I have just started taking a multivitamin. I am just taking achewable one with the kids. I recently read that people with sjogren's (or maybe it was people with gluten intolerance--I'm pretty sure that's it) have a very big increased for all antioxidants because they don't absorb well. It listed vitamin c as well as fat soluble vitamins , zinc and selenium. I will definitely keep the vitamin c in mind--I don't think I get much as I don't like fruits. I'll have to see if there is a high vitamin c chewable both the kids and I can take. Thanks for reminding me about it!!
I hope you figure out the calcium thing. I don't take much because I eat dairy. I decided on the slo-mag because it gives more of the daily requirements of mag. than it does calcium. I had read sjogren's people need more magnesium and was worried about constipation.
By the way, I think kefir is much like yogurt--some lactose intolerance people can handle it. I have a friend whose son is lactose intolerant and he says he could live on kefir. You can learn to make your own so that you can ferment it longer to make sure you get the lactose out of it. It is less expensive and fairly simple once you learn how to do it. I said a prayer for you last night!! Let me know if you figure out what works for you. I KNOW there is an answer!!