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Do you recommend patients consume dairy products over taking calcium carbonate with meals if they have recurrent calcium based nephrolithiasis and persistent hyperoxaluria?

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Nephrology · Medical College of Wisconsin

I generally consider the decision between dairy and calcium tablets in the context of other medical conditions. For instance, if the patient has surgical or medical short gut syndrome as a cause of hyperoxaluria, I favor using calcium tablets to help compensate for the enteric loss of bicarbonate in...

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