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From: doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: TUMS as calcium supplement???
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Date: Tue, 11-Mar-86 11:12:21 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 11 11:12:21 1986
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A new advertising campaign touts TUMS as a calcium supplement.

But but but...  when I had an ulcer a couple of years ago, my FP
suggested that I routinely take antacids as a prophylactic measure
(at least during the spring and fall "busy" seasons for ulcers).

He was insistent that I use only non-absorbed antacids (Maalox and
Riopan), and definitely not absorbed antacids (Tums and Rolaids).

Question:  if you take Tums on a regular basis, aren't you likely to
suffer from alkalosis?
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Doug Pardee -- CalComp -- {hardy,savax,seismo,decvax,ihnp4}!terak!doug