BTW, do you mean 100 of K2 MK7? 1,000 would require 10 pills.
@Amey thyroid meds HAVE to be taken away from all other medication and with water. Can't take the PPI or the probiotic with it. It's why I take mine during a middle of the night pee run.
No typo....I take one thousand of K2 MK7. And it's only 2 pills. In the USA you can only buy 120 mcg tablets. I order from a place in the UK that sells 500 mcg tablets that are really easy to swallow.
My lap band messed up my PTH really bad and I have terrible knee pain. When I started taking the 1000 of the K2 then I noticed a real difference in the pain level of my knees and I know it helped bring my PTH down. And...it's cheaper than buying it in the US - even with the shipping.
I have always been told that Calcium should be taken alone, away from everything else. Here is a quick blurb from a good Dr we know, on calcium and Magnesium:
Required –Mandatory supplements needed life long Multi-Vitamin:
Any adult multi-vitamin such as Centrum, One a Day or Costco’s Kirkland Brand
Calcium: Must be taken in divided doses of 500 mg. (that is all the patient can absorb at a time). Calcium must be CITRATE or Hydroxyapatite, NOT Carbonate.
Please pay special attention to the labels!
Magnesium: Patients need to take 250 mg. of magnesium for every 500 mg. of calcium, but not together.
- Magnesium Oxide: Least absorbed, stays in the bowel causing loose stools
- Magnesium Citrate: Better absorbed, some stays in the bowel causing mild loose stools which can help offset constipation caused by calcium or some irons
- Magnesium Glycinate: Best absorbed, usually does not cause loose stools Calcium and magnesium are Antagonist with each other
- Magnesium is needed for bone health and calcium utilization
No I take the Jarrow Bone Up separate from everything else as Dr K recommends. I take the magnesium bisglycinate with my other vitamins.Scott do you take it with your Calcium?
Scott do you take it with your Calcium?
Thanks guys. Now I'm on to figuring out what to supplement for Vidalady's Cal Cit tender....it's been back ordered for 4 months.
Add me to the group if you dont mind sir.Mark those are starting levels for a starter tegimen. It says to adjust based off of labs. I didn't take copper or zinc until over a year out because the levels were fine. There are tons of pieces on his site about each specific vitamin for which people can read. That patient book is covered in groups as part of his program so it is backed up with verbal discussion and it isn't intended to tell a random Internet user what to do. Just informational. Dr K knows his vitamin and supplementation stuff.
I suggest that you go to FB and join that duodenal switch group....I can add you if you want me to. There is a wealth of information there with lots of vets 10 years plus out and some very sharp medical professionals living with a DS who can give another perspective to your questions