Can I Take Vitamin C with IgA Nephropathy

It is widely acknowledged that vitamin C is essential for body. Can I take vitamin C with IgA Nephropathy? I think you can come to the conclusion by yourself. But how does vitamin C help improve the health of IgA Nephropathy patients? In the following, you will have a further understanding.

Vitamin C is good for immunity.

Vitamin C is a well-known component of immune system and it is a powerful antioxidant which can neutralize the free radicals in the body so as to reduce your chance of infection, cold and some other disease.

Vitamin C is good for heart.

Heart disease is life-threatening for IgA Nephropathy patients. Vitamin C has been shown to lower blood pressure, ensures proper dilation of blood vessels, promote the conversion of cholesterol to bile salts which can be easily eliminated from the body. All of these functions help protect your heart.

Vitamin C eases anemia.

IgA Nephropathy patients are often troubled by anemia caused by kidney function impairment. Vitamin C helps release a higher percentage of iron from nonheme sources, thereby boosting your body’s ability to absorb more iron. Supplementing proper iron helps eases anemia.

Vitamin C lowers blood sugar.

Diabetes can worsen IgA Nephropathy and speed up the progress to kidney failure. Vitamin C helps regulate sugar levels reducing the risk of getting diabetes.

Vitamin C also has many other health benefits. Space limited, we do not list all of them here.

How to obtain vitamin C for IgA Nephropathy patients?

You can obtain vitamin C from vitamin C supplements or fresh vegetables and fruits. In the daily, you can easily find food high in vitamin C, such as oranges, lemons, bell peppers, cranberries, guava, gooseberry, onions, etc.

Though vitamin C is good for IgA Nephropathy patients, you should pay attention to the acceptable daily intake, because too much vitamin C can cause hyperacidity, even lithiasis in urinary system. For more information about IgA Nephropathy healthy living, please leave a message or send emails to kidneycares@hotmail.com.