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Is it okay if i eat tums (calcium carbonate) for fun is that bad?
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Please don't eat: medications for fun. There can be serious effects from Tums (calcium carbonate) (especially with chronic use or taking too much) such as rebound hyperacidity, constipation, gall stones, calcinosis, hypercalcemia, metabolic acidosis & renal injury)
Answered 11/3/2015
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