Can you have too much Vitamin C?

[Gubb]

I'm off work sick today with a cold (they sent me back home), Picked up some of that Simply Squeezed Orange Juice (Mmmmmm. Pulpy goodness).

There's a sticker on the bottle that states "5 days of Vitamin C in every litre". If I drink the whole 2L bottle (and get 10 days worth of Vitamin C), will it upset my guts? Or will I turn Orange?

[Nasty]

Not really ... your body naturally desposes of extra Vitamn C (commonly called pissing it out) that it doesn't need ... that being said it pays not to be stupid either.

[Nagash]

If you eat too many carrots (and I mean *alot* of carrots over a long period of time) you'll turn orange..

But I think it'd be really hard to overdose on vitamin C..

[MSTRS]

Nope.
Google can be your friend...http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061130064152AAll3fm

[Meekey_Mouse]

You can get an intravenous boost of Vitamin C and a few other vitamins suited to you... My family get them before winter comes around and it's great :)

[James Deuce]

The superficial answer is no.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vitamin-c/AN01801

Your reaction to high doses of Vit C is dependent on your overall physical condition and the state of your kidneys.

Beta Carotine turns you orange.

[Gubb]

Cheers guys.

I wasn't overly concerned that i'd OD on OJ, but the sticker on the bottle got me thinking.

[Pussy]

I find I get wobbly and talk gibberish if I have too much Vitamin P....

[FJRider]

I'm off work sick today with a cold (they sent me back home), Picked up some of that Simply Squeezed Orange Juice (Mmmmmm. Pulpy goodness).

There's a sticker on the bottle that states "5 days of Vitamin C in every litre". If I drink the whole 2L bottle (and get 10 days worth of Vitamin C), will it upset my guts? Or will I turn Orange?

Water the juice down a bit with clear liquids....Vodka would be my choice...

[FJRider]

Cheers guys.

I wasn't overly concerned that i'd OD on OJ, but the sticker on the bottle got me thinking.

Reading labels ???? thats original...must try that...

[Flatcap]

I'm off work sick today with a cold (they sent me back home), Picked up some of that Simply Squeezed Orange Juice (Mmmmmm. Pulpy goodness).

There's a sticker on the bottle that states "5 days of Vitamin C in every litre". If I drink the whole 2L bottle (and get 10 days worth of Vitamin C), will it upset my guts? Or will I turn Orange?

Bugger orange juice - Whisky is the elixir you seek

[Mom]

Beta Carotine turns you orange.

I had a couple of food allergy challenged babies. My son in particular had some developmental issues with his gut and could not easily digest a heap of things. He loved and tolerated well, carrots, kumera, pumpkin etc. Used to form the base of his diet for a while to be fair. I remember taking him to a Plunket open day and getting a heap of odd looks. A few days later I got a call from the nurse, they were worried about him having jaundice...LOL


Cheers guys.

I wasn't overly concerned that i'd OD on OJ, but the sticker on the bottle got me thinking.


Vitamin C is great, but your body will only take as much as it needs to. Your kidneys will simply filter out the excess. When you are sick, or challenged in your health your body needs more Vit C than normally, therefore it uses more. I would be more concerned about buying and swallowing suppliments to find the majority was being pissed against the wall (so to speak) when you are well.

Hope you feel better soon!

[slofox]

Bugger orange juice - Whisky is the elixir you seek

Mix that 50/50 with Stones Green Ginger Wine - I'll sell ya some - even give ya a KB discount (of five whole cents!!!!)

[TimeOut]

I had a couple of food allergy challenged babies. My son in particular had some developmental issues with his gut and could not easily digest a heap of things. He loved and tolerated well, carrots, kumera, pumpkin etc. Used to form the base of his diet for a while to be fair. I remember taking him to a Plunket open day and getting a heap of odd looks. A few days later I got a call from the nurse, they were worried about him having jaundice...LOL


Had the same happen with our eldest (pumpkin) was the culprit, they even did blood tests before we worked out what caused it :eek:lol

[Trudes]

You'll probably get the squirts.

I can't have much Vitamin C because I have hemochromatosis, which means my body absorbs and stores too much Iron and Vitamin C helps the body to store that Iron.... so I'm sitting here thinking "Immmmmm, yumm, Simply Squeezed!!!" I used to love drinking that, PULLLLPPPPPPP!! haha, you lucky bugger!:drool:

[peasea]

I find I get wobbly and talk gibberish if I have too much Vitamin P....

I get the same thing on Vitamin E. How wierd is that?

[peasea]

You'll probably get the squirts.

I can't have much Vitamin C because I have hemochromatosis, which means my body absorbs and stores too much Iron and Vitamin C helps the body to store that Iron.... so I'm sitting here thinking "Immmmmm, yumm, Simply Squeezed!!!" I used to love drinking that, PULLLLPPPPPPP!! haha, you lucky bugger!:drool:


Hemochromatosis?
Is that when you collapse after polishing your Chrysler?

(All due respect for your condition, couldn't resist.)

[Trudes]

Hemochromatosis?
Is that when you collapse after polishing your Chrysler?

(All due respect for your condition, couldn't resist.)

hahaha, wish it was when you collapse after polishing your Dodge!

[peasea]

hahaha, wish it was when you collapse after polishing your Dodge!

I think I'd go 300C before a Ram. Both cool though. I got a squirt in a ram SRT10 a while back, what a truck!

[Trudes]

I think I'd go 300C before a Ram. Both cool though. I got a squirt in a ram SRT10 a while back, what a truck!

I was thinking more like a Viper.... :drool:

[peasea]

I was thinking more like a Viper.... :drool:

Not a bad choice, on the 'scale' of things. Be good to take one for a 'fang'.

[Trudes]

Not a bad choice, on the 'scale' of things. Be good to take one for a 'fang'.

I didn't get to take it for much of a fang, but i did get to drive it about for a bit... http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=44823&highlight=viper

[Forest]

I once read a story about a lady who was megadosing on vitamin C over a long period of time.

If I recall correctly, she was taking so much Vitamin C that it began to recrystalise in her urethra.

Which can't be much fun.

[Gubb]

It never ceases to amaze me how we can go from talking about Vitamin C to driving Dodge Vipers in 3 posts.

"The Off-topic is strong in you!"

Feel much better today. Pulp is amazing.

[Trudes]

It's an innate ability Gubb, you either have it or you don't.;)

[Devil]

You'll probably get the squirts.


Yep, thats how my body reacts with too much vitamin C. As mentioned, you wont OD on it, but it can give you the shits.

[vifferman]

I can't drink orange juice.
Well, I can, but I suffer for it.

[nodrog]

Water the juice down a bit with clear liquids....Vodka would be my choice...


Bugger orange juice - Whisky is the elixir you seek


Mix that 50/50 with Stones Green Ginger Wine - I'll sell ya some - even give ya a KB discount (of five whole cents!!!!)

you guys are bloody flash, meths would be more Gubb's style me thinks.

[dipshit]

There's a sticker on the bottle that states "5 days of Vitamin C in every litre". If I drink the whole 2L bottle (and get 10 days worth of Vitamin C), will it upset my guts?

It could. Vitamin C is a toxin. Eating too much fruit or drinking too much orange juice could make you feel nauseous and give you diarrhoea. This is the body reacting to a mild case of toxic poisoning.

You probably won't get that by taking lots of vitamin C tablets, as in most cases with tablets, the body does not absorb the vitamins from them very easily. Even products with "added vitamin C" (a marketing ploy instead of saying preservative 202 Potassium sorbate) won't give you much vitamin C either as it is quite unstable. Just because they put it in - it doesn't mean you get it. Fresh fruit and vegetables are the best for getting vitamins.

[Skyryder]

I find I get wobbly and talk gibberish if I have too much Vitamin P....

Yes to much Vitamin Sea can be harmfull. You can drown.

Then there's the other vitamin See that if taken in the wrong place and the wrong time can cause fatal bulllet wounds and other nasties.



Skyryder

[peasea]

It never ceases to amaze me how we can go from talking about Vitamin C to driving Dodge Vipers in 3 posts.

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How often has it happened??

[Skyryder]

It could. Vitamin C is a toxin. Eating too much fruit or drinking too much orange juice could make you feel nauseous and give you diarrhoea. This is the body reacting to a mild case of toxic poisoning.

You probably won't get that by taking lots of vitamin C tables, as in most cases with tables, the body does not absorb the vitamins from them very easily. Even products with "added vitamin C" (a marketing ploy instead of saying preservative 202 Potassium sorbate) won't give you much vitamin C either as it is quite unstable. Just because they put it in - it doesn't mean you get it. Fresh fruit and vegetables are the best for getting vitamins.


But on a serious note this man is right.


Skyryder