Drinking a lot of C effervescent can cause kidney stones?

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Vitamin C has many effects such as helping to produce collagen which is a main protein of the body affecting the skin, participating in the production of neurotransmitters and hormones that help absorb and use other nutritional elements, This is also a very important antioxidant. Therefore, vitamin C supplementation is a necessary need of the human body. One of the chosen ways is to use C effervescent tablets, but most do not have full access to knowledge about this effervescent drug.

1. What is Vitamin C effervescent tablet?


Vitamin C effervescent tablets are a form of effervescent medicine that is being used quite a lot today, when dropped into the water, the tablet will foam strongly, releasing a lot of gas, causing the tablet to break and completely dissolve in water to form an easy-to-drink solution. A typical effervescent C tablet now contains about 1g of vitamin C, more than 16 times the recommended daily vitamin C requirement. Vitamin C is a substance that the human body cannot produce on its own, but it plays an important role in improving resistance, strengthening the immune system, enhancing metabolism and preventing disease, enhancing the ability to work of the body and regulate the redox reaction of cells, helping to slow down the aging process of the body as well as prolong life.

Viên sủi vitamin C 500mg
Viên sủi vitamin C 500mg
However, the abuse of vitamin C effervescent tablets will lead to many consequences for the body when the body's daily vitamin C requirement is only about 60 mg. If taking more than 500 mg of vitamin C can cause stomach bloating, more than 1000 mg will lead to digestive disorders, diarrhea, iron excess, cystitis, urethritis, ...

2. Drinking a lot of C effervescent can cause kidney stones?


In fact, if using high doses of vitamin C for a long time can completely increase and precipitate oxalate stones leading to kidney stones, especially with doses above 1000 mg / day. When using vitamin C effervescent tablets should be used in the morning because if used in the evening may cause difficulty sleeping, use after eating to avoid stomach irritation.
In addition, people with high blood pressure absolutely do not use effervescent drugs in general including vitamin C effervescent tablets. This is because some hypertensive patients are on a salt diet, that is, not eating. salty. The fact of this is to abstain from sodium in table salt (sodium chloride), but in any effervescent medicine there is sodium to react with the citric acid contained in the tablet to meet water to effervescent, so it can be Increases sodium levels leading to a spike in blood pressure.

Uống nhiều C sủi trong thời gian dài có thể gây sỏi thận
Uống nhiều C sủi trong thời gian dài có thể gây sỏi thận

3. How to take vitamin C effervescent tablets properly?


To use effectively and avoid unwanted effects of vitamin C effervescent tablets, users should pay attention to some of the following:
Do not take vitamin C effervescent tablets several times a day, especially pregnant women And children who want to supplement with vitamin C need to follow specific instructions from their doctor. Vitamin C effervescent tablets should not be taken in the evening because it can cause mild irritation leading to difficulty sleeping. Store vitamin C properly in an airtight container, in a dry place, preferably below 25 degrees Celsius and avoid humid places, direct exposure to light. Some contraindications for using vitamin C effervescent tablets are people with high blood pressure and kidney disease.
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