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>this excludes people with kidney disorders.

Can increased calcium absorption lead to kidney disorders?

This is my biggest worry when taking Vitamin D3 supplements, I have Vitamin D deficiency but when I take supplements it quickly reaches to toxicity levels (> 80 ng/mL) and so I have the revert to monthly supplement of 60,000 IU of Cholecalciferol.

PSA: I'm a dwarf, possibly Achondroplasia, but during childhood (4 - 15years) I wasn't categorised as such and my bone troubles were always attributed to Vitamin D deficiency. After age 17, I didn't have much of bone problems and so I didn't follow up on my Vitamin D deficiency.

Fast forward to age 32, I was diagnosed with Spinal Stenosis among other cerebral spinal fractures risking becoming quadriplegic[1]. So, if you have bone problems due to Vitamin D deficiency, please follow it up regularly, it's likely going to be life-long but taking proper supplements is better than a fracture. Also visiting a good endocrinologist to get to the root of Vitamin D problems is recommended.

[1]https://abishekmuthian.com/i-was-told-i-would-become-quadrip...




IANAD, but the word is you should couple it with vitamin K to offset the extra calcium absorption. Which is a good idea on general principles, since K is one of the other very few supplements worth taking by the gen pop.


There are many cases of kidney disorders causing issues in vitamin D metabolism - the majority of literature examples I read involved genetic kidney disorders which would not be be caused by increased calcium absorption.

I hope you are receiving the treatment you need.




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