what would happen if someone consumes a lot of phosphate while having hypocalcemia (which lead this person to osteoporosis)? would they be kiney stones? what else?
Excretion of phosphate and calcium share an inverse relationship, so if they were already hypocalcemic, it is possible that they could lose even more calcium -- so, yes it would exacerbate any existing osteoporosis. Most renal stones are calcium stones, and supersaturation of the renal system is the primary predisposing influence -- thus, a hypocalcemic patient would not be at any greater risk for developing renal stones because their calcium levels would likely be insufficient to supersaturate the renal system. |
