General Discussion & Chat: Coffee and...Part 40...! :-D, 1 by BabsERNurse

BabsERNurse wrote:
Hap....you asked about me taking the 4Grams of Vit. C daily....nope, no diarrhea here. I take the timed released stuff and I don't have a problem. I make sure I drink lots of water as well. Vitamin C in high doses is a natural diuretic and helps keep the puffiness down to a minimum. I'm on long-term Prednisone therapy and I have to be vigilant about not picking up any opportunistic infections being immuno-suppressed as well as not bloating up like a toad. So, I get a two-fold effect from the Vit. C, but always use the extended release stuff. I take it in 1 Gram tablets; 2 Grams in the morning and 2 Grams at bedtime.

Babs

P.S. I just came from my sister's house a few minutes ago. I took my brother-in-law's Gallos y Gallinas comforter I made for his birthday to him. Birthday is tomorrow, but I'll be taking Mum to her proditrist appointment and probably won't catch up to him tomorrow. He loves the comforter and actually curled up in it while we were chatting in the living room.