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I am not sure if this has been answered or if it has an answer. I have a fairly low D level of 38.2. I recall reading something in this forum that some (not all) people with MC have low D levels. Is there a reason for this? Would appreciate any input on this. Thanks.
Paula
Low D Levels
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Low D Levels
Paula
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Hi Paula,
Actually, 38 is not low -- It's a pretty decent level (assuming that's the result of a 25(OH)D test.
IBDs are known to deplete vitamin D levels, and conversely, low vitamin D levels make anyone more susceptible to developing an IBD. IOW, low vitamin D levels and IBDs are associated, but I'm not sure of the exact mechanism by which IBDs deplete vitamin D levels.
It may be because cholesterol is used as a feedstock for the body to manufacture natural vitamin D, and IBDs tend to lower cholesterol levels by preventing bile salt recovery (bile salts are made from cholesterol, and unused bile salts are recycled in the terminal ileum of normal people, and subsequently converted back into cholesterol). Approximately 90% of bile salts are normally recycled, but when an IBD is active, most of the bile salts are lost, so the body's supply of cholesterol is reduced.
That's just my theory -- it hasn't been proven by scientific research.
Tex
Actually, 38 is not low -- It's a pretty decent level (assuming that's the result of a 25(OH)D test.
IBDs are known to deplete vitamin D levels, and conversely, low vitamin D levels make anyone more susceptible to developing an IBD. IOW, low vitamin D levels and IBDs are associated, but I'm not sure of the exact mechanism by which IBDs deplete vitamin D levels.
It may be because cholesterol is used as a feedstock for the body to manufacture natural vitamin D, and IBDs tend to lower cholesterol levels by preventing bile salt recovery (bile salts are made from cholesterol, and unused bile salts are recycled in the terminal ileum of normal people, and subsequently converted back into cholesterol). Approximately 90% of bile salts are normally recycled, but when an IBD is active, most of the bile salts are lost, so the body's supply of cholesterol is reduced.
That's just my theory -- it hasn't been proven by scientific research.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
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