Over Doses Of Ascorbic Acid (Vita.c)

Gosh

 I baru perasan yang my daughter teroverdos ascorbic acid (vita. c)
Sedap diorang suck macam sweets.
Because of that, I search some information untuk cek
implication and the side effect of the problem finally I found that:-

Dosage:

Males:

15-18 years old: 45-60 mg

19-24 years old: 45-60 mg

25-50 years old: 45-60 mg

more than 50 years old: 45-60 mg

Females:

15-18 years old: 45-60 mg

19-24 years old: 45-60 mg

25-50 years old: 45-60 mg

more than 50 years old: 45-60 mg

Children:

4-6 years old: 40-45 mg

7-10 years old: 40-45 mg

The RDA is 60 mg, per day - yet this amount will only prevent you from picking up scurvy and more recent studies suggest that an intake between 200 - 500 mg per day may be the most beneficial for healthy people.

The recommend dosage for pregnant or lactating women is 75-95 mg per day.

Toxicity and symptoms of high intake:

Since ascorbic acid is a water-soluble vitamin, toxic levels are not built up or stored in the body, and any excess is lost mostly through urine. If extremely large amounts are taken gastrointestinal problems may appear, but will normalize when the intake is cut or reduced. To determine a level where a person might experience discomfort is difficult, since some people can easily stomach up to 25,000 mg per day, while others start having a problem at 600 or 1,000 mg.

Some people using mega dose therapy of vitamin C may have side effects such as gastrointestinal complaints including diarrhea, nausea and abdominal cramps. These side effects normally stop as soon as high potency intake is reduced or stopped.

Fuh lega..
Now I can breath easily

Reference : http://www.rspharmchem.com