Can I overdose on Vitamin C?!


Question: Can I overdose on Vitamin C!?
I'm like really sick, and I wanna get better!.!.!. lol

But like, I have Vitamin C tablets and they're 250mg!.!.!. How many can I take a day!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
No but if you intake a lot of vitamin C (like 2000mg) in a short time you will get diarrhea and maybe some other unpleasant side effects!.

I would recommend 3 tablets in the morning and evening !.!.!. so a total of 6!. I dont think it will help you get better much faster but it may help to boost immunity later!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

If you're taking them short term, then no!. But really, don't waste your time!. Vitamin C does not help you "get better!." There is no cure for a virus--simply time, fluids, rest!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

vitamin c is water soluble, ur body will absorb as much as it needs and then the rest will be displaced in ur urine, so there is no point in taking more than what is recommended because ur body will just get rid of the excess anyway!. read the bottle or package they came in, usually its 1-2 tablets a day!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

take as many as you want, if you have too much you'll just poop it out with all the other waste your body creates!Www@Answer-Health@Com

alot, do not worry about oding on v!. C, take one each time you pee, because you loose vit CWww@Answer-Health@Com

You could eat the whole bottle and be fine!. If anything you're just wasting pills!. In fact what your body doesn't need comes out in your urine, so take one or two and call it a day ;)

Taking more vitamin C won't make you better faster!. rest will help!. Staying hydrated will help!. making sure you keep contact with germs limited, by washing your hands often, will help!. Taking a ton of vitamins!.!.!. will not!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

No, vitamin C is water soluble, excess C is excreted!. Take the 250 mg a few times a day throughout the day (the human body can only use about 250mg of C at one time max anyway)!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

YES!. there is such a thing as vitamin toxicity

Vitamin C

Effects may be renal colic (ie, nephrolithiasis), diarrhea, nausea, rebound scurvy in infants born to women taking high doses, hemolysis if glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency is present, possible dental decalcification, and increased estrogen levels!.
Findings may include occult rectal bleeding!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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