Should I take vitamin D supplements if I have hyperparathyroidism?

Should I take vitamin D supplements if I have hyperparathyroidism?

With care, vitamin D supplementation can safely be given to selected patients with asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism and is suggested before deciding on medical or surgical management. Monitoring serum calcium concentration and urinary calcium excretion is recommended while achieving vitamin D repletion.

Why won’t my vitamin D levels go up?

You can become deficient in vitamin D for different reasons: You don’t get enough vitamin D in your diet. You don’t absorb enough vitamin D from food (a malabsorption problem) You don’t get enough exposure to sunlight.

Why is my vitamin D always low even with supplements?

What causes a vitamin D deficiency? A deficiency in vitamin D can result from inadequate exposure to sunlight, inefficient production in the skin, not enough vitamin D in your diet, and health conditions that can affect it including, gastrointestinal disorders, renal diseases, and liver diseases.

What are the side effects of low vitamin D?

Symptoms of vitamin D deficiency can include muscle weakness, pain, fatigue and depression. To get enough D, look to certain foods, supplements, and carefully planned sunlight….Signs and symptoms might include:

• Fatigue.
• Bone pain.
• Muscle weakness, muscle aches, or muscle cramps.
• Mood changes, like depression.

What do you need to know about low vitamin D?

There are two reasons for having low vitamin D. One reason for low vitamin D is not serious and simply means you need to take some vitamin D pills. The second reason for a low vitamin D is much more serious (and less common) and may indicate that you have primary hyperparathyroidism and need an operation to remove a small parathyroid tumor.

Can a low vitamin D level cause cancer?

Despite controversial results on an association of low vitamin D levels with cortisol and aldosterone overproduction, encouraging in vitro findings have been reported on vitamin D effects in adrenocortical cancer cells.

Can a parathyroid tumor cause low vitamin D?

Parathyroid tumors cause low Vitamin D, not the other way around, and low Vitamin D cannot cause a high calcium. You cannot treat a parathyroid tumor with high doses of Vitamin D.

Can a vitamin D deficiency lead to hypercalcemia?

With regard to management, preliminary data on vitamin D repletion in patients with mild primary hyperparathyroidism suggest that, in some cases, correction of vitamin D deficiency may be accomplished without worsening the underlying hypercalcemia.