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Use of a Loading Dose of Vitamin D for Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients With Intestinal Failure
Author(s) -
Grenade Neil,
Kosar Christina,
Steinberg Karen,
Avitzur Yaron,
Wales Paul W.,
CourtneyMartin Glenda
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1941-2444
pISSN - 0148-6071
DOI - 10.1177/0148607115625220
Subject(s) - intestinal failure , vitamin d deficiency , vitamin , parenteral nutrition , medicine , vitamin d and neurology , gastroenterology , vitamin a deficiency , intensive care medicine , retinol
Vitamin D deficiency is common in patients with intestinal failure and short bowel syndrome who have been weaned of parenteral nutrition. Dietary supplementation with vitamin D is necessary to correct this deficiency. In certain cases, routine supplementation strategy may be ineffective. We report 3 cases of vitamin D deficiency in patients with intestinal failure who showed improvement in serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D levels after supplementation with a loading dose of 20,000–40,000 IU vitamin D provided weekly.
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