Examining A Vitamin D Overdose
As it has been said many times in the past, too much of a good thing can be harmful. Unfortunately, most people have a very narrow definition of what exactly a "good thing" is. Usually when they hear this expression, they automatically assume that it refers to good food, good drink, etc. In reality, it can refer to anything that has a perceived positive effect. For example, every year hundreds of people die from aspirin overdoses yet the public is mostly unaware of this phenomenon. Similarly, while most people are familiar with the positive effects of vitamin D, they are completely unaware of the harm and the danger of a vitamin D overdose.
Understanding The Concept Of Too Much
People will often take vitamin supplements as a way of improving their health and this is understandable. Where people go wrong, however, is when they assume that if they greatly increase the dosage of a helpful product, they will maximize the health benefits of it. This is a wildly inaccurate notion and all it does is set the stage for a vitamin D overdose if the person opts to take far too much of the vitamin over far too long of a time.
What Happens When You Have Too Much
So what happens when you have too much vitamin D in your system? One of the effects of excessive vitamin D is the onset of hypercalcemia, which is a serious condition that revolves around massive amounts of excess calcium compounds collecting in the blood stream. This results often from a vitamin D overdose that occurs over time. This condition causes severe abdominal and gastrointestinal pains that can reach such a critical level a trip to the emergency room may be required.
If you do feel severe abdominal pain and this pain comes on the heels of bouts with cramps and constipation and you have been taking excessive or frequent amount of vitamin D, then it would be best to seek medical attention immediately as you have no way of knowing how much the calcium compounds have collected in your body. A vitamin D overdose is a serious matter and this is why professional help should be sought immediately and the symptoms should not be ignored. Sadly, many people do ignore the signs of an impending bout with hypercalcemia until it is too late. So, if you are taking vitamin D frequently, perhaps it would be best to curtail your intake down to recommended levels or simply sop taking the supplement altogether.
