Gastroenterologist warns of risk of stomach damage
Mr. NKA (32 years old, living in Ho Chi Minh City) has always prided himself on being “immortal” without Covid-19 during the outbreak in Ho Chi Minh City. Mr. A said that even when the Covid-19 epidemic broke out in Hanoi, he also lived in Hanoi but did not have Covid-19.
Mr. A shared that he has a treasure called vitamin C to improve resistance. Mr. A believes that thanks to hard work taking vitamin C, he is “immortal” to Covid-19.
However, about 1 month ago, Mr. A appeared to have severe epigastric pain. At first, Mr. A thought that his stomach pain was caused by a digestive disorder, but the pain increased and did not decrease.
Mr. A went to the doctor, had a gastric endoscopy, had an ulcer, and was prescribed and guided by the doctor on how to eat and drink. The doctor also asked Mr. A to stop taking vitamin C.
Similar to Mr. A, Ms. Nguyen Phuong H (38 years old in Hanoi) was afraid of being re-infected with Covid-19 so she bought vitamin C and some other vitamins to drink to improve her resistance. Not only taking vitamin C, Ms. H also drinks 2 glasses of orange juice every day.
After about 7 days of regularly drinking vitamin C and orange juice, Ms. H lost sleep and had a dull stomach ache. Ms. H went to the doctor, the doctor said that taking an overdose of vitamin C had led to the above symptoms. Ms. C stopped taking vitamin C and the symptoms also disappeared.
Abuse of vitamin C can cause unwanted side effects, illustration.
And Mr. Tien N (36 years old) also appeared with acute stomach pain after abusing vitamin C to improve resistance. Mr. N was admitted to the hospital with severe abdominal pain. Endoscopy results showed that Mr. N had many ulcers.
Associate Professor, Doctor, Doctor Bui Huu Hoang, Head of Gastroenterology Department – Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, said that in the process of receiving patients to visit the digestive tract, Dr. Hoang has encountered many cases. gastritis caused by overuse of vitamin C to improve resistance.
In particular, there are cases where patients are afraid of contracting infectious diseases, including Covid-19 every day, taking one 1,000mg effervescent C tablet, then drinking more lemon juice and orange juice. This is the reason why the acid level in the stomach increases very high, causing the patient to have stomach pain. For cases with gastritis, it will increase the severity of stomach ulcers.
Doctors recommend that people do not abuse vitamin C, pay attention to eat on time, and limit stimulating foods. Everyone needs psychological balance in life, do not let the spirit be pressured without being relieved. If you see abnormal signs in the digestive tract, people need to see a doctor for timely treatment.
According to Master, Doctor Nguyen Dinh Tinh, University of Public Health, an overdose of vitamin C will lead to symptoms of digestive irritation such as abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea. Long-term high-dose supplementation can lead to other consequences such as iron retention, kidney stones, etc.
Dr. Province has met patients with anxiety, abdominal pain, nausea. The cause is the vitamins the patient is taking. When the doctor looked at the patient’s prescription, he saw that there were 3 types of vitamin C.
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