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Can Hydrocort Block Vitamin D Absorption In The Small Intestines?

Hello, my wife has several medical issues. One we are dealing with is low vitamin D. She takes a steroid called hydrocort . My question is, can hydrocort block vitamin D absorption in the small intestines or does it just eat away at what ever vitamin D your tying to put in your body. My wife has tried to take 50,000 IU s, and with in two days she gets a severe stomach ache from it. She feels like she dumps every thing that was eaten for her morning and evening meals. As a child, she always had problems taking children s vitamins, they would make her throw up. She has been tested for celiacs disease, witch was negative. She is unable to get natural vitamin D for the sun light do to other medications that she takes. Or is part of it due to the loss of the enzymes in the intestines. We are looking for a positive direction to help with this vitamin D problem. Thank you for your time, Tom.
Sat, 5 Apr 2014
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Hi,
- Vitamin D absoption is not a problem where stomach & intestines are intact.
You don't give any history of surgical removal of intestines.
- Hydrocort is not known to block Vitamin D absorption.
- Only thing remains is Gastero intestinal insult causing digestive deffeciensy.
Please visit a gasteroenterologist & exclude/treat such condition.
Thanks.
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Can Hydrocort Block Vitamin D Absorption In The Small Intestines?

Hi, - Vitamin D absoption is not a problem where stomach & intestines are intact. You don t give any history of surgical removal of intestines. - Hydrocort is not known to block Vitamin D absorption. - Only thing remains is Gastero intestinal insult causing digestive deffeciensy. Please visit a gasteroenterologist & exclude/treat such condition. Thanks.