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White Powder In Urine, Taking Shelcal Calcium Supplement. Had Toe Fracture. What Medicine Can Be Taken?
Question: My son who is 5 and half years old had a small fracture near the Toes. He is on Shelcal Calcium Supplement. We observed some white powder in his urine and worrying. Is it normal? do we need to stop the medicine?
Hello and thank you for submitting your question.
Your question is a good one and I will work on providing you with some good information and recommendations regarding what is going on with your son.
It is remotely possible that the white powder that you observed in his urine may be related to the calcium supplementation. The kidneys are a very important part of the body which filters substances such as calcium. It may be that the amount of calcium he was interesting was a bit more than his body needed. In that case the kidney will tend to excrete any excess amounts of calcium.
At this time I would recommend that you discontinue the use of the calcium supplementation and have him drink plenty of fluids over the next couple of days. This will help avoid any complications of high calcium levels in his body. I do not think he is in any immediate danger but I think it would be beneficial as I mentioned to discontinue the supplementation for now and have him at hydrate very well over the next few days.
His body will be able to heal the small fracture without any calcium supplementation. As long as he maintained a very good and well balanced diet his body will heal without any additional need for calcium supplementation.
For now I recommend discontinuing the calcium supplementation. I would observe his urine for the next couple of days to make sure that there are no additional changes in the urine. If there are changes which you would like to discuss I am available to do that with you.
I thank you again for submitting your question. I hope you found my response to be helpful and informative. If you have any additional concerns I would be happy to address them.
Sincerely,
Dr. Robert
Your question is a good one and I will work on providing you with some good information and recommendations regarding what is going on with your son.
It is remotely possible that the white powder that you observed in his urine may be related to the calcium supplementation. The kidneys are a very important part of the body which filters substances such as calcium. It may be that the amount of calcium he was interesting was a bit more than his body needed. In that case the kidney will tend to excrete any excess amounts of calcium.
At this time I would recommend that you discontinue the use of the calcium supplementation and have him drink plenty of fluids over the next couple of days. This will help avoid any complications of high calcium levels in his body. I do not think he is in any immediate danger but I think it would be beneficial as I mentioned to discontinue the supplementation for now and have him at hydrate very well over the next few days.
His body will be able to heal the small fracture without any calcium supplementation. As long as he maintained a very good and well balanced diet his body will heal without any additional need for calcium supplementation.
For now I recommend discontinuing the calcium supplementation. I would observe his urine for the next couple of days to make sure that there are no additional changes in the urine. If there are changes which you would like to discuss I am available to do that with you.
I thank you again for submitting your question. I hope you found my response to be helpful and informative. If you have any additional concerns I would be happy to address them.
Sincerely,
Dr. Robert
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