can you overdose or over exceed a limit on a vitamin?
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Thread Topic: can you overdose or over exceed a limit on a vitamin?
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Because I have taken four vitamin C supplements and eaten two fairly large oranges on the last twenty-four hours and I wanted to see if there is a limit on ingesting an particular vitamin.
Sorry if this is a idiotic question. -
Yes, you can.
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Ah, well what might be the effects if I have overdosed on vitamin C? Also what is an appropriate serving of vitamins?
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Overdose of vitamin c isn't harmful.
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It should tell you on the bottle how much you should take.
Common side effects of vitamin C overdose involve the digestive tract. If you consume more than 2,000 mg of vitamin C, you may develop severe gastrointestinal irritation and diarrhea. In addition to significant discomfort, extended episodes of diarrhea or vomiting can lead to dehydration, causing extreme thirst, fatigue, low urine output and reduced blood pressure. Diarrhea and vomiting can also cause additional mineral imbalances in the body -
* body.
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Hmm...
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You're welcome? xD
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It's not. If you intake too much vitamin C your body will just get rid of it. I asked a vitamin company this once and that was their answer.
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Exactly. That's how her body is going to get rid of it, vomiting, diarrhea, and etc.
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No, they said naturally. So it shouldn't cause vomiting or diarrhoea. I'm pretty sure it's not harmful like that.
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Well not to be if it either sides if this debate, but I am a little nauseated,
But then again, I have been feeling like this all week -
I looked it up just to make sure.
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I don't believe it can make you ill unless you take a very big amount, I've had more than the recommended dose of vitamin c supplements and felt completely normal.
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So unless you take like a whole packet, it won't do anything.
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