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9 Post author: Alicorn 17 September 2011 01:34AM

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Comment author: jimrandomh 11 October 2011 04:26:19AM 1 point [-]

My sprue bloodwork included other things, including vitamin D, which I have been taking for a year and a half and still showed a deficiency in. Dunno how that works.

How much have you been taking? It might not be enough. And did you ever find out what the false-negative rate was on the celiac test? Vitamin D malabsorption is listed on the wiki page as another symptom.

Comment author: Alicorn 11 October 2011 04:35:16AM 0 points [-]

2000 I.U. a day, which is what the doctor's note on my bloodwork report suggested (she must not have looked at the list of supplements I take, or something). I don't know the false negative rate but I can ask.

Comment author: Jolly 20 October 2011 03:22:17AM 2 points [-]

2000 IU is not very much. I suggest starting at 1000 iu per 25 pounds of body weight for light skinned individuals, and then testing and adjusting accordingly. (say, 1000 iu for every 10 ng/ml you want to increase)

Comment author: wedrifid 20 October 2011 04:02:25AM 0 points [-]

And starting from there I suggest adding MOAR D until your bloodwork puts you in the mid-high range. ;)