Thread: Ester-C Dosage for Overcoming Cold/Flu

I doubt it will help much, but taking a few grams per day is fine, and drink a lot of fluids.

The key is to take vitamin c, echanacia, etc. before you get sick to keep your immune system strong.

That's quite a high dosage IMO. With that, plus the vitamin C in your regular diet, you could see some painful sides. I read a report that dosings of 12,000mg's to 40,000 mg's a day has led in some cases to chronic diarrhea and kidney stones, but your body might be able to handle high doses. If you start pissing stalagmites, i say cut the dosing back.

A virus will not be affected by attacks from your imune system because you pump up your vit' C ...

Originally Posted by gococksDJS

I read a report that dosings of 12,000mg's to 40,000 mg's a day has led in some cases to chronic diarrhea and kidney stones, but your body might be able to handle high doses.

that is 12 - 40grams, I said to take a few grams.

Originally Posted by BoneCrusher

A virus will not be affected by attacks from your imune system because you pump up your vit' C ...

Im not so sure about this. What vitamin C does is boost the bacteria killing ability of immune cells called macrophages and neutrophils. Yes I am aware that there are 1000 milligrams in one gram but I was just giving an example. There have been reports of kidney stone formation and compulsive vomiting from as little as 5,000 mg's or 5 g's a day for an extended period of time, and the Institute of Medicine has stated that 2,000mg's per day is the tolerable upper intake level for the average person.

oh, the most I take on a typical day is 2 grams.