Bone Pills

As we grow older, the trick seems to be getting enough calcium without the often accompanying constipation.  Lovely, yes?

For the past couple of years, we had been taking Perque Bone Guard, an expensive calcium supplement sold by my husband’s previous internist.  I always hated the big white pills that seemed to stick in my throat.  But there was absolutely no constipation as a side effect.

His new internist said he could get the same benefit from another form of calcium citrate that was far less expensive.  So when the Perque pills recently ran out, I went to the Giant and bought Citracal Petites, at about 1/6 the cost of the big Perques.

I can take 4 Petites a day and get the equivalent amount of calcium.  They are smooth on the outside and go down with no trouble.  But it seems to me that constipation has set in.  Maybe it’s too soon.  Maybe it’s my imagination.  Maybe I’d rather be drinking a gallon of milk a day and not taking calcium pills.

As much as I’d like to ignore the calcium requirement, I feel I must at least take this supplement since my bone density is questionable and I have steadfastly refused to take the awful bone-building drugs.

If you are young and reading this, your day will come.  And you will pay the piper if you don’t get enough calcium.  Be assured!

Any recommendation for a calcium supplement that doesn’t require a daily stool softener?