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Thursday 07 January 2021
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I wrote – Hind Khalifa
Many people during that period, especially those who have contracted the Coronavirus, are keen to take vitamins without consulting a doctor, with the aim of treating or preventing the virus, without knowing that these vitamins have certain ratios that the body needs, and if they increase it exposes them to health problems.
“Masrawy” reviewed the opinions of some specialist doctors about taking vitamins during infection with the Coronavirus and their side effects.
Side effects of overdose … and healthy food as an alternative
For his part, Dr. Ahmed Abdel-Qawi, a consultant of internal diseases, stressed the need for a Corona patient to follow the protocol of the Ministry of Health and adhere to the proportions of vitamins placed in it, stressing that too much vitamin intake is harmful to one’s health.
Abdul Qawi added to “Masrawy” that the compensatory doses determined by the doctor do not include any problem or impact on the person’s health, but some people, especially during the period of Corona’s spread, take vitamins frequently, because of their fear of infection with the virus, which exposes them to the occurrence of negative side effects.
He pointed out that taking an excessive dose of zinc may cause fever and change in the sense of taste, while an overdose of magnesium causes shortness of breath, diarrhea and muscle weakness, as for vitamin C, an overdose of it causes diarrhea and abdominal cramps, as well as vitamin D overdose of it causes loss of appetite, weight loss and weakness. Muscles.
Abdul-Qawi recommended replacing these vitamins with healthy sleep and eating healthy food, stressing that it is the original source of vitamins and the correct one to give the body the full amount of rabbinic vitamins, and the body takes from them its needs while in medicines it may give the body proportions it does not need.
Damage to kidney and liver function
Dr. Amjad Al-Haddad, a consultant in allergies and immunology, explains that there are types of vitamins that should not be taken without consulting a doctor, especially if the person’s percentage is moderate, noting that they may expose him to side effects.
Al-Haddad explained to “Masrawy” that some people have recently taken interest in taking vitamins and buying them from pharmacies without consulting a doctor, with the aim of preventing Corona, warning that this causes long-term health damage to them.
He pointed out that if vitamin C exceeds the percentage that a person needs, it may expose him to problems such as gout and excess salts, in addition to vitamins (zinc-D-B), their excessive use exposes the person to an increase in their levels in the blood, which affects the kidneys and liver.
Al-Haddad explained that the infected person needs to increase the proportion of these vitamins, and take them from high doses through medicines during the period of infection with the virus, but this will be through medical supervision.
And he recommended the use of natural vitamins found in vegetables, fruits and legumes.
Doctor: It should not be taken randomly during the spread of Corona
The director of the Immune Correction Center, Lyudmila Lapa, stated that randomly consuming vitamins poses a risk during infection with viral diseases, including the emerging corona virus, so it only makes the infection stronger and does not speed up the healing process.
And she said: “Viruses love vitamins, if a person gets sick, I think there is no need to take vitamins at all, because we support the disease, because viruses get energy from vitamins, and of course, this also applies to the Corona virus,” according to what was published by Russia Today .
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