Description

Hypocalcemia

Hypocalcemia is a lower level of calcium in the blood than is normal. Calcium is a mineral that is needed for bone health, muscle movement, and healthy nerves.

Causes

An illness or treatment can change how the body absorbs, balances, or keeps calcium. This can lead to hypocalcemia. Calcium levels in the body are affected by a number of things such as:

• Vitamin D levels—needed to help absorb calcium from food or supplements
• Kidney function—controls how much calcium is removed from the body
• Hormones, especially those controlled by the parathyroid gland—can affect levels of calcium in the blood

Poor calcium intake over a long period of time, especially in childhood

• Medications that may decrease calcium absorption
• Dietary intolerance to foods rich in calcium
• Hormonal changes, especially in women
• Certain genetic factors

It’s important to ensure proper calcium intake at all ages.

For children and teenagers, the recommended daily allowances for calcium are the same for both sexes. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the daily allowances are:

Age group	Daily recommended dietary allowance (RDA)
Children, 9-18 years	1,300 mg
Children, 4-8 years	1,000 mg
Children, 1-3 years	700 mg
Children, 7-12 months	260 mg
Children, 0-6 months	200 mg

During menopause, women should also increase their calcium intake to reduce the risk of osteoporosis and calcium deficiency disease. The decline in the hormone estrogen during menopause causes a woman’s bones to thin faster.

The hormone disorder hypoparathyroidism may also cause calcium deficiency disease. People with this condition don’t produce enough parathyroid hormone, which controls calcium levels in the blood.

Other causes of hypocalcemia include malnutrition and malabsorption.

Additional causes include:

• Medications, such as phenytoin, phenobarbital, rifampin, corticosteroids, and drugs used to treat elevated calcium levels
• Pancreatitis
• Hypermagnesemiaand hypomagnesemia
• Hyperphosphatemia
• Septic shock
• Massive blood transfusions
• Renal failure
• Certain chemotherapy drugs
• “Hungry bone syndrome,” which may occur after surgery for hyperparathyroidism
• Removal of parathyroid gland tissue as part of surgery to remove the thyroid gland.
• Autoimmune diseases.
• Genetic disorders.
• IBS

SYMPTOMS

Early hypocalcemia may not have any symptoms. When symptoms do occur, they may include:

• Fatigue
• Muscle spasms
• Tingling and numbnessIrregular heartbeat
• Skin changes such as dry, scaly skin
• Coarse hair that easily breaks
• Difficulty breathing in newborns
• Confusion or memory loss
• Depression
• Hallucinations
• Weak and brittle nails
• Easy fracturing of the bones

Complications-

Calcium deficiency disease include eye damage, an abnormal heartbeat, and osteoporosis.

Complications from osteoporosis include:

• Disability
• Spinal fractures or other bone fractures
• Difficulty walking

If left untreated, calcium deficiency disease could eventually be fatal.

 Diagnosis

. A physical exam will be done. Blood tests will show the level of calcium.

Other tests that may be done to look for causes or complications include:

• Urine tests
• X-rays
• ECG to test the electrical activity of the heart

CALCIGEN

1. CALCAREA CARBONICA 3X:

   Calc Carb. is the chief representative of calcium compound. Improper assimilation of calcium gives rise to defective nutrition of glands, bones & skin.

• There is faulty development of bones. Open frontaneles Curvature, exostosis, rickets. Indicated for a person who is fat, flabby but not strong, profuse sweating catches cold easily craves sweets and eggs; feels better when constipated.

2. CALCAREA FLUORICA 3X:

   A powerful tissue remedy for hard, stony glands, varicose and enlarged veins, and malnutrition of bones. It disperses bony growths, osteosarcoma, and exostosis, after injury. Deficient enamel of teeth. There is backache after a long ride. Rachitic enlargement of the femur in children. Encysted tumor at the back of the wrist. Diseases of hip joint & knee joint swelling and induration around the joint and tendons.

3. CALCAREA PHOSPHORICA 3X:

   Chronic Lumbago, aggravated on beginning to move, and ameliorated on the continued motion. Osseous tumors. Rachitic enlargement of the femur in infants. Pain lower part of the back, with burning. Ganglia or encysted tumors at the back of the wrist. Gouty enlargements of the fingers. Exostoses on fingers. Chronic synovitis of the knee joint. 

 

It affects the nutrition of bones and glands Bone becomes soft, thin, and brittle. It promotes the ossification of bones in nonunion of fracture. There is the coldness of limbs with digestive troubles. The curvature of the spine is to the left. Spina bifida, pott’s disease. 

4. SILICEA 3X:

   Weak spine, very susceptible to draughts on back. Pain in the coccyx. Spinal irritation after injuries to the spine, diseases of bones of the spine. Potts disease. Sciatica, pains through hips, legs, and feet. Cramp in calves and soles.

 

Indicated when there is defective nutrition due to imperfect assimilation. The disease of bones and cartilage carries necrosis and softening of bones. Indicated abdomen, weak ankles, very sensitivity to cold, noise, and pains

 Packing:  50 gm.

 Dosage: Adults:1 tablet 3-4 times a day or as prescribed by the physician.

 Contraindication: No known contraindication.

 For the use of only a registered medical practitioner or a hospital or a laboratory.