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Vit. C and allergies
- Thread starter rockcreek
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Rockcreek- I don't think that it makes much difference for allergies. For some reason, Ester-C seems to be especially effective for helping arthritic joints, although most of the studies I read on that were on dogs, not humans.
My own experience (not having allergies personally) is that taking more than a couple of grams of any form of Vitamin C daily "dries me out"- my nasal passages and sinuses get quite dry, uncomfortably so. It might be if you had allergic post nasal drip that would actually be a boon.
One interesting thing we've noticed over the years is with hubby, who has/had terrible hay fever- ragweed allergy. Being a farmer, that's not a great problem to have in the summer! But we found that once the bell peppers and then canteloupes in the garden started ripening (and we started making pigs of ourselve on them) every year, his symptoms would pretty much vanish! We suspect it's the Vitamin C content, but it could be many things, including Vitamin A and bioflavanoids. Whatever it is, it has repeated over a decade now, and he's long since stopped bothering to take any prescription antihistamines, and only very rarely even needs an OTC anti histamine. Interesting, eh?
Summerthyme
My own experience (not having allergies personally) is that taking more than a couple of grams of any form of Vitamin C daily "dries me out"- my nasal passages and sinuses get quite dry, uncomfortably so. It might be if you had allergic post nasal drip that would actually be a boon.
One interesting thing we've noticed over the years is with hubby, who has/had terrible hay fever- ragweed allergy. Being a farmer, that's not a great problem to have in the summer! But we found that once the bell peppers and then canteloupes in the garden started ripening (and we started making pigs of ourselve on them) every year, his symptoms would pretty much vanish! We suspect it's the Vitamin C content, but it could be many things, including Vitamin A and bioflavanoids. Whatever it is, it has repeated over a decade now, and he's long since stopped bothering to take any prescription antihistamines, and only very rarely even needs an OTC anti histamine. Interesting, eh?
Summerthyme
C does have a minor antihistimine effect, more for some than others.
Ester C would probably be better for most anything simply because it is in a form easier to absorb.
Unless you have a known kidney problem, or ulcer, it is real hard to take too much C. If you ingest more than you can process, the bowel will become slightly irritated by the acid and "loosen" to get rid of the excess faster.
Interrestingly, the amount you will absorb increases when you are sick or stressed. Someone who can normally only take 5 or 10 grams spread through a day before needing to increase the bathroom breaks can many times absorb 100 grams a day or more when sick from a cold or mono. This seems to support the hypothesis that C is actually used up when the body is stressed by illness or otherwise. (A simple "test" of your general health might be to see how much you can down before loosening.)
There is a formula floating around for mixing straight ascorbic acid crystals with baking soda in water to create buffered vitamin c. This is apparently better for some people at higher doses.
Ester C would probably be better for most anything simply because it is in a form easier to absorb.
Unless you have a known kidney problem, or ulcer, it is real hard to take too much C. If you ingest more than you can process, the bowel will become slightly irritated by the acid and "loosen" to get rid of the excess faster.
Interrestingly, the amount you will absorb increases when you are sick or stressed. Someone who can normally only take 5 or 10 grams spread through a day before needing to increase the bathroom breaks can many times absorb 100 grams a day or more when sick from a cold or mono. This seems to support the hypothesis that C is actually used up when the body is stressed by illness or otherwise. (A simple "test" of your general health might be to see how much you can down before loosening.)
There is a formula floating around for mixing straight ascorbic acid crystals with baking soda in water to create buffered vitamin c. This is apparently better for some people at higher doses.
squeeksmom
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Which kind can I take so they don't cause canker sores and fever blisters? I can't even eat two oranges without getting a canker sore. Dangit!!
squeeks
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