Is there such a thing as getting to many vitamins? What happens to vitamins that are in excess?

Answer 1

Most vitamins(the water soluble ones) you use what you need then just excreet the rest in urine, the fat soluble ones(A, D, E,andK) are accumulated and you can have too much, watch your consumption of these

Answer 2

Your body expels them in the form of urine(smell awful or like medicine) and in bowel movments. However, certain vitiamns in excesss like "A' can cause blindness. Vitamims in pill form are extremly difficult to breakdown in the body,so most are passed out thru waste.The only people that need vitamins are children, women(iron defficiant,or calcium), or the elderly, and only if they are not consuming enough in their daily diets. Other than that if you eat a healthy diet or even unhealthy. you probally get more than enough of all your essential vitamins. Everything in America is fortified and processed, eat a piece of bread and an orange and a burger and you've got everything for about 2 days. So save your money and just eat healthy.

Answer 3

Most of them go down the toilet when in excess but there are a few that can build up in your system.. Cant really remember witch but there is some you dont want to over do.. Ck with your health store and I think web md on the internet has that info..try web md.com see what you can see there.. Sorry cant remember getting old... ROB

Answer 4

Urine & maybe the other way...for example having a lot of vitamin B5 in body will make ur urine lighter

Answer 5

Yes, you can overdo vitamins. Some just wash out of your system, but others don't and can make you sick. take only the recommended dosage.

Answer 6

Water-soluble vitamins will be excreted if taken too much of, but fat-soluble ones will actually poison you.