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Taking vitamin C as a supplement

Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Jun 8, 2023 | Replies (26)

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@trishanna

Thanks, kamama94 and jakedduck1, for the information. Because of dietary problems, I don't have a good, consistent source of vitamins and minerals, so I also take a multi-vitamin multi-mineral and A REDS 2 (a supplement prescribed by my optometrist and designed to help with the ill effects of diabetes). The amounts in these other supplements plus my time release means I'm close to 2000 mg per day. I can see I'm probably too high on Vitamin C, but think the "eye vitamin" is important. Think juggling between diabetes and ckd is not going to be a piece of cake, which I surely would enjoy right now!!!

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@trishanna
I also take A REDS 2. Both my Ophthalmologist and Retinal specialist recommended them. I take iron to help keep my hemoglobin up for donating Platelets. I take Vitamin D and B Complex because my seizure meds deplete it. I also eat most of these foods for B vitamins and iron.
Meats (beef, chicken & pork) chicken for iron, not sure about it’s B vitamins.
nuts
enriched and fortified breads and cereals
leafy greens
cheese
legumes
grains
milk
Health & happiness,
Jake

@kamama94
You definitely have some serious issues going on.
Take good care of yourself and that’s an order!
Jake

excellent and rational comment. Most studies on oral ascorbate supplementation and oxalate formation and/or kidney stone formation are flawed , as the vast majority did not take into the consideration of the formation of oxalates in vitro , the formation during storage , nor has taken into the account the dietary intake from foods , coffee , teas , chocolates etc. The reality is that only a small amount of ascorbate is under normal circumstances is broken down to Oxalic acid. Moreover, regarding gout and Uric acid stone , it's established that there's an inverse relationship between serum Uric acid and Serum ascorbate, which likely explains why high Vitamin C supplementation will help prevent and treat gout, as the Uric acid is a strong intrinsic ANTI-oxidant ,( similarly to Bilirubin), which synthesis from purines the body will increase during low dietary intake of Vitamin C. Uric acid is the lesser effective asssistant to Vit C.