Hypercalcemia
Having too much calcium isn’t ideal as well as it serves no benefit and only causes harm to the body that is why it is not a good idea to have too much calcium supplementation and to supplement only when needed, hypercalcemia is diagnosed at a level of 2.63 mmol/l or urinary calcium excretion above 250 mg/day and is mainly due to:
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- excessive calcium supplements intake
- excess parathyroid hormone production due to adenoma or hyperplasia of the parathyroid gland
- malignancy mainly
- Leukemia, lymphoma,lung, breast, renal carcinoma
- Excess vitamin D either due to excessive supplementation or secondary to granulomatous diseases like tuberculosis and sarcoidosis
- Endocrine diseases such as Hyperthyroidism, Addison’s disease, pheochromocytoma
- Some medications such as lithium and thiazide diuretics
- Taking too many drugs that have high concentrations of calcium in them like antacids
