It's always something: vitamin D (OT)

i take sublingual vit d so it bypasses the digestive system. they work GREAT. 10,000 iu in a tiny little pill you put under your tongue.

Hi Judy can you get in the sun more or a tanner? I know this helps too a little.

Judy, I hav the same problem. I have struggled the past two years with my Vit D bottoming out. I take D3 at 7K per day. I hate the chronic fatigue feeling!

pmedic,

Have you tried liquid vitamin d3?

I get mine through amazon.

I used to do the pills, but now I'm doing the liquid - by adding it to my shakes.

I switched because liquids get absorbed more easily, than having to break down pills.

Mine has been low the last few rounds of bloodwork. I upped my supplement. I take the Target brand Vitamin D.

InSoFla- Keep me posted once you get your results! I may switch to the liquid myself! As sor me, The ups and downs of this crazy disease. This week has been good so far! I was approved for my SSD and this week my gut has been relatively calm! I think I am on to something with some Evangeline sweet potatoes I bought. I have been experimenting. I bought a case of sweet potatoes about 3 months ago from someone selling them on the side of the road. These potatoes were still lightly covered in dirt. The lady told me not to wash off the dirt until I was ready to cook them so the potatoes will not rot and the whole box could last for months. I followed her direction and have been eating a lot of Sweet potatoes lately and I have noticed they pull me out of a flare. In the past, I have eaten many sweet potatoes in my day and they have never helped me until purchasing this box. It has me wondering if it is the dirt that is helping me and not the potato. Well, I cooked my last sweet potatoe yesterday and I am waiting to see how long till I start to flare again. I havent had my Cimzia since Nov. because I have to clean out for my leg surgery so I have been using these sweet potatoes as a form of medication but now I am out and have to way to contact the person to get more. So, that is the latest in my world! Chasing dirty sweet potatoes, Ha!

InSoFar- I am hoping for Feb surgery. I am waiting on my Medicare card to come in before I book it. As for the dirt, it crossed my mind to eat it, ha ha! Then common sense prevailed and I pitched the empty box. Those potatoes were Evangeline. Not sure if they are a hybrid but they were very sweet.

Judy2 said...
So even though my UC is in remission, i've been getting more and more tired over the last year and my joint and muscle pain is up. Now I know why: my D3 is low again, so once again I'm going with the mega supplements. It seems like something in my body is just destroying that vitamin for me, because it just keeps being low.
Hopefully I'll start getting more energy soon.

This actually sounds like it could be a magnesium problem as well, especially the joint pain. And since vitamin D supplementation reduces intracellular levels of Magnesium, I'd recommend doing both just to be sure.

You can buy magnesium oil pretty cheaply and apply it to the skin. Transdermal magnesium supplementation is the quickest way to bring your levels back up especially since those with UC have trouble absorbing it in the gut.

The two supplements will work very synergistically since a magnesium deficiency reduces the effectiveness of vitamin D.

Couple of sources:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/15/idUS115898+15-Jun-2011+PRN20110615
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUWL1o2hSrs