Calcium Healing Properties and Deficiency Symptoms
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A large increase in the dietary supply of calcium is needed in tetany(a condition marked by abnormal excitability of the nerves and muscles), and when the bones are decalcified due to poor calcium absorption, as happens in tetany, rickets, and osteomalacia. A liberal quantity of calcium is also necessary when excessive calcium has been lost from the body, as in hyperparathyroidism( over-action of the parathyroid gland) or chronic kidney disease. In such cases, plenty of milk should be given. If this is insufficient, calcium lactate should be given. A teaspoon of calcium lactate weighs about two grams and provides 400 mg of absorbable calcium. An effective therapeutic dose is three teaspoons, given three times a day in water before meals. It provides about 3.6 g of calcium.
Symptoms of Calcium Deficiency
- Deficiency of calcium causes changes in the bones and muscles.
- Calcium-deficient people look pale and listless, get tired, and become lazy.
- They are more sensitive to cold weather.
- They become nervous and suffer from mental derangements.
- Sweating around the head even during cold weather is the most obvious symptom of calcium deficiency in all ages.
- Deficiency of calcium may cause porous and fragile bones, tooth decay, heart palpitations, muscle cramps, insomnia, and irritability.
- Children who are born to calcium-deficient mothers generally suffer from calcium deficiency. In such children calcium deficiency becomes more prominent if there is no adequate supply of calcium, proteins, minerals, and vitamins in the form of whole milk, fresh fruits, and vegetables. These children fail to grow or develop healthy and strong bones. They lack appetite and if fed forcibly, may bring out all the food and milk. They suffer from indigestion and diarrhea. They suffer from late and defective teething, and are prone to having emaciated necks and enlarged heads. Deficiency of calcium lowers the body resistance and these children become an easy prey to respiratory and intestinal infections.
- Deficiency of calcium in young girls causes late puberty, irregular menstruation, excessive bleeding with cramps pain, anemia, and lowered state of body resistance against infections.
- In case of an inadequate supply of calcium during pregnancy, the development of the fetus continues by drawing the reserve calcium from the bones, but the mother usually suffers from a difficult labor.
- Bleeding, lack of breast milk, poor concentration of the mind, a prolonged lying-in period - these are all common due to calcium deficiency after childbirth.
Precautions
Excessive daily intake of calcium of over 2,000 mg may lead to hyper calcaemia.
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Hi,
Thank you so much for the help. I think my dad is suffering from calcium deficiency. I don’t know the exact reason behind it. But the symptoms are very much same.
Can u please inform me the causes and precautions to be taken? What is the perfect diet for him? He is even suffering from kidney stone.
The information provided here is very helpful..
Thank you