>It once again amazes me that a doctor would tell us to give our son TWO Tums, >THREE times a day, if his body can only absorb 500 mg at a time. > Heidi, From what I understand that would be appropriate. TUMS has 200 mg of "elemental" calcium per tablet. Our doc told us to look at elemental calcium not the full calcium content. Jen M ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com