Creator: Dr. Reeja Tharu
Keywords: vitamin C toxicity, gastric trouble, kidney stones, hemolysis, G6PD enzyme deficiency

Written by Dr. Reeja Tharu, M.Phil.,Ph.D
Medically Reviewed by The Medindia Medical Review Team on Feb 14, 2016

Vitamin C / Ascorbic acid - Toxicity

Vitamin C is a generally safe vitamin. However, large doses may give rise to gastric trouble. It has been reported to cause kidney stones.

Further more, hemolysis (destruction of the red blood cells) may be seen in patients with an intrinsic G6PD enzyme (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase) deficiency.

Published on Feb 04, 2016
Last Updated on Feb 14, 2016

Comments

prkalyan Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Ascorbic Acid and Vitamin C are not the same. They are two different things. Vitamin C is a much bigger molecule and contains many different constituents apart from Ascorbic Acid - Ascorbic acid is found within the Vitamin C complex. Vitamin C contains a number of inseparable cofactors, such as rutin, bioflavonoids, factor k, factor j, factor p, ascorbinogen, protein chaperones, and various enzymes like tyrosinase, which together in their entirety constitute the Vitamin C complex. So kindly do not equate Ascorbic Acid with Vitamin C. Vitamin C is extremely powerful yet completely harmless compound and can be used in mega doses beneficially against many prevailing deceases including Cancer, AIDS and Heart deceases. The same cannot be said of Ascorbic Acid though. Kalyankrisnan P

kirmavpa Thursday, September 26, 2013

very much helpful to all members of Indian society.

ennairam_23 Monday, January 31, 2011

I take Vitamin C 500 mg everyday. It really makes a difference. I seldom get sick now.

guest Tuesday, September 11, 2007

I tried a few I like the best is vitamin c from http://www.shaklee.net/thehealthyway/product/VitaC

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