Calcium Allergy?

user

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Mar 16, 1997, 3:00:00 AM3/16/97

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I'm wondering if anyone has heard of this problem before:

I had headaches as a child and it was determined that I had a dairy
allergy. If I take in too much milk, cheese, etc. I get very bad
headaches. By too much, I mean that if I have pizza today, and
something with cheese tomorrow, then I can't have any more for several
days.

It has taken me years to realize (I'm now 38), but I have found that
if I take a calcium supplement (I've tried different types), a
multi-vitamin with calcium, organge juice with calcium, etc. I get the
same headaches. It's the same situtation as with dairy products, I
have to take them for 2-3 days before I get the headache. I've finally
determined that it's not dairy products that are the problem, but the
calcium in the dairy products.

I would love to know if there are other cases of this.

Carole Raymond
cf...@airmail.net

Carole Raymond

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Mar 17, 1997, 3:00:00 AM3/17/97

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DM

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Mar 18, 1997, 3:00:00 AM3/18/97

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Carole Raymond wrote:
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> It has taken me years to realize (I'm now 38), but I have found that
> if I take a calcium supplement (I've tried different types), a
> multi-vitamin with calcium, organge juice with calcium, etc. I get the
> same headaches. It's the same situtation as with dairy products, I
> have to take them for 2-3 days before I get the headache. I've finally
> determined that it's not dairy products that are the problem, but the
> calcium in the dairy products.

What kind of calcium where you taking? Manufacture? Tablets or Capsules?
doses (mg)? we need more input!

Thank You,

DM

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Carole Raymond

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Mar 20, 1997, 3:00:00 AM3/20/97

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Every type of calcium: milk, multi-vitamins, carbonate, citrate,
whatever they put in orange juice, etc. gives me the same reaction.
I've found no exceptions. I even tried seasme butter (which is
supposed to be high in calcium) on the advice of a health food store
employee, and after several days got the same headache as I would have
from milk.

As far as dosages, I'm okay if I have something like a glass of milk
once a day for a day or two, but if I keep it up longer than that, I
get the headache. It's like it builds up in my system or something.
Same with a calcium supplement or a multi-vitamin with calcium, after
taking it for a couple of days I start to have problems.

Thanks.

>Carole Raymond wrote:
>[snip]
>> It has taken me years to realize (I'm now 38), but I have found that
>> if I take a calcium supplement (I've tried different types), a
>> multi-vitamin with calcium, organge juice with calcium, etc. I get the
>> same headaches. It's the same situtation as with dairy products, I
>> have to take them for 2-3 days before I get the headache. I've finally
>> determined that it's not dairy products that are the problem, but the
>> calcium in the dairy products.

Dave Blake

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Mar 20, 1997, 3:00:00 AM3/20/97

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Carole Raymond <c...@airmail.net> says...

>
>Every type of calcium: milk, multi-vitamins, carbonate, citrate,
>whatever they put in orange juice, etc. gives me the same reaction.
>I've found no exceptions. I even tried seasme butter (which is
>supposed to be high in calcium) on the advice of a health food store
>employee, and after several days got the same headache as I would have
>from milk.

This type of headache has been linked to an excessively high
calcium/magnesium ratio. Are your supplements balanced for
calcium and magnesium ? There should be no more than twice
as much calcium as magnesium, and preferably the same
amount. Dairy products contain 9 or more times as
much calcium as magnesium.

--
Dave Blake
dbl...@phy.ucsf.edu
http://www.keck.ucsf.edu/~dblake

Jim Whitaker

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Mar 23, 1997, 3:00:00 AM3/23/97

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Have your thyroid checked. This sounds hauntingly like hypercalcemia
caused by thyroid malfunction. Get to an endocrinologist ASAP.

user (us...@user.com) wrote:
: I'm wondering if anyone has heard of this problem before:

: I had headaches as a child and it was determined that I had a dairy
: allergy. If I take in too much milk, cheese, etc. I get very bad
: headaches. By too much, I mean that if I have pizza today, and
: something with cheese tomorrow, then I can't have any more for several
: days.

: It has taken me years to realize (I'm now 38), but I have found that

: if I take a calcium supplement (I've tried different types), a
: multi-vitamin with calcium, organge juice with calcium, etc. I get the
: same headaches. It's the same situtation as with dairy products, I
: have to take them for 2-3 days before I get the headache. I've finally
: determined that it's not dairy products that are the problem, but the
: calcium in the dairy products.

: I would love to know if there are other cases of this.

: Carole Raymond
: cf...@airmail.net