Friday, 2 March 2012

Vitamin C Toxicity

Vitamin C Toxicity is a rare condition caused by prolonged overdosing of Vitamin C.  Since Vitamin C is water soluble and is not stored in the body itself, it makes it difficult to overdose. Despite this continual ingestion of large amounts can cause vitamin C toxicity, which does have some nasty (if mostly minor) side effects.

Most symptoms of Vitamin C toxicity effect your digestive system.  Kidney problems and diarrhea are the more common problems that will arise, but even so, they are rare..

If you do feel as though you have taken too much Vitamin C and are concerned about Vitamin C toxicity you should see a doctor. However, if you have just ingested a large amount of the vitamin, the simplest way to prevent a toxic overdose is simply to drink a large amount of water over the next few hours.