How Much Vitamin C Should I Give My Child?

Vitamin C is necessary for many body systems. It is an antioxidant and supports the immune system and collagen production. When the body is sick, it can tolerate, and even benefit greatly from much larger amounts of vitamin C than when it is well. Vitamin C appears to provide protection against heart disease and cancer. Some surmise that many diseases are caused by mild scurvy. Scurvy is a disease caused by extreme vitamin C deficiency. Symptoms including fatigue, weakness, anemia, joint pain, inflammation, heart problems and bruising.

Vitamin C is helpful for a variety of acute illnesses that children get including colds, influenza, and mono. Vitamin C is also useful for diseases for which there are vaccines. Vaccinated and unvaccinated children can contract chicken pox, mumps, measles, and whopping cough, and vitamin C is very helpful in these diseases.

Once the body has reached the saturation point of vitamin C, it will begin to flush it out via the bowel. A child will get diarrhea once his body is saturated. If a child gets diarrhea when being treated with vitamin C, the dose can be cut in half. It may take you some time to figure out the exact amount that suits each child in each particular illness.

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