Symptoms of too much calcium:
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- Musculoskeletal system: Bone pain, otitis fibrosis cystica, bone fractures,
- Poor dentition and erosions in the lamina of the teeth
- Renal system: kidney stones, polyuria (excessive urination) ,polydipsia (excessive thirst)
- Gastrointestinal system: pain, nausea,and vomiting related to peptic ulceration and acute pancreatitis along with constipation
- Neuropsychiatric: lethargy, depression,confusion, memory loss
- Headache, Fatigue, myalgia, muscle weakness
- Cardiac arrhythmias and arrest
So in order to avoid having all of these harmful outcomes it is best to rely on nutritious food to get the daily requirements of calcium and take supplementation only in times of high calcium need to get the most out of it since it offers no additional protection to your bones and it has even been associated with the development of prostate cancer in men and make sure to drink enough fluids to avoid dehydration which can exacerbate the hypercalcemia.
