Vitmain D deficiency with IBD associated with increased cancer risk

Thanks for the info Jan,
Crikey...can't we just get a break somewhere?
As a great Sage said recently...these days it seems that just about everything you eat, drink of breath can kill you...almost as if life is fatal.
I will have my GP add the Vit D testing to the list..(reads like a phonebook these days!)
Sharon

That's really interesting, Jan, thanks for sharing.

My Vit D has always been very low. I take two supplements on prescription and even then it's still extremely low. They think because I don't have a bowel I'm not absorbing it, so I get told to get plenty of sunshine! Just one more thing to worry about ...

Cdub I think I read somewhere that taking vitamin K with it will help absorb it and also what dose are you taking? I take 5,000 units per day and use to take 10,000. My Internist initially had me taking maxi doses like 100,000 and 50,000 for a few weeks and then dropped me down to 1,000. It was my nutritionist that said to take larger doses. Also I read to take it at a different time of day than my regular multi-vitamins and other supplements, except for I take my twice a day Omega 3's and twice a day magnesium with the D's. My reading has gone from around 20 to 60.

Being in the sun some each day is good too. They warn us not to be in the sun too long and then tell us to be in the sun.

Wow, that’s really interesting, thanks for sharing that TE. I wasn’t aware of the link with vitamin K, but a quick google search has thrown up a lot. I’m guessing my medical team weren’t aware either as this is the first I’ve ever heard of it.

I’m on 1000 units/day, which doesn’t seem very much now! I’m hoping to get a referral to St Bart’s in London so hopefully they should have a more overall and cohesive look at my medical history and medication. Thanks again for the information.

I can't see the full text -- does the article have anything to say about an upper limit on the benefits? I just see "more is better" (basically) in the abstract, but I'm sure there is a point where more is worse. Just curious as my levels are finally well into the normal range (about 60 ng/mL).

Here is the link to the full text:
http://www.cghjournal.org/arti...(13)01644-3/fulltext

Basically, once your vitamin D level is within normal limits, the cancer risk is normal. There was no indication of any further benefit beyond that. I've read other articles that indicated benefits of maintaining levels closer to the middle or upper limits of the normal range, but they weren't cancer related.

Jan

Thanks Jan