What Are the Causes of Too Much Calcium in Urine?
According to Medline Plus, too much calcium in urine results from several things. Generally, high levels are due to the excessive breakdown of your bone or the low absorption of calcium. Diets extremely high in calcium may also cause high urine calcium levels.
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Normal
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The normal amount of calcium released in urine each day is between 100 and 300mg. Levels higher than that are generally considered abnormal.
Significance
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High levels of urine calcium may indicate that your body isn't retaining a good amount of calcium. This could produce unhealthy bones and increases your risk for fractures.
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Causes
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According to Medline Plus, some causes or high calcium levels in urine include hyperparathyroidism, idiopathic hypercalciuria, Kidney failure, Milk-alkali syndrome, renal tubular acidosis, and sarcoidosis. Using diuretics may also cause high calcium levels in urine.
Treatment
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Too much milk may cause high urine calcium High urine calcium normally presents because of an underlying condition. As such, the treatment for high urine calcium is the treatment for the disease. For example, if your urine calcium is high due to milk-alkali syndrome, then reducing your consumption of milk and antacids is the appropriate treatment.
Considerations
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Vitamin D helps with the absorption of calcium for healthy bones; however, too much vitamin D increases the intestinal absorption of calcium. Extra calcium absorbed through the intestines causes high levels of urine calcium.
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References
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