vitamin C intake??

Question

My dad insists that vitamin C is good for you no matter how much you take.... I say that it needs to be in moderation because it can have negative affects on your body. What are some side affects of overdosage of Vitamin C??/ I need some answers because I know that tooo much can hurt you.

Answer 1

Yes, if you take excess Vitamin C, like other water soluable vitamins, your body excretes what it doesn't need. Unlike Vitamins A and E which will build up in your body potentially to lethal levels.

The reason why you wouldn't want to take too much of anything that you will "pee out anyway" is that you are taxing your excretory system, kidneys, etc. with constantly having to rid itself of the supplement. In fact, some doctors feel it may contribute to the formation of kidney stones.

However, many people do need a lot of vitamin C, especially smokers. The important thing to do with taking Vitamin C is to take a slow release version. This way your body will absorb the optimum levels and will avoid excess voiding (which will happen when you take just 1 regular (non-slow release) vitamin C pill, because your body can not use 500 mg-1000 mg all in one hour and will excrete most of it out.

Excess amounts of Vitamin C can also cause diarrhea, acid indigestion (stomach upset) and nosebleeds in some people.

Answer 2

Vitamin C is important because not only does it help fight colds and such but it aids in the absorption of other vitamins and nutrients. Your body will rid itself of any unneeded vitamin C. So you cannot overdose on it. Take and make dad happy. It won't hurt you and the battle will be over.

Remember to pick your battles. Don't ever fight over the small unimportant things. Save the fights for the things that really matter.

I was a daughter, then a mom, now a grandmother. I know which battles are with the effort and which ones aren't.

Answer 3

100 to 500 mg a day is a good maintenance amount, unless you need to heal wounds or combat an infection.

You only take more when you really need it, otherwise it won't work for you as well as it could.

Your body generates enzymes to eliminate vitamin C, and if you take large doses for too long, your body gets used to producing large amounts of enzymes to eliminate it, so any long treatments need to be done gradually.

An overdose of vitamin C gives you diarrea, and hyperacidity.

Answer 4

If you eat too much, you can get diarrhea. And if you eat way too much Vitamin C over a short period of time, you can die...

In short...You really have to be trying to overdose on Vitamin C.

Answer 5

I've always heard that u can't have too much vitamin c because your body will pee out the excess anyways.