Patient's question:
My wife is two months pregnant. Recently, she has been feeling uncomfortable in her two lower legs while sleeping, which might be due to calcium deficiency. Can she take Amway's Calcium Magnesium Tablets? Its calcium content is 256 mg. Has anyone else taken it? Is it safe? How many tablets should she take?Doctor's answer:
Hello: Supplementation through diet is safe and convenient. Milk, milk powder, yogurt, and legumes (such as tofu, dried tofu, and kelp) are the richest sources of calcium. Dairy products, in particular, have an ideal calcium-to-phosphorus ratio, making them highly absorbable by the human body. Additionally, calcium is also abundant in foods such as dried shrimp, bones, oysters, scallops, hair moss, seaweeds (such as kelp, wakame, and nori), snails, eels, fish paste, egg yolk powder, black fungus, daylily, mushrooms, cauliflower, Japanese parsley, rapeseed, coriander, mustard greens, amaranth, and chestnuts, sweet almonds, walnuts, lotus seeds, raisins, olives, jujubes, hawthorn, watermelon seeds, etc. When cooking calcium-rich foods, adding a little vinegar can help dissolve calcium, making it easier for the body to absorb and utilize. Moreover, regularly consuming fruits rich in citric acid (such as lemons, oranges, and plums) can also aid in calcium absorption. For those with more severe calcium deficiency, appropriate supplementation with calcium supplements (such as Caltrate, Shen Gu Suan, Yike Ling, and Long Mu Zhuang Gu Chong Ji) may also be considered.