Taking vitamin C as a supplement

@jakedduck1- About how much Vitamin C you shroud take- or did I misunderstand and he already has?

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.

I believe the vitamin C you are taking is very safe. It is also more beneficial. The reason for this is the amount of vitamin C being released into your blood stream. Very important to note that you are taking :timed release". This means that the 500 mg you take is being released into your blood over about a 12 hour period or at just 42 mg/hour. This very low dose should not stress your kidney. Also important to know is that vitamin C is water soluble, so it is flushed from your body in hours. This is another reason "timed release" is so important.
https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/vitamineral#:~:text=There%20is%20also%20some%20concern,and%20other%20issues%20over%20time.

My Mayo nephrologist took me off of vitamin C. I was surprised therefor, when my husband’s non-Mayo nephrologist didn’t seem to have a problem with it.

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Do you mind it if people ask about your Cherokee heritage?

My heritage is a complex mix of Jewish, Slavic, British and Brazilian. However, these days I consider Western "civilization" a sad (and ruthless) mistake, and wish I could find a way to make sense of these feelings (eg connect with how humans were before).

Although I'm totally secular, I learnt a lot (during a brief period) from orthodox Jewish rabbis. And it helped me detach a bit from our dire consumer culture. But I think their wisdom comes roughly from when "civilization" was taking roots.

I have no illusions, I'm sure humans have always had their nasty sides (after all, all natural beings feed in some sense on other natural beings).

I just think "civilization" made the process less fair - a few have ever more wealth and/or power, while the majority have ever less.

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I have a feeling that your observation in an earlier post that "Life is a hoot" is part of the "answer" I'm looking for 🙂

I was informed at Mayo not to take Vitamin C, but Vitamin did at 800 IU. Also cut down on oxilate intake, stick to 100 or less (at least try to stick to 100 or less) per day after kidney stones removal.

@marbe
Me too. But I started eating quite a few but drank more water and haven't had any more stones since. I also used to take potassium citrate to prevent them. 8 is enough!
Take care,
Jake

Good, sorry I meant Vitamin D!

Ami45sin here.
Hope you are on fruits, vegetables and lean meat.
Hope you watch sodium, potassium, and phosphorus.