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Warnings
What Is Ascorbic Acid?
Vitamin C is important for bones and connective tissues, muscles, and blood vessels. Vitamin C also helps the body absorb iron, which is needed for red blood cell production. Ascorbic acid is used to treat and prevent vitamin C deficiency.
Before Taking This Medicine
Ask a doctor or pharmacist about using ascorbic acid if you have:
kidney disease or a history of kidney stones;
hereditary iron overload disorder (hematochromatosis); or
if you smoke (smoking can make ascorbic acid less effective). Do not use ascorbic acid without your doctor’s advice in either case.
Symptoms Of Taking Too Much Vitamin C
In adults, the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of vitamin C is 90 milligrams (mg) for males and 75 mg for females.
Adults who take more than 2,000 mg of vitamin C per day may experience side effects. When a person takes more than the recommended limit of vitamin C, they may experience mild digestive disturbances. For example, if a person takes 30–180 mg of vitamin C each day, their body absorbs about 70–90% of this vitamin.
The excess leaves the body in the urine.