After receiving nutritional advice, a man dosed a vitamin D preparation so high that he ended up in the hospital with poisoning. Now he wants to warn others about it.
East Kent – Vitamin D deficiency is a widespread health phenomenon. According to an estimate by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), around 30 percent of adults in Germany are affected. Vitamin D is important for the human organism because it regulates the phosphate and calcium metabolism. Among other things, it contributes to the hardening of the bones. Vitamin D also promotes a functioning immune system and has an impact on muscle strength.
Experts often recommend sunlight to remedy a vitamin D deficiency. The radiation on the skin can be sufficient for the body to produce enough vitamin D. However, the pharmaceutical industry also offers products for the artificial intake of vitamin D. However, the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment warns that there are certain risk groups for use.
Vitamin D supplements: diarrhea, nausea and cramps as overdose symptoms
A case from Great Britain now provides an example of how vitamin D preparations are used incorrectly. After a visit to a private nutritionist, the sufferer took more than 20 over-the-counter dietary supplements for vitamin D deficiency every day. According to a report by the US broadcaster CNN , the products also included preparations that sometimes exceeded the recommended daily dose by a hundred times.
Within a month, the man from Great Britain suffered from symptoms such as diarrhoea, nausea, abdominal pain and cramps in his legs and arms. He then stopped taking the preparations, but his condition remained critical. When he was admitted to a clinic in East Kent two months later, he was reported to have lost more than 15 pounds of his original body weight. In addition, there were severe kidney problems.
Too much vitamin D: “He is very keen for his story to be known to warn others.”
After several weeks of treatment in the hospital, his levels finally leveled off again. One of the attending physicians, Dr. Alamin Alkundi later told BMJ Case Reports magazine, “He is very keen for his story to be known to warn others.”
Since the beginning of the corona pandemic, for example, the connection between an infection with Sars-CoV-2 and a lack of vitamin D has been examined in more detail – with astonishing results. (do)
