? I just hope I can get it here in the UK!)

 

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Linda...Could you tell me if this would be OK or does it have too much magnesium? OsteoPrime Vitamin C (mg) 100Vitamin D (IU) 300Vitamin K (mcg) 300Thiamin (mg) 20Riboflavin (mg) 20Niacin (mg) 50Vitamin B6 (mg) 25Folic Acid (mcg) 800Vitamin B12 (mcg) 20Pantothenic Acid 20mgCalcium (mg) 600Phosphorus (mg) 96Magnesium (mg) 250Zinc (mg) 20Selenium (mcg) 100Copper (mg) 2Manganese (mg) 7Chromium (mcg) 200Basically 600mg calcium but 250mg magnesium. Please advise...

 

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I went and found some tablets called 'Calcium with Vitamin D' and on the ingrediants it lists the clacium is calcium carbonate and it does not list magnesium so I went for this! It says that a daily dose (2 tablets) contain 800mg which means that 1 tablets only contains 400mg so I'm taking 2 tablets (800mg) a day to start with. Is this too much, too little or just right?Heres hoping!

 

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After 24hours of taking my first dose I am experiancing ALOT of bowel gurgling! Is this normal / expected? The pain has decreased somewhat and I feel less like I need to go...Day 2 tomorrow!

 

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I used to get the gurgling actually. It wasnt as loud but used to be more frequent. Today I've went once and it was not too loose with no pain. I, however, can't take my tablets in halfs because I tried to and this liquid rushed out of it. Not water but more like custard (to give u an idea, is that the calcium?)Anyway I took a tablet this morning and am going to take one with my dinner later and I will report back tomorrow morning as to how i feel!Thanks for the encouragement

 

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Day 2: Am feeling alot better! I was able to lie in until 10 this morning whereas I am usually up at around 8 because of a sore stomach. I had a formed stool around 11 and have not had the urge to go since then (it is now quarter to 3 in the afternoon here) I still feel a bit of a numb pain in my stomach. Could be gas or my body adjusting to the calcium.

 

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The morning of day 3 : I had a formed stool then shortly after I began to get pains in my bowel. I passed gas a few times, took a shower then wheneve I got out I tried to pass a bit of gas again and felt as if I was going to have diaherrea again. A very hot sensation but no gas. This has really got me down.Should I increase the dosage to 1 at breakfast, 1 at dinner and 1 at night before bed ?(im worst in the mornings, and taking 3 tablets would be a total of 1200mg a day)ThanksEDIT : I just had the D. It may not as been uncomfortable as some episodes and I felt some solid but it was very hot and pale.Linda, if you could tell me to increase the dosage or not this would be a great help.Thanks.

 

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Thank you, i will increase to 3 a day for now and see how it goes. If its still not great I will go to 4. I'll let you know how it goes!

 

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Thanks, I'll look into it!

 

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Took 3 tablets yesterday. Only had the D once today. Hopefully that was just from the day before yesterday! I will stick on 3 for the meanwhile and after a few days if it is not working very well ill go to 4!

 

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Hi again, it's been a few daysI must say the calcium has DEFIANTELY helped. I am having no more than 2 stools a day. The first is usually solid or somewhat formed. After I go once though I get the urge to again and until I go again, I would get hot gas. When I go the second time that is usually me for the day. Does this mean I should take 4 a day (1600mg)?Also I am just back from the Doctor. I told her I was taking calcium and she said she had never heard of it helping ibs'ers before. So she prescibed me some for free and these are the ingrediants :Calcium Lactate 300mg, Calcium phosphate 150mgVitmin D2. However I read that calcium carbonate is the best form to take on this website somewhere. Should I continue to take my 400mg per tablet calcium pills or switch to the Doctors prescribed one's. She also gave me copermil for the pain I get between my first and second stools.Thanks.