>> I just had problems with a milk-free liquid calcium supplement.  It was
>> also yeast-free, gluten-free, dye-free, etc. (sounded real good!)
>However,
>> it contained sorbitol and I seem to remember sorbitol being discussed on
>> this list.  Can anyone refresh my memory?
> > Judith Murrray Griffiths
>
>Hi again,
>        I forgot to mention in my other post that there is a very good Calcium
>Supplement (I've been taking it for a while) that doesn't contain any milk
>products or sorbitol.   It is the Schiff Super Calcium (I take the "Super
>Calcium-Magnesium with Vitamin D")
>        It comes in softgels that have nothing to irritate my gut, and
>that is a
>lot to say, after 25 years of Crohn's with quite a few resections "under my
>belt" ;-)
>        I buy my vitamins now from a mail order source called The Vitamin
>Shoppe.
>They carry all the name brands at a discount, and ship very fast.  You
>might want to request their catalog at 1-800-223-1216.

I live in the NorthEast US and buy my calcium supplement at CVS - I take
CVS brand "Natural" line Calcium & Magnesium with Zinc. It says it contains
"no sugar, starch, artificial color or flavor, preservatives, lactose."

I suspect that they buy this from some other company, which probably
distributes the same item under different store brands. It's relatively
inexpensive, and we've done fine with it.

Mark