Question 1

what are the symptoms of vitamin e deficiency?

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Mostly neurological: Symptoms of vit e deficiency include poor balance ; coordination, peripheral neuropathy, muscle weakness and damage to the retina of the eye. Vit e deficiency may also increase risk of heart disease and cataracts and reduce immune function. See http://umm.Edu/health/medical/altmed/supplement/vitamin-e ; http://lpi.Oregonstate.Edu/infocenter/vitamins/vitamine/.

Question 2

how can i treat a severe vitamin e deficiency?

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Vitamin E def: I would take Vitamin E but discuss with the Dr who made Dx as different causes have different treatments.

Question 3

what are symptoms of mild vitamin e deficiency?

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Rare: Frank vitamin E deficiency is rare and overt deficiency symptoms have not been found in healthy people who obtain little vitamin E from their diets. If there is a deficiency symptoms include poor transmission of nerve impulses, muscle weakness, and retinal degeneration that leads to blindness.

Question 4

how would i know that i have vitamin e deficiency ?

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Unlikely: Frank vitamin E deficiency is rare and overt deficiency symptoms have not been found in healthy people who obtain little vitamin E from their diets. If there is a deficiency symptoms include poor transmission of nerve impulses, muscle weakness, and retinal degeneration that leads to blindness.

Question 5

is vitamin e deficiency rare in the u.s.?  who might get it?

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Very common: In my opinion, it's virtually impossible these days to get all the nutrients we need from food. Our produce is deficient due to farming and harvesting practices, and our increasingly toxic planet and stressful lives increases our body's requirements for nutrients to help detoxify. We have no good food sources for vitamin d or iodine.  I recommend multivit, vit d, and fish oil for everyone.

Question 6

vitamin e deficiency and weak legs.  is there any such connection?

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Yes: Frank vitamin E deficiency is rare and overt deficiency symptoms have not been found in healthy people who obtain little vitamin E from their diets. If there is a deficiency symptoms include poor transmission of nerve impulses, muscle weakness, and retinal degeneration that leads to blindness.

Question 7

my doctor gave me vitamin e supplement for my amenorrhea. does that mean i have vitamin e deficiency? is it dangerous?

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Low Vit E: I dont know of any data showing a connection between vitamin e deficiency and amenorrha. Vitamin e is fat soluble and therefore is more prone to toxicity.   This would all depend on the dose of vit e, and your height, wt, etc.   I would ask your doctor to reevaluate the plan or get a second opinion.

Question 8

can vitamin e capsules cause constipation?

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No, not usually: Vitamin e is is a fat-soluble vitamin and does not usually cause constipation.  Minerals like iron sulfate which many people take, can cause constipation though.

Question 9

can alcohol cause a decrease in vitamin e?

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Unsure: There are few studies in humans on this that I have been able to locate.  Some of the damage that alcohol does to the body involves increases in oxidizing substances, where anti-oxidants can help prevent damage, and vitamin E is an anti-oxidant.  Some people feel that extra vitamin E may be helpful in those with alcoholism, but there is no real proof of this.  15-30 mg of vit e would be reasonable.

Question 10

does vitamin e cause heart defects in unborn baby?

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Possibly: Thanks for this question. A single retrospective study suggests high doses of e can significantly increase risk of congenital heart defects, but it was based on women recalling what they ate & took; such studies are not always reliable. To be safe avoid more than 30 iu/day. Too little vit e in pregnancy increases asthma. See http://www.Babymed.Com/medications/can-too-much-vitamin-e-hurt-my-baby.

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