Vit C and Poop

Loralee · 07-15-2012, 08:57 AM

So, say a random two year old girl get into the Vit C bottle and had an extra 5 or 6 pills? (500 mg each)

How would that affect her poop? And would it do the same thing to an older sister that may have done the same thing?

Codi · 07-15-2012, 08:58 AM

Too much Vit C can cause diarrhea/runny stools. Not sure how much that would take though.

Loralee · 07-15-2012, 10:33 AM

Apparently 2000-3000 extra mg will do it.

But then, we hung out with some friends on Thursday night and the next day, one of them was sick. And then on Saturday she came down with diarrhea and her sister is now too. But then, on Saturday they also consumed all that extra vit c and the poop hasn't been too nasty stinky.

---------- Post added at 02:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:03 PM ----------

Gah. Dressy has a fever and is napping. Maybe it's not the vit c after all.

Sundance · 07-15-2012, 10:58 AM

This thread caught my eye because our ND just rx' my constipated DD to take 2000 mg vitamin C to get her to poop

07-15-2012, 08:57 AM	#1
Loralee Rose Garden Dancing stands with all seahorses who are journeying to freedom Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 15,737	Vit C and Poop So, say a random two year old girl get into the Vit C bottle and had an extra 5 or 6 pills? (500 mg each) How would that affect her poop? And would it do the same thing to an older sister that may have done the same thing? __________________ It's me, dh, Dressy Bessy (Sept 08) and Dancing Daisy (May 10) Lead the children to see in every pleasant and beautiful thing an expression of God's love for them. Recommend your religion to them by its pleasantness. Let the law of kindness be in your lips. ~Ellen G. White

07-15-2012, 08:58 AM	#2
Codi Moderator Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 20,949	Re: Vit C and Poop Too much Vit C can cause diarrhea/runny stools. Not sure how much that would take though. __________________ ESFJ (For now....) Type 1441 Wife to Ryan Mommy to.. Big A -7.5 Little A - 4.5 Baby N - 1! Co-moderator in Babes in Arms, Breastfeeding, Homeschooling and SAHM.

07-15-2012, 10:33 AM	#3
Loralee Rose Garden Dancing stands with all seahorses who are journeying to freedom Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 15,737	Re: Vit C and Poop Apparently 2000-3000 extra mg will do it. But then, we hung out with some friends on Thursday night and the next day, one of them was sick. And then on Saturday she came down with diarrhea and her sister is now too. But then, on Saturday they also consumed all that extra vit c and the poop hasn't been too nasty stinky. ---------- Post added at 02:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:03 PM ---------- Gah. Dressy has a fever and is napping. Maybe it's not the vit c after all. __________________ It's me, dh, Dressy Bessy (Sept 08) and Dancing Daisy (May 10) Lead the children to see in every pleasant and beautiful thing an expression of God's love for them. Recommend your religion to them by its pleasantness. Let the law of kindness be in your lips. ~Ellen G. White

07-15-2012, 10:58 AM	#4
Sundance Rose Trellis Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 2,601	Re: Vit C and Poop This thread caught my eye because our ND just rx' my constipated DD to take 2000 mg vitamin C to get her to poop __________________ ~Melanie Wife to my Lumberjack, Mom to DD1 (May 2007), DS (April 2009) & DD2 (July 2011) Expecting Baby #4 sometime in October

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