Interaction · Supplement
Calcium + PPIs: separate the timing
Calcium carbonate needs stomach acid — take citrate, or separate from acid-suppressing drugs.
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- Grade C
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The evidence in words
The interaction
Calcium and PPIs — a timing interaction. Calcium carbonate needs stomach acid — take citrate, or separate from acid-suppressing drugs.
What to do
They are fine to use in the same regimen, but not at the same time. Separate the doses (typically by 2–4 hours) so one does not block the other's absorption.
About Calcium
Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body, almost all of it in bone, with a small tightly-regulated pool doing signaling work. Requirements are usually met by dairy; supplements fill the gap for those who avoid it.
The bigger picture
Supplement–drug and supplement–supplement interactions are the reason a stack should be read as a system, not a list. This platform's interactions graph maps them; the medication side always belongs with the person who prescribes it.
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Calcium + Levothyroxine: separate the timingBinds thyroid hormone — separate by 4 hours.Evidence grade C
- Iron + Calcium: separate the timingCalcium blunts iron uptake — split across meals.Evidence grade C
- Phosphorus + Calcium: separate the timingCalcium and phosphate balance is tightly regulated; imbalance affects bone.Evidence grade C
- Strontium + Calcium: separate the timingCompetes with calcium absorption — separate them.Evidence grade C
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