Question 1

what is the treatment for vitamin k overdose?

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Vitamin K overdose: There is no toxicity risk from eating vitamin k-rich foods. Vitamin supplements containing vitamin k1 and vitamin k2 are also safe even in high amounts when taken orally. However, vitamin k3, also known as menadione, can be cause cell damage that leads to liver toxicity, hemolytic anemia, and jaundice. There is no good information on treatment of vitamin k overdose.

Question 2

what causes vitamin k deficiency in people?

Accepted Answer

Diet or Antibiotics: The vast majority of our vitamin k is actually produced by symbiotic bacteria in our intestines. So, if one has recently had a bout of heavy antibiotic use (which kills off both "good and "bad" bacteria in the body), then vitamin k deficiency can result. Poor diet can also lead to this deficiency. A deficiency in vit. K most often results in easy bleeding/hemorrhage susceptibility.

Question 3

what causes vitamin k deficiency in a baby?

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Diet/ gut germs: Vitamins are something  we need we can't make ourselves & for vitamin k there is a special step. Intestinal bacteria help convert ingested k precursors to the active form we need. Since newborns have no gut germs at the start, it takes a while to start the process. That is why babies get a v k shot at birth to bridge the ~ 8 days it takes for the process to kick in.

Question 4

can a multi vitiman with vitamin k cause arrthyima.

Accepted Answer

No cause: There have been some vague reports, but nothing definitive.

Question 5

can a person overdose on vitamin k when eating spinach?

Accepted Answer

No: Vitamin k is a fat-soluble vitamin used by the body to help with blood clotting. Spinach is rich in vitamin k, with a cup of raw spinach containing about 145 micrograms (0.145 mg). Daily doses of vitamin k as high as 135 mg (equivalent to 930 cups of raw spinach!) have not been shown to affect clotting.

Question 6

what causes vitamin k deficiency?

Accepted Answer

Diet or Antibiotics: The vast majority of our vitamin k is actually produced by symbiotic bacteria in our intestines.  So, if one has recently had a bout of heavy antibiotic use (which kills off both "good and "bad" bacteria in the body), then vitamin k deficiency can result.  Poor diet can also lead to this deficiency.  A deficiency in vit. K most often results in easy bleeding/hemorrhage susceptibility.

Question 7

does vitamin k deficiency cause nose bleed?

Accepted Answer

It can: Nose bleeds are usually from capillary breaks in the septum (between nostrils). Oddly enough, perhaps the commonest cause is too many "empty calories" in the form of "junk". I know it sounds odd but even capillaries require normal energy metabolism.

Question 8

if your normal platelet count is at the high end of normal, could eating many veggies rich in vitamin k cause platelets to raise to 450,000 -500,000?

Accepted Answer

No: Platelet count may increase due to iron deficiency, otherwise diet has little effect on platelet count. It would be prudent to discuss it with your doctor.

Question 9

can vitamin k depletion cause low platelets?

Accepted Answer

No: Low vitamin k can cause your body to have a difficult time making factors that are important for blood coagulation (factors 2, 7, 9, 10) and can lead to increased bleeding. Platelet numbers, however, should not be affected.

Question 10

why does vitamin k deficiency cause nose bleeds?

Accepted Answer

Because: It has a vital part to play in coagulation of blood as in bleeding.

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