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Posted 1/31/2013 10:26 PM (GMT 0)
I have ulcerative colitis in remission, I started taking vitamin D2 50,000 IU on Monday, ever since then I have had a stomache and felt irregular bloated, today, I went so much it wasnt even funny and it was normal and then went to lose and cause its been it my stomach there were streaks of blood.  Can Vitamin D2 do that to you?????????????
Posted 1/31/2013 10:47 PM (GMT 0)
I don't know but maybe stay off it a couple days and then you'll know.
Posted 1/31/2013 11:02 PM (GMT 0)
Its 1 pill once a week.
Posted 1/31/2013 11:51 PM (GMT 0)
I pretty sure you should switch do D3... liquid or pill form. Others may be able to comment on this.

D2 from what I recall both in conversation with my Doc and reading is not well absorbed etc...
Posted 2/1/2013 12:11 AM (GMT 0)
Some studies say D2 isn't absorbed as well, while others say they are both absorbed equally. I'm pretty sure your problem isn't that you aren't absorbing enough. I would call your doctor and ask. Were you tested and found to be deficient in Vit. D or why are you on such a huge dose?
Posted 2/1/2013 12:15 AM (GMT 0)
Deficient level is only 20.
Posted 2/1/2013 2:52 AM (GMT 0)
Synthetic D2 is inferior in absorption as well as some other ways that I can't recall. Definitely switch to D3.
Posted 2/1/2013 4:00 AM (GMT 0)
50 000 IU seems a bit much, esp for remission. Try lower your dose to about 10 000.
Posted 2/1/2013 5:48 AM (GMT 0)
Why don't you start at 5000 IU daily...D3.
Split the dosage...twice daily
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Posted 2/1/2013 2:16 PM (GMT 0)
Ok I looked it up and 50,000 IU D2 is normal dosage for those deficient. I would call your doctor and ask about your symptoms. It could be related or it could be a coincidence.
Posted 2/1/2013 2:35 PM (GMT 0)
No idea why they dose that high once a week. I stick with telling people to take 5-10,000 daily.
Posted 2/1/2013 3:13 PM (GMT 0)
there seem to be different ways people are told to get their levels up. It may depend on how low they are when first tested. My vit. D was 29 and I was told to take 2000 iu/day, which I've done for years and it has kept me at ~40, which is fine IMO. If the OP was tested at 20 her DR might have felt she needed a bigger boost.

I agree with others that if the 50,000 iu pill bothers you, don't take it. Try another way, like the D3 pills available OTC (they come in doses of 500 iu/pill up to 2000 iu/pill I think).
Posted 2/1/2013 4:32 PM (GMT 0)
msm, can I ask about username? Have you personally tried msm (anti-inflammatory supplement) ??
Posted 2/1/2013 5:29 PM (GMT 0)
No its just My username that I was given at our work for one of my systems.
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