A 50-year-old member asked:
Which is better for bone health: calcium carbonate or calcium citrate? Specifically, which one has a higher chance of causing kidney stones?
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Dr. Ronald Krauser answered
51 years experience in Rheumatology
Neither: Recent studies have concluded that calcium in any form has no value in building bone or preventing bone loss.
Answered on Feb 24, 2018
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Charles Cattano answered
38 years experience in Gastroenterology
If your stone...: ...9 years ago was calcium-based, then please be aware that Tums (calcium carbonate) is a calcium-containing product.
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A 42-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Krick answered
35 years experience in Urology
Stones: No. Not likely causative for kidney stones. The risk factors for most types of kidney stones have little to do with calcium consumption. Especially s ... Read More
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A 53-year-old member asked:
Dr. Roscoe Nelson answered
27 years experience in Urology
Yes: Tums (calcium carbonate) have calcium in them and excess calcium either stays in the the intestine and goes with a bm or is absorbed and goes out in t ... Read More
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. S. Smiley Thakur answered
30 years experience in Nephrology and Dialysis
No correlation: I'm assuming you mean can any physical activity you perform cause a kidney stone.
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