vit d3 82ng/ml and lowering alt, not on therapy

[stef2011]

my sister just got tests results and the patern of hbvdna, alt looks inversely correlated with vitd 25oh>80ng/ml, this can be confirmed by time, she now has for the first time alt 40, hbvdna stable at around 200.000iu/ml, no liver damage 4.5kpa, hbsag around 18.000iu/ml

probably vitamin d is able to protect liver despite hbvdna detactable keeping alt 40, she will be checking fibroscan and hbsag next month

she has normal calcium as usual and creatinine and check every 3 months with vit d.she has daily vit d3 5000-8000iu

[4est]

"we do know hdl is antiviral on hbv from a study presented at easl 2010 or 2011, ... " - do you have the link to this study ? (I had a quick look but not found )

[4est]

also nowfood has 5000 iu vit d 3

http://www.nowfoods.com/Supplements/Products-by-Category/Vitamins/Vitamin-D/M103118.htm

[stef2011]

for those interested i have found the following in capsules:

puritans.com
vit d3 5000iu capsules

http://www.biotechpharmacal.com/
vit d3 in 5000iu per capsule and 50.000iu per capsules, they are with no oil so these must be taken with a meal

solgar.com
solgar d3 5000iu capsules

i have found these good prices and products online online, at pharmacies the products are expensive, with ridiculous d3 quantity

[brij116]

Yes, I bought it localy. But no body understands vitd3 in India. I checked with many medical stores. But they always said that there are no vitd3 tablets or capsuls availble and it comes only with Calcium. Finally, I asked for Calcirol which is a very high dose suitable for weekly and monthly  schedule only. Along with this weekly/montly dose , I had been taking shelcal-HD (calcium + Vitd3 500IU) daily as a maitainance dose.

Now, I have procured vitd3 through net and stopped Shelcal-HD following Stef's advice. However, I will continue with following schedule for next 6 months:
Calcirol (vit d3-60,000IU) - 1/month +
Vit d3 Capsules (2000-IU) - 1/day
Addtional 1000-IU per day I will manage with milk, egg and Sun. I have also been getting sunrays for 30-45 min everday during 12;00pm to 2:00pm

As far as I know, Vit d3 is insoulble in water. I have been taking Calcirol, which is in powdery form with a cup of milk . Vit d3 is soluble in milk.

[grmr]

i do believe softgels have got some oil into their compositiion

[stef2011]

by the way remember that vit d3 absorption can be boosted by oliv oil or fish oil and that capsules with oils are better.
it is also better to take capsules during meals