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Vitamin C Effervescent Tablets

Vitamin C effervescent tablets are vitamins over-the-counter, each tablet contains 1 gram of vitamin C. It can enhance the body’s resistance for the prevention and treatment of various acute and chronic infectious diseases or other diseases; it can also be used in the post-illness recovery period, wound healing period and adjuvant treatment of allergic diseases, or for prevention and treatment and treatment of scurvy.

When the human body is infected or has other inflammations, the demand for vitamin C increases, and taking vitamin C effervescent tablets has a certain effect. However, after taking a large amount for a long time, the physiological regulation of the human body has adapted to the high concentration of vitamin C. Once the drug is stopped, symptoms of vitamin C deficiency may occur, such as bleeding gums in the morning, and even subcutaneous ecchymosis.

Large doses of vitamin C are decomposed into oxalic acid and carbon dioxide in the human body, and the oxalate generated by oxalic acid in the urine is easy to form stones. At the same time, high concentrations of vitamin C increase the acidity of urine, which also contributes to the formation of stones.

Excessive vitamin C can also cause hyperacidity, gastric reflux, and even deep vein thrombosis , intravascular hemolysis or coagulation, etc., can also destroy lymphocytes and hinder the phagocytosis of white blood cells, but will affect the body’s immunity.

In addition, vitamin C has a damaging effect on vitamin A. Especially after taking a large amount of vitamin C, it will promote the excretion of vitamin A and folic acid in the body. Therefore, while taking a large amount of vitamin C, we must pay attention to supplementing vitamin A and folic acid.

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The recommended intake of vitamin C for adults is 100 mg/day, the tolerable maximum intake of vitamin C (UL) is 1000 mg/day. Take vitamin C effervescent tablet once a day when you have a cold, 3 to 5 days is appropriate, it is best not to take it for a long time. Most of the vitamin C effervescent tablets on the market are a single tablet with a dose of 1 gram, and the amount of 1 gram is the therapeutic dosage for temporarily strengthening the body’s immunity for critically ill patients. Therefore,The general population without disease is best not to take such large doses of vitamin C for a long time. If you want to improve your immunity through vitamin C, it is recommended to control it within 300 mg per day.

When using vitamin C effervescent tablets, it should also be noted that they should not be swallowed directly; Generally, it is enough at 40 °C, because the water temperature is too high, vitamin C will be destroyed; if the exposure time is too long, it is easy to be oxidized and invalid, so vitamin C effervescent tablets need to be dissolved in water, and drink now.

Source: (Healthy China Headlines)

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