Vitamin Dis essential for maintaining strong bones and supporting your overall health.
Excessive vitamin D may also cause kidney disease.
That means some supplement products may not contain what the label says.
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While getting enough vitamin D to support your health is important, too much can be a problem.
Consult a healthcare provider before takingvitamin D supplements.
They can help guide you on the appropriate dosage you should take.
If you have too much vitamin D in your blood, your blood calcium levels should also be assessed.
Seek medical attention if you are experiencing symptoms related to vitamin D toxicity or hypercalcemia.
Gastrointestinal Symptoms
The most common side effects of too much vitamin D are related to hypercalcemia.
Numerous case studies have reported kidney complications related to excess vitamin D intake.
For example, a 65-year-old male took injections of 50,000 IU of vitamin D per week for one year.
Upon admission to the hospital, he had acute (short-term) kidney injury, among other symptoms.
Prompt treatment improved symptoms and avoided further damage to his kidneys.
Both his blood vitamin D and calcium levels were very high.
After undergoing treatment for nearly one year, his calcium and vitamin D levels returned to normal.
However, he was left with stage 3Bchronic kidney disease.
Its recommended for people over age 70 to get 800 IU, or 20 mcg daily.
This amount includes vitamin D you get from food, as well as dietary supplements.
Vitamin D is added, or fortified, to some foods to increase intake in American diets.
Commonly fortified foods include milk and breakfast cereals.
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The process usually takes less than five minutes.
It reflects vitamin D produced endogenously (inside the body) and obtained from diet and supplements.
Vitamin D status is measured using a blood test.
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