Can you take too much vitamin c?

Answer 1

Yes. Straight viitamin C is rather acidic, so consuming too many tablets can cause upset stomach and indigestion. This requires many, many times the RDA to occur. Vitamin C excess is pretty much impossible from non-fortified foods.

Answer 2

Too much of anything is bad. If you need to take vitamin C, better consult a specialist to help you determine how much you need.

Vitamin C is a naturally occurring potent water-soluble antioxidant that supports normal growth and development. Any extra vitamin C will simply be flushed out of your body in your urine.

However, it is possible to have too much of a good thing. Although too much vitamin C from your diet is unlikely to harm you, megadoses of vitamin C supplements can cause nausea, diarrhea, kidney stones and inflammation of the stomach lining (gastritis). Rarely, too much vitamin C can cause faintness, dizziness and fatigue.

Answer 3

You can of course get more Vitamin C through food and pills than the body need.

One of the good things about the Vitamin C is that what you do not need will just be wasted off in the urine.

One should not eat a lot of extra Vitamin C over a prolonged time. This might lead to kidney problems.

Vitamin C is one of the vitamins that "need" other substances to be present for absorption.

Vitamin C and Iron together makes a good combination and maximizes the absorption of Vitamin C.

Regards.

Answer 4

Yes and no.. though people have been known to OD on vitamin C, the only real side effect of to much of it is diarrhea, and possibly the symptoms of Jaundice, such as skin discoloration. Some people may be more sensitive to large amounts of vitamin C. But they are no known serious side effects of taking high quantities of vit C

Answer 5

There is nothing actually wrong with taking too much Vitamin C. It is a water soluble vitamin, so the body uses what it needs and excess is eliminated from the body through the urinary tract. If you are taking supplements, you will be spending more than you need to if you take too much.

Answer 6

It's possible to get too much of anything and too much of anything will make you sick