KONTAN.CO.ID – JAKARTA. Covid-19 patients with mild or asymptomatic symptoms are advised to take a number of vitamins and minerals during self-isolation. The provision of vitamins and minerals to help the healing process when the patient is infected with the SARS-CoV-2 corona virus.
According to the recommendations of the Ministry of Health, patients with COVID-19 with mild symptoms and without symptoms need to take vitamins C, D, and zinc, or multivitamins (with a composition of vitamins C, D, E, zinc).
The following is a description of the types of vitamins and minerals for people with mild and asymptomatic Covid-19 who are undergoing self-isolation.
1. Vitamin C
Covid-19 sufferers who are self-isolating are advised to take non-acidic vitamin C for those with sensitive stomachs, or take vitamin C lozenges.
Launching the Isoman Question and Answer Pocket Book released by RSCM, the recommended dose of vitamin C is according to age and health conditions.
– For ages 1-3 years: maximum dose of vitamin C 400 milligrams per day
– For ages 4-8 years: maximum dose of vitamin C 600 milligrams per day
– For ages 9-13 years: maximum dose of vitamin C 1,200 milligrams per day
– For ages 12-18 years: maximum dose of vitamin C 1,800 milligrams per day
– For ages 18 years and over: maximum dose of vitamin C 500 milligrams 3-4 times per day
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Before taking vitamin C in supplement form, make sure the Covid-19 sufferer first consults with the treating doctor. The reason is, drinking more than 1,000 milligrams of vitamin C per day can increase the risk of stomach pain to diarrhea.
To increase the intake of vitamin C, sufferers can also consume several natural sources of vitamin C such as guava, tomatoes, oranges, papaya, peppers, strawberries, to broccoli.
Keep in mind, there are several benefits of vitamin C. Reporting from WebMD, vitamin C one of which serves to help the body fight infection.
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2. Vitamin D
In addition to vitamin C, patients with mild or asymptomatic Covid-19 who are undergoing self-isolation are also recommended to take vitamin D.
Vitamin D serves to help the immune system when the body is dealing with harmful bacterial and viral infections. The need or recommended dose of vitamin D according to age and health conditions.
– For ages 3 years: 400 IU per day
– For ages 4-18 years: 1,000 IU per day
– For ages 18 and over: 2,000 IU per day
– For those aged 18 years and over with obesity: 5,000 IU per day
Before taking vitamin D in supplement form, make sure people with Covid-19 first consult with their treating doctor.
Vitamin D supplements can be tablets, capsules, effervescent tablets, chewable tablets, lozenges, soft capsules, powders, or syrups. In addition to supplements, everyone can get vitamin D intake from sunbathing for 15 minutes every day.
Or, eat foods that contain lots of vitamin D such as fish, sardines, egg yolks, shrimp, cereals, to milk.
3. Zinc
Not only vitamins, to help the recovery process, Covid-19 patients undergoing self-isolation also need zinc mineral intake. The recommended dose of zinc is 20 milligrams per day.
Like taking vitamin supplements, Covid-19 sufferers who will take zinc supplements should also consult a doctor first.
Not only from supplements, Covid-19 sufferers can increase their zinc intake from natural sources such as lean beef, seafood, chickpeas, green beans, kidney beans, peanuts, tempeh, tofu, eggs, or milk.
In addition to consuming several separate types of vitamins and minerals above, to make it more practical for COVID-19 sufferers with mild or no symptoms who are undergoing self-isolation, they can also take multivitamins.
The type of multivitamin consumed by Covid-19 sufferers needs to contain a composition of vitamins C, D, E, and zinc. In addition to taking multivitamins, vitamins, or minerals, make sure people with Covid-19 eat a complete and balanced nutritious diet, get enough sleep, and control stress every day.
That way, the healing process of the SARS-CoV-2 corona virus infection can run optimally.
This article has been published on Kompas.com with the title “3 Vitamins and Minerals for Covid-19 Patients Self-Isolating“
Author : Mahardini Nur Afifah
Editor : Mahardini Nur Afifah
