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Specialty Chemistry Forums => Biochemistry and Chemical Biology Forum => Topic started by: acuben on September 07, 2010, 10:22:47 PM

Title: calcium pills for diarrhea
Post by: acuben on September 07, 2010, 10:22:47 PM

Is taking calcium pills to counter diarrhea a good strategy/practice?

yay?nay?

Title: Re: calcium pills for diarrhea
Post by: Borek on September 08, 2010, 02:44:15 AM

Best practice is to see a doc.

Title: Re: calcium pills for diarrhea
Post by: Mitch on September 09, 2010, 12:22:37 AM

Not for chronic diarrea problems, it may be symptomatic of something more severe.

Title: Re: calcium pills for diarrhea
Post by: kapital on September 09, 2010, 05:20:12 AM

 I don't know why would calcium help, the best he can do is that he replace the lost of electrolytes, I don't think it can help a lot at diarrhea.