Question about vitamin D

[Guest guest]

tracey,

quick response since i have to start cooking dinner, but when we went to a

geneticist and lucas has tentatively been diagnosed with

ehlers-danlos/kyphoscoliosis form, she told us that we should make sure that

lucas gets extra vitamin c every day. nothing about vitamin d. hmmmmmm????

deshea

---- Original message ----

>Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 02:52:04 -0000

>From: " th77381 " <pthahn@...>

>Subject: Question about Vitamin D

>infantile scoliosis treatment

>

> Today I saw my ob/gyn out while shopping and he had

> asked about

> Lexi's progress as of late. During our conversation

> he asked if she

> had ever been tested for a Vitamin D deficiency to

> which I really

> did not know the answer. I am assuming through all

> of her many blood

> workups, that was more than likely tested. However,

> I came home and

> looked into it......

>

> *Vitamin D plays an important role in the

> maintenance of an intact

> and strong skeleton.

>

> *Several studies show that vitamin D also regulates

> the growth of

> skin cells. Psoriasis gives shell-like skin as a

> result of

> uncontrolled cell growth. A synthetic vitamin D

> analogue called

> calcipotriene is used in the treatment of this

> disease.[2]

>

> The human body produces its own vitamin D in the

> skin.

> These are 2 excerpts taken from WIkipedia on Vitamin

> D. What I

> noticed to be interesting was the relation between

> Vitamin D and a

> strong skeleton and the relation to the growth of

> skin cells.

>

> Here is my question....any of you out there whose

> children have a

> positive diagnosis of a connective tissue disorder

> know anything

> about it possibly being related to a Vitamin D

> deficiency?? Not that

> I know anything about this, but I know the

> connective tissue

> disorders have some relation to the skin being a

> certain way??? I

> know it doesn't all have to do with the skin, but I

> know the skin is

> looked at with these disorders.

> I know I am rambling,( blame that on a week of being

> doped up on

> allergy meds and paint fumes while painting my

> family room!) but I

> just wondered if there is any remote connection to

> the Vitamin D and

> connective tissue disorders that someone may have

> heard of.

>

> Tracey

>

>

[Guest guest]

This may be a stupid question; but, does it matter what time of day

you take vitamin D? I know I need to use my light therapy early in

the day, so I won't have insomnia. Is vitamin D the same way? Thanks

for the help!

Sue

[Guest guest]

There is nothing in the literature indicating that Vitamin D should be

taken at specific times, and I believe that it can be taken with meals

with no problems.

The only side-effect we have seen with Vitamin D is running a

temperature for 3-4 hours after taking it at the start. The temperature

appeared to have been cause by the body's immune system becoming active

and attacking existing infection because of the presence of the Vitamin

D3 that it was badly deficient in.

I trust that you are slowly increasing to the target levels of 4-5000

IU/day of D3 per day.

>

> This may be a stupid question; but, does it matter what time of day

> you take vitamin D? I know I need to use my light therapy early in

> the day, so I won't have insomnia. Is vitamin D the same way? Thanks

> for the help!

> Sue

>

[Guest guest]

I take Vitamin D3 with meals and it is well absorbed. I only take 1000

sometime 2000iu's a day which it sufficient because when I get my blood

work done it's up around the 95 level.

Cod liver oil alone is not enough to get your levels up, you need to

take tablets or capsules.

My doctor warned me not to take too much because it raises D2 levels

(or something like that), which is not good. He told me this over the

phone but I need to discuss it further when I see him next month.

Nat