(CBS) Pauley Perrette, the raven-haired star of NCIS, went to the emergency room on Friday after a severe allergic reaction to her hair dye. Now Perrette is urging others who have hair dye allergies to seek help.
Re: Calcium and Stomach Upset. First of all you need to be taking calcium citrate not calcium carbonate. Calcium carbonate will definitely cause you stomach upsets. You also need to be taking magnesium with the calcium. Magnesium helps the body absorb calcium and also helps to prevent the stomach upsets and constipation.
You may be able to reduce these side effects by taking Tums with food or by taking smaller doses throughout the day. If you are using Tums as a calcium supplement, you can also consider switching to a different form of calcium -- calcium citrate appears to be less likely to cause side effects than calcium carbonate.