Common Signs & Symptoms Of Calcium Deficiency (Hypocalcaemia) In Women & Its Management

By Priya Singha on May 17, 2021

Common Signs & Symptoms Of Calcium Deficiency

A woman goes through many different stages in her life like periods, pregnancy, breastfeeding and menopause etc. Due to that, they have more prone to calcium deficiency. A woman between the age of 31 to 50 years needs 100mg of Calcium every day. When your body is not getting enough calcium, your may suffers problems like muscle aches & muscle spasm, joint pain, cramps or brittle bones etc. Calcium deficiency is also called Hypocalcaemia that refers to a condition when the calcium levels in the blood reduced.

Here we are giving you all the information about common signs & symptoms of Calcium Deficiency in women and its Management.

Common Signs & Symptoms Calcium Deficiency (Hypocalcaemia) In Women

Joint Pain- Joint pains are the biggest reason for calcium deficiency. If calcium is deficient in the body, you may have pain in your hands, feet or muscles.
Cramps In Muscles- If you are experiencing problems like muscle spasms then this is a sign of calcium-deficient in the body. You feel numbness and tingling in hand & feet.
Weak And Brittle Nails- Weak, frequent breakage, fragility and white patches on your nails also can be a signs of calcium ca deficiency.
Calcium deficiencies can damage some other parts of the body resulting in weak gum, easy fracture of bones, fragile, thin skin
Depression, confusion or memory loss and hallucinations are also severe symptoms of calcium deficiency.

Calcium deficient Women are at risk of osteoporosis-related to Estrogen

Osteoporosis :

Osteoporosis is a condition characterized by a decrease in the density of bone and its strength and resulting in fragile bones. This condition leads to the weakening and fracture of bones whereas, Estrogen is a hormone that controls the female reproductive system, which also helps to keep bones strong and healthy. After the menopausal stage, levels of estrogen decrease that causes osteoporosis in female. Those women with Calcium deficiency are more at risks of osteoporosis disease.

Best Way To Compensate Calcium Deficiency

Diet

Dairy products- Milk and milk products like cottage cheese, yoghurt are major sources of calcium. Daily milk helps to maintain calcium content in the body.
Moreover, dark green leafy vegetables like broccoli, kale, turnips, fortified soymilk, Seeds like chia seeds, flaxseeds, sesame seeds, lentils and soya beans etc.
Fortified orange juice is also good sources of calcium.

Vitamin D Intake

Sunlight is the main source of vitamin D.
Apart from that, Cod liver oil, Oily fish, Fortified cereals, Egg yolks and Mushrooms etc. some other source of vitamin D.

Calcium Supplement

Calcium supplements are available in various forms like liquid, tablet, and chewable etc. Some recommended calcium supplements include-

Calcium Citrate is the most common supplement which mostly recommended and easily absorbed.
Calcium Carbonate is one of the most highly recommended and inexpensive supplements which has the highest calcium content.
Calcium Phosphate is easily absorbed into the body and does not cause constipation.

Never try to self-treat by taking calcium supplements without the advice of a doctor. It can lead to serious health issues like kidney stones.

Priya Singha: Priya is a freelance writer with an experience of 4+ years of her writing career. She pursued her Masters from DDU, Gorakhpur. She is very passionate about writing and is fond of writing short articles and blogs. She even has worked for several companies. Writing articles in the field of Health & Fitness, Beauty, Home Remedies and Travel are some of her most interested topics and brings out the best in her.