my dad accidentaly ate 2000mg of vitamin C, is it ok? dangerous? any side effects? what can he do?
2006-08-14 19:22:30 · 9 answers · asked by Genius Mouse 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
he'll probably feel sick for a couple of hours. abdominal cramping,diarrhea,headache,and possibly some vomiting.
his urine will be bright yellow in color b/c his system is expelling the excess vitamin c that his body doesn't need.
you should call your local poison control center to report it and get their recommendation.
for now have him drink lots and lots of fluids-water is best. this will help flush out the vitamin c. once it's all out of his system he should be just fine
2006-08-14 19:52:31 · answer #1 · answered by prncessang228 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it's not really dangerous, but it's not great either. Tell him to eat something and drink a lot, not a rediculous amount, but more than an ordinary amount of water. It'll help to delute it.
Some vitiman C can be strong on the stomach.
With-in a couple of hours if he drinks enough water, he'll pee it out.
As far as side effects he shouldn't catch a cold right now, not with all that vitamin c protecting him.
No there shouldn't be.
2006-08-14 19:40:55 · answer #2 · answered by thomnjo2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He'll probably be OK. His urine will probably turn a bit brighter yellow, but other than that, there won't be any other symptoms. At around 3000mg and above it just more or less comes out in his urine. To be on the safe side, he might want to drink more water than usual to help flush and dilute some of it out. Call poison control if you're really concerned.
2006-08-14 19:29:35 · answer #3 · answered by Didiem 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2000mg of vitamin C is not a high dose. He will be OK. No side effects except maybe a little stomach acid acting up.
Women are supposed to take more than this dose to fight obesity so it won't hurt him.
2006-08-14 19:28:22 · answer #4 · answered by Mary D 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It shouldn't be a problem. Vitamin C is not a fat soluble vitamin and is not stored. The body will just excrete any it doesn't need. That amount might upset his stomach, but there shouldn't be any serious effects.
2006-08-14 19:28:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He should be fine
Vitamin C is really dangerous when taken in super high doses for prolonged periods of time.
His body will use what it needs and dump t the rest.
On the up side he should be in a really good mood.
2006-08-14 19:26:59 · answer #6 · answered by iggwad ™ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can't really OD on vitamins anything in an abundant just flushes itself out, he will proably be regular for a day but hey if he smokes it's all good because smokers use up 50 percent more vitamon c then nonsmokers. he will be okay
2006-08-14 19:26:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vitamin C: No, he'll be fine, his body will simply flush the excess out.
It's Vitamin D you need to worry about, you can OD on that, and it can kill you!
2006-08-14 19:28:34 · answer #8 · answered by DEATH 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hes gonna get sick i suggest u call 911 and ask for more information but i'm pretty sure hes gonna get sick like diarrea and tummy aches i dont think its deadly but still call 911 and ask
2006-08-14 19:25:18 · answer #9 · answered by Louisa S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋