Vitamin C is used for increase in immunity at prevention and treatment of catarrhal diseases as he participates in the majority of oxidation-reduction processes. But even such useful element can do harm at overdose. Let's consider features of a gipervitaminoz of vitamin C, its symptoms, signs and consequences.
Standard daily rate of vitamin C
The standard daily rate of ascorbic acid can vary depending on:
- weight;
- age;
- level of physical activities;
- floor;
- way of life;
- presence of stresses;
- drug intake;
- climate of the environment.
For the healthy person
The organism quickly spends vitamin C therefore average daily requirement for the healthy person for it makes 60-80 mg. To children there will be enough 35-50 mg, but with age ascorbic acid begins to be acquired worse.
Whether you know? Animals, in the majority, synthesize vitamin C in an organism independently, but the person lost this ability in the course of evolution.
Active physical activities or hard work also increase the need for substance. The norm for athletes is 80-100 mg a day. The similar deficiency can be observed at pregnancy or feeding by a breast.
In hot and cold weather and also during the smoking and reception of oral contraceptives, daily consumption of ascorbic acid is recommended to increase by 25-35% of usual norm.
At treatment
Ascorbic acid during a disease promotes recovery, but thoughtlessly it is impossible to drink a dragee one by one. Experts recommend a daily dose in 100-150 mg daily.
Important! It is impossible to accept day norm for once. The necessary amount of antiscorbutic vitamins needs to be eaten during the day.
Concentration of ascorbic acid is always specified on medicine packing. If she makes 50 mg on one dragee, then it is enough to use 2-3 pieces during the day.
The concrete dose needs to be coordinated with the attending physician or the druggist who will consult upon purchase of medicine in drugstore.
Learn more about need for an organism of such vitamins as vitamin H, D, cod-liver oil, vitamin E, group B vitamins, manganese, D3, vitamin F, selenium.
Overdose reasons
The overdose by vitamin C happens owing to:
- surplus in a diet of products of the rich to them;
- ignoring or ignorance of standard daily rate of substance;
- overestimate of the therapeutic dose appointed by the doctor.
In what danger
Vitamin C in itself is harmless, but the overdose at long reception can lead to emergence of the following symptoms:
- to failures in work of a pancreas, pancreatitis;
- to gastritis;
- allergies;
- to deficiency B12;
- to decrease in quantity of leukocytes in blood;
- to failure of a menstrual cycle;
- arterial hypertension;
- to decrease in blood clotting.
Important! Sharp change of a dose of ascorbic acid — a stress for an organism. Even reduction of daily consumption after a disease needs to be carried out smoothly.
Especially have to watch the food and with care to treat any medicines of the woman during pregnancy.
The surplus of ascorbic acid during this period can affect development of a fruit or to become the reason of his death.
At overdose at children the diabetes can develop. If there are no direct indications to its reception, parents have to try that the child received elements necessary for it in the natural way — by means of fruit and vegetables. In some cases even the recommended standard daily rate can become the reason of serious violations. Reception of a dragee with vitamin C is strictly contraindicated to people with predisposition to an urolithic disease as it gives load of kidneys due to increase in salts of oxalic acid.
The first symptoms and signs
Can confirm overdose of ascorbic acid emergence of one or several symptoms:
- nausea and dizziness;
- emetic desires;
- discomfort in a stomach;
- heartburn;
- feeling of fatigue;
- stomach pains;
- diarrhea;
- skin irritations.
Important! The above-stated signs can have a set of the reasons, unambiguously will be able distinguish overdose and to appoint individual standard daily rate only the expert.
What should I do: first-aid treatment
At emergence of signs of overdose by vitamin C, it is recommended to stop its reception at once and to see a doctor. Ascorbic acid is easily dissolved in water and to be removed by kidneys. If for once more than 20 grams were accepted that is considered a lethal dose of ascorbic acid, it is necessary to cause immediately vomiting then to drink water not less than a liter.
It is also necessary to use one of the available adsorbents. Plentiful drink and the increased caloric content of food is recommended to be continued within several days after overdose.
How to avoid a surplus: prevention measures
As measures of prevention of a gipervitaminoz of vitamin C, follow the simple rules:
- Use Ascorbic acid in the form of a dragee only if necessary.
- Try to receive the necessary vitamin in the natural way.
- The need for synthetic medicine can appear only during the period from late fall to early spring.
- If you feel the first symptoms of a surplus of vitamin, eat the vegetables and fruit which underwent heat treatment.
- Always consult with the doctor before making the decision on intake of Ascorbic acid.
Even useful and necessary substances at the wrong application can do harm.
Whether you know? In pure form vitamin C white, does not smell and tastes like a lemon.
Vitamin C surplus symptoms not too obvious, especially at adults therefore it is necessary to understand clearly need of the organism for it then not to fight against consequences.