Uncle Anders is known as the family hypochondriac. He takes pills prescribed by his doctor, but also supplements of all kinds. Relatives point out that he takes pills to no avail. Anders rejects this, taking it as a sign that his relatives want to get at his inheritance early and that he shouldn’t waste it on supplements.
For some reason, Uncle Anders eats vitamin D in large quantities. A relative sends him a well-intentioned article about vitamin D and cancer. Then he pulls his ears back and asks how much vitamin D per day ug or microgram, should an adult person eat.
Too much vitamin d symptoms
Like the hypochondriac he is, he first checks whether eating too much vitamin D can make you sick. On the internet he finds information. He reads that overdosing can make you unusually thirsty and cause constipation or diarrhoea. Fatigue, muscle weakness and psychological problems are other side effects of excessive intake. He feels immediately that he has all these problems except mental problems or depression.
The relatives now feel that their alarm bells have gone off, but Uncle Anders is not easily convinced of anything. Is there a risk that he will eat too little vitamin D and if so, which is the best vitamin D to take?
Vitamin D deficiency and symptoms
Once again, Uncle Anders goes online and writes the words “vitamin d deficiency symptoms 1177”. He reads and sweats easily. You can get muscle weakness and aches all over. Back and pelvic pain are other complaints. In addition, fractures are more likely to occur. Once again, Uncle Anders recognises all the symptoms. He is pleased that mental health problems and hypochondria are not mentioned.
How long does it take to restore vitamin D?
With medical science giving conflicting answers, Uncle Anders decides he has a vitamin D deficiency. How do you get that, he thinks? The best way to get vitamin D is to spend time in the sun. Uncle Anders has a complexion that makes him definitely not want to be in the sun. Eating oily fish gives you vitamin D. The good uncle has many merits but fish should remain in the sea, he believes. There is no other way for him to counteract vitamin D deficiency and that is to take supplements.
Vitamin D and carcinogenicity
The relatives are forced to resort to scare tactics. They want to suggest that too much vitamin D can give Uncle Anders cancer. He firmly rejects this. He thinks he has every disease imaginable, but he will never get cancer.
