Do you need to take calcium tablets with food?

ecs1516
ecs1516 Posts: 51 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
The calcium tablets I have are Nature Made which has calcium carbonate. Do you need to take with food to get it to absorb?

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  • MissMaryMac33
    MissMaryMac33 Posts: 1,433 Member
    I only take calcium citrate which absorbs better with or without food.

    Maybe someone knows about carbonate...
  • adhillman01
    adhillman01 Posts: 206 Member
    Yes, calcium carbonate absorbs best with food. You can take calcium citrate without regards to meals.
  • azingale
    azingale Posts: 74 Member
    I'm not sure about the absorption, but if I don't take them with food or shortly after eating, I feel mildly icky.
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