{"id":32472,"date":"2021-03-17T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T04:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gomedii.com\/blogs\/english\/?p=32472"},"modified":"2021-03-16T14:35:11","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T09:05:11","slug":"calcium-supplements-cause-kidney-stones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gomedii.com\/blogs\/english\/health-a2z\/calcium-supplements-cause-kidney-stones\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Calcium Supplements Cause Kidney Stones! Let’s Find the Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"

We always asked to drink lots of milk since our childhood. Do you the reason for the same? yes, calcium is good for our bone density and inadequate intake leads to poor bone health and increased risk of bone thinning (osteoporosis)fractures<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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We need to intake a certain amount of calcium on daily basis. Our daily intake of calcium is depended upon our age and gender. But have you ever think can calcium supplements cause kidney stones? So, let’s explore and find out the solution to this problem.<\/p>\n

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As per the health guidelines, the daily intake of calcium in females less than 50 years and men less than 70 years is 1000mg \/day. After the age of 50 in women and 70 in men, the daily intake increased and reached by 1200 mg\/day.<\/p>\n

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Can Calcium Supplements Cause Kidney Stones?<\/h1>\n

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Can calcium supplements cause kidney stones? To understand this, you should know that calcium oxalate stones form when urine becomes highly concentrated. The calcium oxalate contains forms crystals and stones. It can occur due to lesser intake of water or taking foods rich in oxalates like spinach, French fries, chocolates, beet, and nuts.<\/p>\n

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Calcium by itself is not the one that can form a stone. If you start consuming fewer amounts of calcium then the body starts dissolving bones to release calcium and maintain adequate amounts in the blood. This leads to excess excretion in urine and crystallization to form stones.<\/p>\n

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Again the same question Can calcium supplements cause kidney stones? So, According to various studies, the higher the amount of Dietary Calcium to consume, the lesser chances of calcium stones. However, if along with dietary intake of calcium, calcium supplements are taken, it increases the chances of kidney stones. Why this difference?<\/p>\n

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The answer is that the calcium presents in food cones with dietary oxalate and is excreted in the feces without being passing and absorbed as crystals in the urine. If you consume calcium supplements without food, then these supplements cannot bind with oxalate in the intestines. So, the food and the supplements are available to be passed in urine and form crystals and stones.<\/p>\n

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So, what to do?<\/h2>\n

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