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A man was hospitalized after he overdosed on vitamin D, causing vomiting,

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He took more than 80 times the recommended vitamin D amount, and 19

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A man who overdosed on vitamin D supplements was hospitalized for eight days
after he kept vomiting and lost 28lbs in three months.

The unnamed middle-aged man had taken more than 80 times the recommended
daily amount of vitamin D, alongside 19 other supplements, as part of a regimen 37
recommended by a private nutritionist in the UK, doctors said in a case report
published in BMJ Case Reports on Tuesday.

After one month of taking the supplements, the man experienced tummy pain,
vomiting, leg cramps, ringing in his ears, dry mouth, increased thirst, and
diarrhea. His symptoms didn't go away after he stopped taking them. 

A blood test showed that his vitamin D levels were seven times the
recommended amount and, because vitamin D helps regulate the amount of
calcium in the body, his calcium levels were dangerously high. The test also
showed that his kidneys were at risk of damage.  

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The authors said the man's case was uncommon, but that excessive levels of 37
vitamin D can cause effects on the body that can be "debilitating." 

Vitamin D can be toxic if taken in large amounts 

Vitamin D is fundamental for bone health and is naturally obtained from sunlight
and foods such as oily fish or mushrooms. However, if taken in large amounts,
usually from a supplement overdose, it can be toxic for many of the body's
organs including the gut, heart and kidneys. A vitamin D overdose can also cause
dangerously high levels of calcium in the body, which risks neurological
symptoms such as drowsiness, psychosis and coma. It takes about two months
for the body to clear half the original amount of vitamin D taken, so symptoms
can last weeks, the authors said.

During his eight days in hospital, the

man was re-hydrated with fluids
through a drip and given drugs that
stop bone breakdown, called
bisphosphonates, that helped reduce
his calcium levels.

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The case report authors encouraged people to speak to a family doctor before
starting alternative therapy or taking new over-the-counter medications.

Supplements are largely safe until taken in "unsafe amounts" or "unsafe

combinations," they said.

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