IBS AND Lactose Intolerant
#130412 - 12/14/04 10:01 AM
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melissam
Reged: 12/13/04
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Loc: Scranton Pennsylvania
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Having IBS and Lactose intolerance, where do I get my calcium from. I am 35 years old and I know how important calcium is for strong teeth and bones. Anyone have any suggestions, or ideas that have worked for them.
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Melissa
Pain predominant w/occasional C.
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I seem to have a dairy intolerance too. I don't know what you guys have in the States (probably a lot more than here in the UK!) but I drink Rice Dream instead of normal milk and it tastes pretty good. You can buy the kind that has added calcium, and I think a lot of soya milk and spreads have added calcium too. I also try to take calcium supplements since people that can't have dairy probably don't get the amount they should from these things. I hope that helps!
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Hi Melissam, thanks for posting!
The first thing I noticed with my body was lactose intolerance, before I ever figured out I had IBS. By the time lactaid (enzymes) stopped working I had full blown D, 9-20 times a week.
Also my IBS is worst with my period, so I stopped them by getting a depo provera shot every 3 months. it's been a life saver!!! But I have to watch my diet to get enough calcium, as osteoporosis can be a side effect of the shot.
So I take calcium tablets (which are constipating, perfect for IBS-D!). Since I can eat red meat and don't shed blood every month, I'm not too worried about iron deficiency (which is a side effect of calcium supplement intake), but even so, I stop taking the calcium a week out of every month so I can get enough iron to absorb in my body ok.
It's a big dance with nutrients in your body. You want to make sure you have enough of one without limiting all the others. I'm not unhealthy, but I make sure to have blood glucose and liver tests every 6 months.
Other suggestions for calcium: green leafy vegatables and broccoli. I can eat broc if it's cooked within an inch of its life. So I make sure to get a little every now and again. Do a search for calcium in vegetables on the Web and I'm sure you can come up with a bunch of them. 
Good luck!!
~nelly~
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So if you like Soy milk that might work for you.
Take Care,
Lefty
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Yep, I was lactose intolerant before I even started having other IBS symptoms, too. Personally, I drink and cook with enriched soy and rice milks. Check the labels... they have as much calcium as milk! 
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"Anyone can exercise, but this kind of lethargy takes real discipline." -Garfield
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My doctor suggested TUMS - 2 a day, for calcium, since calcium pills can be kinda harsh on your tummy! ANd it's a bonus because TUMS are antacids too.
I have been taking one after breakfast and one after dinner for many years now!
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~Cara~
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I have the same problem. Solgar has a chalted Calcium, it works well and it is easy on my stomach. I aslo drink a lot of soy milk and eat a lot of soy yogurt as well.
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Ibs-d and fructose sensitive.
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Of course, a calcium supplement is in order. Also, the soy milks on the market often have a comparable amount of calcium as regular milk.
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Formerly HanSolo. IBS, OCD, Bipolar, PTSD times 3.
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Here's a list: http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/calcium.htm#table1
Aside from that, soy or rice cheese actually has a lot of calcium(30% per slice!). I take Rolaids a lot for my GERD symptoms, it has calcium with added magnesium so that it doesn't cause C.
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I'm in the same boat, so most of my calcium is coming from two main places: Cereal and Apple Juice.
A lot of cereals these days are calcium fortified, so even if you don't use milk with it, you can still get a decent amount of calcium from it.
Also, the apple juice I'm using for my Metamucil is calcium fortified as well. Granted, I'm ONLY using it for the Metamucil because otherwise I couldn't take it, and I know many fruit juices aren't the best idea.
So look into cereals, and also the soy milk.
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Why'd you have to go and make me so constipated?
--'Weird' Al Yankovic, "A Complicated Song"
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