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A member asked:
What happens if you eat to many tums (calcium carbonate)?
8 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Constipation..: High calcium content...Can constipate. But why the tums (calcium carbonate)? That is the more important question...
Answered 6/21/2017
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Tums (calcium carbonate) overdose: Can lead to nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain/ cramping, decreased appetite, constipation, diarrhea, confusion, delirium, coma, depression, involuntary muscle twitching & cardiac arrhythmia. Serious effects from Tums (calcium carbonate) (especially with chronic use) could include rebound hyperacidity, gall stones, calcinosis, hypercalcemia, metabolic acidosis & renal injury)
Answered 9/17/2014
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Nothing really: Tums is calcium carbonate. Eating too many once is probably fine, but how many is too many? I would not chronically ingest "too many" as this can lead to medical problems. If youre having symptoms you probably should be on another medication and see your gi doctor.
Answered 10/23/2019
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