calcium phosphate

• Calcium (lime) is necessary for the bones and teeth. Vitamin D (colecalciferol) ensures that you can absorb calcium and phosphate from food.
• In case of a shortage of calcium and vitamin D, bone loss (osteoporosis) or to prevent it in people who have a high risk of this. Such as some postmenopausal women and people on long-term adrenal cortex hormones.
• After a few months you have less chance of fractures. You will usually take this medicine for several years.
• Dissolve the powder in a glass of water. Then drink it right away.
• Choose a fixed intake time, preferably with an evening meal. Be careful not to use grain products, bran, rhubarb or spinach along with calcium phosphate. This means that calcium is less well absorbed.
• You may feel sick or have constipation, diarrhea or stomach pain. Consult your doctor if this affects you.
• Have you ever had kidney stones? Then talk to your doctor. You are more likely to do this. You reduce the risk of kidney stones if you drink at least 2 liters of fluids throughout the day.
• There are interactions with other means. Ask your pharmacist if you can safely use calcium phosphate with vitamin D with your other medications.

For sufficient vitamins and minerals, you need an average of two hundred grams of vegetables and two pieces of fruit a day. Whole grain products, meat and fish also contain important vitamins and minerals. Most people get enough vitamins and minerals through their food. Calcium includes milk (products), vegetables, nuts and legumes. Vitamin D is found in fatty fish and animal fat. It has also been added to margarine, low-fat margarine and baking and roasting products.

Causes

Calcium (lime) is important for the structure and strength of bones and teeth. Calcium is also needed for blood clotting, muscle contraction, proper functioning of the nervous system and for the production of various types of enzymes and hormones. Colecalciferol is a form of vitamin D. Vitamin D ensures the absorption of calcium and phosphate from the food. Too little calcium or vitamin D in the food is usually never the only cause of a deficiency. Usually there are:

• A reduced parathyroid function. There is a balance between the amount of vitamin D, calcium (calcium), phosphate and parathyroid hormone. People with reduced parathyroid function produce insufficient or no parathyroid hormone.
• Kidney Diseases. In people with renal dysfunction the balance between calcium (calcium), phosphate, vitamin D and parathyroid hormones in the blood is disturbed.
• A condition that makes it harder for calcium and vitamin D to be absorbed from food.

Symptoms

Usually you will hardly notice a shortage of calcium or vitamin D. With a severe deficiency in the body you may experience muscle cramps, muscle weakness, muscle pain, bone pain and fractures due to weakened bones.

How it works

This remedy supplements the shortage of calcium and vitamin D in the body. The symptoms of the deficiency disappear in a few weeks to months.

Bone decalcification

Symptoms

In osteoporosis, the bones become more fragile. They are more likely to fracture and the vertebrae of the spine collapse. You will not notice that you have osteoporosis yourself. The doctor can check the strength of the bones with a bone density test.

Causes

Bone decalcification occurs because the bones absorb too little calcium (calcium). There should be a constant balance between the production and breakdown of bones. With bone loss (osteoporosis), the breakdown is stronger than the production.

When can bone loss occur?

Bone decalcification can occur under various circumstances. The most important are the following.

• Higher age. From about the age of 45, the production of bones is less than the breakdown. This is the case for both men and women, but men generally have stronger bones than women, so they are less likely to suffer from osteoporosis.
• Menopause in women. The body then produces less estrogens. Estrogens are female sex hormones that also balance the production and breakdown of bone tissue. The less estrogens, the weaker the bones.
• Removal of the ovaries in women, as the ovaries produce estrogens that help build bone.
• Long-term use of many adrenal hormones (corticosteroids), such as prednisone, or certain medications used in breast cancer and prostate cancer. These have bone loss as a side effect.
• Not enough exercise . Movement stimulates bone growth.
• Too little vitamin D . Vitamin D ensures that the bones absorb calcium. It is made in the skin under the influence of sunlight. If you don’t spend much time outdoors, you run the risk of too little vitamin D.

Effect

• This medicine supplements a shortage of calcium and vitamin D. Vitamin D ensures that the bones absorb more calcium. You will not notice the effect of calcium and vitamin D in osteoporosis. You are only less likely to break bones.