Many people flock to acquire and eat “vitamin C” as winter approaches and the season of colds and flu arrives, or to protect the body, forgetting the phrase “if something exceeds its limit, it will turn against it “, as the German Health Center warned that excessive intake of vitamin” C “increases the risk of developing kidney stones, especially in people who have high blood pressure, diabetes or people who do not drink fluids. enough.
The German center justified this, that the body does not eliminate the excess amount of vitamin “C” through the urine, but converts it into “oxalic acid”, which consists of most kidney stones.
The incidence of kidney stones is indicated by observing certain symptoms, such as severe pain in the side of the lower abdomen or back, an urgent desire to urinate with small amounts of urine, pain when urinating, and the presence of blood in the urine from mucosal infections, as well as general symptoms such as fever, chills, sweating, nausea and vomiting.
To avoid the risk of developing kidney stones, it is not allowed to take food supplements containing vitamin C unless under the supervision of a doctor.
It is worth noting that the recommended daily value for “vitamin C” is about 75 milligrams for adult women and 90 milligrams for adult men, according to the National Institute of Health in America.
A person can get the required amount by eating citrus fruits and some vegetables.
