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can you o.d. on vitamin c?

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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 06:44 AM
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Default can you o.d. on vitamin c?

i've been popping these Daily-C tablets like candy for the past 3 days ...



1 piece = 4 oranges ... 14 pieces in a roll = 56 oranges ... 3 rolls in 3 days =

168 oranges in 3 days

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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 06:46 AM
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I've heard that your body can only metabolize and absorb a certain amount of vitamin C over a certain period of time, and that the rest goes straight to your bladder.
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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 06:47 AM
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You can, but it is very, very hard, and most likely your body will shut down before any severe effects can happen.

Vitamin C is used by a lot of body builders in high dosages before competitions becuase it is a diuretic, so it pretty much gets rid of all the excess water in your body to make you look more lean and cut.
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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 06:47 AM
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You could, but it is water soluble, so you don't store it very well. Why don't you just back off on the supplements. I drank about a gallon of OJ every other day when I was harvesting oranges from the parent's house which is not far off your pace.
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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 06:51 AM
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I heard you can, but I forget where I read about it.

I had a friend in college who used to take like 4-5 Vit C tabs a day. He started turning yellow/orange from the coloring
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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Tobra
Why don't you just back off on the supplements.
i was told that vitamin c helps keep you healthy and prevents common colds ...

i work in a 100ft by 100ft space with about 6 other people, every single one of them are sick. i'm the last one standing.

i got 3 packs thinking i'd take one here and there ... but then I liked the taste and started popping them like candy. h:
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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 07:04 AM
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I read somewhere that the max daily intake for grown man should be 2000 mg and that above that gastrointestinal side effect such as diarrhea start to appear
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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 07:08 AM
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Before I go to the beach or whenever I know I will have my shirt off in front of girls I would like to impress in the summer, mine is close to 9000mg a day for two days before....

Just make sure you drink a lot of water so that you body can process that much...
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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 09:08 AM
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No. Vitamin C is water soluble, so you'll pee it out before you can OD on it.
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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 09:12 AM
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i remember eating so much mint-a-burst that my shit was coming out green for days.
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