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Re: Calcium and Stomach Upset. First of all you need to be taking calcium citrate not calcium carbonate. Calcium carbonate will definitely cause you stomach upsets. You also need to be taking magnesium with the calcium. Magnesium helps the body absorb calcium and also helps to prevent the stomach upsets and constipation.
You may be right. Many women seem to have constipation as a reaction to calcium supplements, although there's no research to explain the connection, says William D. Chey, MD, an associate professor of internal medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School. Here are some strategies you can try: Take one dose of your calcium supplements in the morning and the rest later in the dayâit may reduce the stress on your intestines, Dr. Chey says. Also, if you're taking a calcium carbonate supplement, you might want to switch to calcium citrate.