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Vitamin D deficiency
Hi I had vitamin d levels 5 and took supplements and level raises to 50. Now again they are dropping after stopping supplements. What could be the reason
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Hello. Reasons can be many. Few of the common ones are listed below:
1. Extended work hours which prevent you from getting enough sunshine.
2. Co-existing low calcium levels due to which Vit D levels remain low inspite of taking supplements.
3. Pre-existing malabsorption syndromes.
4. Rarely, purely vegetarian diet.
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Getting levels of Hb, serum calicium, B12 and folic acid can help to discover and correct other deficiencies if needed.
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Please do confirm that you have completed taking the full Vit D schedule. (6months)
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