Calcium citrate is an organic calcium supplement and may cause adverse reactions such as diarrhea, abdominal pain and palpitations after ingestion, which should be discontinued and medical attention sought.
Calcium citrate and other organic calcium acid preparations, usually water and chewable, organic calcium acid is absorbed into the body in the form of ionized calcium, and most of them require the assistance of vitamin D to be absorbed. Such drugs are mainly used for interventions such as rickets, calcium deficiency during growth and development, and osteoporosis.
After taking such medications, gastrointestinal irritation such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting, and other systemic symptoms such as palpitations and urinary stones may occur, and the presence of such in symptoms requires discontinuation of the medication and medical attention.
It is forbidden to use these drugs if you are taking cardiac glycosides such as digitalis, hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria, history of kidney stones, hypokalemia, or renal insufficiency.
Taking calcium such as calcium citrate needs to be under the guidance of clinicians; the appearance of rickets, osteomalacia and other diseases, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner.