Question 1

Can consuming vitamin c help with itching and breathing difficulties acquired from shellfish allergy reaction?

Accepted Answer

Shellfish allergy can be life-threatening, especially if you have breathing difficulties when you eat it.  Taking vitamin c is not enough to guarantee that you will prevent a reaction.  If you have a shellfish allergy, you should not eat it at all.  It's also a good idea to see a doctor about this allergy and make sure you don't have others.

Question 2

Can taking vitamin d supplements cause itching?

Accepted Answer

Most people do not commonly experience side effects with vitamin d, unless too much is taken. Some side effects of taking too much vitamin d include weakness, fatigue, sleepiness, headache, loss of appetite, dry mouth, metallic taste, nausea, vomiting.

Question 3

Can too much vitamin c cause protassuim defficency??

Accepted Answer

Vitamin C intake would not cause deficiency of potassium. Sources of vitamin C like orange juice also have potassium.

Question 4

Does too much vitamin c cause hives?

Accepted Answer

There are many causes of hives.  Most likely, too much vitamin c is not the cause but rather something that contains vitamin c (like a supplement or a food).

Question 5

Can too much vitamin c cause a headache?

Accepted Answer

That is not a typical symptom I am familiar with but too much anything will cause some symptoms. Best way to find out is to stop it and see if headache symptoms improves in a week or two. If you have bee on c for awhile and then have a headache it may not be related unless you increased your dose a lot.

Question 6

How much is too much vitamin c to cause kidney stones?

Accepted Answer

A study at UT Southwestern found that ingestion of 2 grams of vitamin C daily resulted in a statistically higher urinary oxalate concentration than in the placebo group.  Since oxalate is a major component of calcium stones, the conclusion of the study was that one should ingest less than 2 grams of vitamin C daily.

Question 7

Is there such thing as having too much vitamin c in your body? i heard it can cause other health problems in high amounts

Accepted Answer

KIDNEY STONES.. Vitamin C in very high levels can lead to kidney stones  (oxalate stones for with long term acidic urine) Hope this helps!!
Dr Z
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Question 8

I took vitamin c supplement 1000 mg per day.is that can cause bad effect to my body? too much acid?

Accepted Answer

It's unlikely to do you any good or harm. The people who get into trouble with Ascorbic Acid have taken more than ten times this much. I'm going to assume you have normal kidney function. Thanks for writing.

Question 9

Does taking vitamin c make you itch?

Accepted Answer

deficiency can cause itching.

Question 10

I have been taking 50, 000 units of vitamin d and just noticed that i have a rash that looks like a blister and itches can this be do to too much d?

Accepted Answer

While the blister is unlikely to be due from vitamin d, the dose you are taking is high and should be under medical guidance. Your doctor will check your level to determine what dose you should be taking.

Does too much vitamin c cause itching

Can consuming vitamin c help with itching and breathing difficulties acquired from shellfish allergy reaction?

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Can taking vitamin d supplements cause itching?

Can too much vitamin c cause protassuim defficency??

Does too much vitamin c cause hives?

Can too much vitamin c cause a headache?

How much is too much vitamin c to cause kidney stones?

Is there such thing as having too much vitamin c in your body? i heard it can cause other health problems in high amounts

I took vitamin c supplement 1000 mg per day.is that can cause bad effect to my body? too much acid?

Does taking vitamin c make you itch?

I have been taking 50, 000 units of vitamin d and just noticed that i have a rash that looks like a blister and itches can this be do to too much d?

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