What is the Medical term meaning excess vitamin c?

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My 2 year old nephew drank 88+ounces of sunny delight in a 2 hour period.
What kind of side effects can ocur

Back pain, jaundice (yellow skin and eyes), itchy skin, tender mass in left upper abdomen, and fever.

Too much Vitamin C is virtually harmless. Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) is a water-soluble vitamin. This means that if the body gets too much of it, it will just excrete out what it doesn't need. I remember my Biochemistry professor calling this "expensive urine." Too much Vitamin C can cause some of the above symptoms but it would be unlikely. The most common symptom of too much Vitamin C is diarrhea and increased urine concentration.

A serving size of 8 oz of Sunny Delight is about 100% daily value (about 60 mg) of Vitamin C. This means that 88 oz would be about 1100% of daily value of Vitamin C (about 660 mg).The United States defined Tolerable Upper Intake Level for a 25-year-old male is 2,000 milligrams per day. 660 mg vs. 2000 mg means it won't even affect the child that much. If you are unsure, consult your physician. Just to let you know, when I was a kid I used to eat Vitamin C tablets (about 1500 mg). Sometimes I would have 2 or 3 and it never hurt me a bit.

The actual medical term for excess vitamin C in the body is "Hypervitaminosis C". Literally, it means "the condition of high vitamin C".