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  • Jan 6, 2011, 05:52 PM
    jabag11
    Can you take too much Vitamin C?
    I'm not talking about overdosing, I'm talking about taking too much to the point where it becomes unhealthy? Normal amount I would say would be 500mg per day right? So what if I were to start talking 2,000 mg per day instead? Or 1,000?

    Basically what is the limit? And I am talking about per day. The amount where it is too much, therefor more unhealthy than healthy? I am 19 and am a male.
  • Jan 6, 2011, 11:33 PM
    Curlyben
    As it is a water based vitamin any excess is expelled from the body.
    Taking too much can result in diarrhoea.

    Everyone's limit is different, but I would say 2 grams a day, 2000 Mg, would be fine.
    Personally I take between 4 and 8 depending on how I'm feeling.
    A heavy cold can really drain the vit C so replacement is important..

    Why not have a look for a high dose muti vit and cover all of the bases in one hit.
  • Jan 7, 2011, 12:26 AM
    rbilow
    For adults, the recommended upper limit for vitamin C is 2,000 milligrams (mg) a day. Although too much dietary vitamin C is unlikely to be harmful, megadoses of vitamin C supplements can cause:

    ■Diarrhea
    ■Nausea
    ■Vomiting
    ■Heartburn
    ■Abdominal cramps
    ■Headache
    ■Insomnia
    ■Kidney stones
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vitamin-c/AN01801
  • Jan 7, 2011, 08:17 PM
    jabag11
    Comment on rbilow's post
    Thanks!
  • Jan 7, 2011, 08:18 PM
    jabag11
    Comment on Curlyben's post
    Thanks!

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