What are the symptoms of
calcium deficiency?
Answers
Hypocalcemia
Requires a medical diagnosis
Most cases have no symptoms. In severe cases, symptoms include muscle cramps, confusion and tingling in the lips and fingers.
Can have no symptoms, but people may experience:
Muscular: cramping, muscle weakness, or muscle spasms
Also common: fatigue, irritability, or sensation of pins and needles
Answer:
A person with a calcium deficiency may experience:
muscle aches, cramps, and spasms
pain in the thighs and arms when walking or moving
numbness and tingling in the hands, arms, feet, and legs, as well as around the mouth.
Low levels of calcium can cause extreme fatigue, which involves a lack of energy and an overall feeling of sluggishness. It can also lead to insomnia.
A lasting calcium deficiency can cause:
dry skin
dry, broken, or brittle nails
coarse hair
alopecia, which causes hair to fall out in patches
eczema, or skin inflammation that can lead to itchy or dry patches
psoriasis
When the body lacks calcium, it pulls it from sources such as the teeth. This can lead to dental problems, including:
tooth decay
brittle teeth
irritated gums
weak tooth roots