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Vitamin D Deficiency - How to tackle

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extradust
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For over a year, I've been suffering from severe tiredness and joint pain. Sometimes I feel so tired and painful, that I can't move!

I've been taking 800u of Vitman D for five years now, but my vitman D is still low.

Six months ago, my doctor said to double the dose (1600u). In the time I've also been sitting in the sun wearing only my swimming trunks (although I am in England so there is not much sun).

Despite this my Vitman D has remained unchanged. 

My doctor is now saying to take triple the dose (2400u).

Is there anything else that can be done other than increasing the dose. This looks like it could drag on forever. I asked my doctor if there was a specialist, but he said no.

Background: Aged 35, male, I have brown (Indian) skin, but I have lived in North of England since birth (I was born here).

I have suffered with pituitary tumor but this has been cured. 

I only eat freshly made food (rich in fresh Veg and Fruit, I easily eat over 10 different types of fruit/veg a day), so I know my diet isn't the problem. 

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  • donald89437
    donald89437 extradust

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    Hi, I went through over 67 years of pain from a low vit d deficiency before I was correctly diagnosed with Tumor Induced Osteomalacia. They found it by doing a blood test called FGF23. The tumor produces the FGF-23 which causes the bones to stop absorbing phosphate.

    They found and removed the Phosphaturic Mesenchymal Tumor and I am healing at a tremendous rate. 

    Please have your doctor run this blood test.

    Don

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