...Ok this is kind of a long post you can read you don't have to read its up to you either way please answer respectfully, and i wouldn't be searching the internet if i needed to know, oh and if you tell me to ask a doctor, its 7pm and the doctor is not available and I need to know kinda right away...if you dont like the question then you don't have to respond...Can Vitamin D deficiency cause Stomach problems Okay, i know a little about Vitamin D deficency, And i would appreciate this question for medical professionals or someone with actual knowledge, please do not answer if you don't know what you're talking about, sounds harsh i know and i dont intend it to be harsh but I really need to know, and please don't do the copy and paste thing, because i have looked it up as much as you have and I know what the internet offers, wow i feel like a Jerk, lol. My boyfriend is 24, and has been through every medical test possible regard gastrology problems, he has done Colonoscopy, cat scan with resolution, Cat scan with nasty stuff he had to drink, (don't really know what it's called) and even a upper endoscopy, as well as he has some severe shoulder issues, sorry to make this long. anyways, his doctor calls and tells him the results that every thing looks alright, but his Vitamin D deficiency is one of the lowest she's ever seen. So he is being put on a really High does of vitamin d. Could this be causing everything?? We are hoping, sometimes a diagnosis is better than none at all. Thank you so much. Oh and if you're trolling and you know who you are you are wasting your breath
because I don't respond to it. Thanks so much guys!!
Update:Harrald: thank you so much, its actually not for my it's for my boyfriend, we are just trying to find out whats causing this..your information is very helpful and good luck to you and conquering your vitamin D deficiency, lol!! take care
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I can provide some information about Vitamin D deficiency as I take a daily supplement of 5000 units. There are two fat-soluble forms of Vitamin D: cholecalciferol is made when sunlight falls on the skin for about 15 minutes and is expressed as Vitamin D3; ergocalciferol is the name expressed as Vitamin D2, and is usually found in supplements. Vitamin D deficiency can damage the way bones grow and in children can cause rickets.
I have my Vitamin D3 measured with a blood test about every 3 months. More than 50% of older persons are deficient in Vitamin D without even knowing it. The clinical test to have your Vitamin D measured is called 25-Hydroxy, and costs about $40 to $ 50 extra on a regular blood test. Doctors can prescribe amounts of Vitamin D at levels of 10,000 IU a day for several weeks to build the levels to at least 35ng/dL. This level is considered OK, but most researchers advise levels of at least 50ng/dL in blood serum. I stopped taking Vitamin D supplements for two months to be safe, yet my recent lab test for Vitamin D shows my level at 39ng/dL. I have begun to take supplements again until my Vitamin D levels reaches 50ng/dL.
I do not find any data in my research manuals about low Vitamin D levels causing stomach problems, but who knows. Remember the name 25-Hydroxy if you wish to have your blood tested to include Vitamin D. Of course, Vitamin D and Calcium are partners, so-to-speak to keep one healthy.
I have had two ulcers, and now I have GERD, and I have had 5 to 6 procedures performed on me by Gastroenterologists.
Hope this information helps you.
Harrald
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