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Does Over Dose Of Calcium Cause Intolerance To Milk And/or Foods Rich In Vitamin C?
Question: At one time pleurisy was treated with megadosis of calcium but then was discontinued because of dangerous side effects. Are there some consequences which persist for a long time and, in particular, intolerance to milk and/or foods rich in vitamin C?
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Brief Answer:
You probably have autoimmune disease
Detailed Answer:
hello
I am dr.omer and I am here to help you with your query.
As your age is above 70 years you must have seen the time when milk - alkali syndrome was very common in 1980s.In this syndrome usually women took a lot of over the counter calcium carbonate supplements .As that calcium compound caused burning sensation in stomach so people also bought over the counter stomach coater like sodium bicarbonate as well, both of these compounds caused very high calcium in these patients with mild kidney failure , so both of these compounds were taken off the market in end of 1990s.
Over the counter calcium was taken for a lot of causes as well in that era like joint pains, fatigue , cough, headache, chest pains and so on.Calcium supplements were also injected around lungs for treatment of pleurisy with major side effects so it was stopped.
The milk -alkali syndrome resolves in few months as soon as you stop taking these two compounds.
Inherited food allergies to milk , vitamin c and so on develop in early childhood and stay for life. If you have started late food allergy like after your 50s then it's acquired food allergy.
So combining high calcium in 70 s ,old pleurisy and acquired food allergy points to immune problem . Following are the diseases which you should be screened for:
1. SLE systemic lupus erthymatosus
2. Chronic lymphoid leukemia
3. XXXXXXX or Hyperparathyroid diseases
I hope this explains your query in detail, feel free to ask any further queries
Take care
You probably have autoimmune disease
Detailed Answer:
hello
I am dr.omer and I am here to help you with your query.
As your age is above 70 years you must have seen the time when milk - alkali syndrome was very common in 1980s.In this syndrome usually women took a lot of over the counter calcium carbonate supplements .As that calcium compound caused burning sensation in stomach so people also bought over the counter stomach coater like sodium bicarbonate as well, both of these compounds caused very high calcium in these patients with mild kidney failure , so both of these compounds were taken off the market in end of 1990s.
Over the counter calcium was taken for a lot of causes as well in that era like joint pains, fatigue , cough, headache, chest pains and so on.Calcium supplements were also injected around lungs for treatment of pleurisy with major side effects so it was stopped.
The milk -alkali syndrome resolves in few months as soon as you stop taking these two compounds.
Inherited food allergies to milk , vitamin c and so on develop in early childhood and stay for life. If you have started late food allergy like after your 50s then it's acquired food allergy.
So combining high calcium in 70 s ,old pleurisy and acquired food allergy points to immune problem . Following are the diseases which you should be screened for:
1. SLE systemic lupus erthymatosus
2. Chronic lymphoid leukemia
3. XXXXXXX or Hyperparathyroid diseases
I hope this explains your query in detail, feel free to ask any further queries
Take care
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
Dear Dr. Omer, sorry for not being accurate in my question. To clarify my case, I will describe for you the sequence of symptoms, care, and side effects.
In 1948 at the age of 13 I had pleurisy, which was cared for 5 years with annual intravenous injections of megadoses of Calcium. From that point on, began my sensitivity to Milk subsequently followed by sensitivity to Vit C. The combination of the two produced nervous contractions and sleeping disorder whenever I consume foods rich in Calcium and/or Vit C.
I would like to know if the cure with megadoses of Calcium during the period 1948-53 was or could have been the cause of my disturbances which have lasted with the same intensity from the beginning to today. Thank you.
In 1948 at the age of 13 I had pleurisy, which was cared for 5 years with annual intravenous injections of megadoses of Calcium. From that point on, began my sensitivity to Milk subsequently followed by sensitivity to Vit C. The combination of the two produced nervous contractions and sleeping disorder whenever I consume foods rich in Calcium and/or Vit C.
I would like to know if the cure with megadoses of Calcium during the period 1948-53 was or could have been the cause of my disturbances which have lasted with the same intensity from the beginning to today. Thank you.
Brief Answer:
Thankyou for understanding
Detailed Answer:
Hello again
As you have given me more details of your problem the picture is getting clearer now.
High dose calcium does causes structural changes in your IgE and IgA (these are the antibodies in your body responsible for allegic reaction to food particles).
Milk contains calcium as well as casein and whey.So your high doses of calcium caused your body to become supersensitive to these agents.There is also cross sensitivity of casein with fruits containing Vitamin C.
Usually food allergy induced by any agent is mostly skin reaction or stomach problems.Your symptoms of allergy are mostly neurological that is sleeping disorder and nervousness or anxiety which suggests triggering of your occult disease by high dose calcium.
Calcium also induces eosinophilic gastritis meaning all your supersensitive antibodies are now lying on the surface of your stomach so as soon as you take the milk or vitamin C you get neurological reactions.
Usually these symptoms of food allergy induced by high calcium goes away in few years , persistence of your neurological symptoms sugggest underlying defect in your immune system that could not be healed even after so many years .The immune diseases include Behcets , sarcoidosis or celiac.
Hope this clarifies your query , i have done extensive research on your query thats why i replied late.Feel free to ask any further queries.
Take care
Thankyou for understanding
Detailed Answer:
Hello again
As you have given me more details of your problem the picture is getting clearer now.
High dose calcium does causes structural changes in your IgE and IgA (these are the antibodies in your body responsible for allegic reaction to food particles).
Milk contains calcium as well as casein and whey.So your high doses of calcium caused your body to become supersensitive to these agents.There is also cross sensitivity of casein with fruits containing Vitamin C.
Usually food allergy induced by any agent is mostly skin reaction or stomach problems.Your symptoms of allergy are mostly neurological that is sleeping disorder and nervousness or anxiety which suggests triggering of your occult disease by high dose calcium.
Calcium also induces eosinophilic gastritis meaning all your supersensitive antibodies are now lying on the surface of your stomach so as soon as you take the milk or vitamin C you get neurological reactions.
Usually these symptoms of food allergy induced by high calcium goes away in few years , persistence of your neurological symptoms sugggest underlying defect in your immune system that could not be healed even after so many years .The immune diseases include Behcets , sarcoidosis or celiac.
Hope this clarifies your query , i have done extensive research on your query thats why i replied late.Feel free to ask any further queries.
Take care
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
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