Can pregnant women take VC effervescent tablets?

The body of a pregnant woman is relatively weak, and the fetus absorbs nutrients from her body in her belly, which can easily cause malnutrition in the pregnant woman. During pregnancy, it is easy for pregnant women to have insufficient supply of vitamins in their bodies. At this time, it is best for pregnant women to take some effervescent tablets to supplement the vitamins needed in the body. Of course, eating some fresh fruits and vegetables can also supplement the vitamins needed by the body.

1. Can pregnant women drink effervescent tablets?

Benefits of taking effervescent tablets for pregnant women: Effervescent tablets disintegrate quickly, are easy to take, and take effect quickly; they have high bioavailability and can improve clinical efficacy; the effervescent tablets taste better after flavoring, and good medicine is no longer bitter, making patients more willing to accept it; the large amount of foam produced by disintegration increases the direct contact between the drug and the lesion site, thereby better exerting its therapeutic effect. VC can promote iron absorption, prevent anemia, and is essential for healthy skin, bones, gums and teeth, as well as enhancing the immune system. VC effervescent tablets can enhance the body's resistance and are used to prevent and treat various acute and chronic infectious diseases or other diseases. They are also used in the recovery period, wound healing period, and auxiliary treatment of allergic diseases, and in the prevention and treatment of scurvy.

Pregnant women should be careful when drinking effervescent tablets: they can be taken occasionally, but not frequently. Excessive intake of VC effervescent tablets by pregnant women may induce scurvy in newborns. If you want to get vitamin C, it is best to eat more vegetables and fruits.

2. Harm of Vitamin C Effervescent Tablets

Some parents heard that vitamin C can prevent colds, so they bought vitamin C effervescent tablets and mixed them with water for their children. From then on, the children liked the sour taste and became a little "addicted" or dependent on it. Whenever they were thirsty every day, they would drink the effervescent tablets mixed with water. Parents may think that vitamin C is water-soluble, so it is okay to eat too much as it will be excreted in urine. But unexpectedly, after a period of time, the child developed urinary tract stones.

It turns out that vitamin C effervescent tablets contain a relatively high dose of vitamin C, with each tablet containing 1000 mg of vitamin C. Children can take 3 or even more effervescent tablets a day, and the vitamin C intake can reach more than 3000 mg. Due to the long duration, so-called side effects appear. The final products of large doses of vitamin C broken down in the body are oxalic acid and carbon dioxide. The oxalate generated by oxalic acid in the urine is prone to form stones, and can also form urate and cysteine ​​salt stones.