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I ate a bunch of tums (calcium carbonate) thinking they were candy. will i get sick?
6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Probably not: Tums has calcium and bicarbonate (sodium bicarbonate). The excess calcium might make you constipated. Your body can adjust its pH to compensate for the bicarbonate (sodium bicarbonate).
Answered 1/12/2015
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No: 'the amount of Tums (calcium carbonate) you would have to eat to event cause GI upset is staggering, let along causing any systemic illness. Dont worry about this ingestion you have made.
Answered 11/28/2017
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