big dosage of vitamin d cause can bleeding?

i heard about this theory...today i took very big dosage apprixx 15 000 iu. My colitis was relativly good. and this after i receveid a very very big bleeding. i did not see long ago such big bleeding.
is it real that maybe high disage d vit cause this kind of effect?

thx. firstly with normal dosage d vitamin effect was very good. improved my colitis symtoms. yesterday took more pills d vitamin and i think it caused horrible bleeding. till now sometimes i have seen a litle blood. so my colitis is not perfect. but yesterday it was just coming and coming...lot of blood. i will take normaly amout d vitamin. and i take k vitamin because it decreases the blood luikvidity. finnaly i assume d vitami has good effect for me and my symtoms abd my winter depression. but too big amunt is a mistake.

Van Jordan said...
He said that 10,000 IU per day is way too much and that's what I was taking

I agree, 10,000 IU is way too much for most people. Granted that most people are deficient in vitamin D but it is still possible to overdose. I don't understand why anyone would blindly take 10,000 IU without getting your blood tested first.

Hambo88 said...
firstly with normal dosage d vitamin effect was very good. improved my colitis symtoms. yesterday took more pills d vitamin and i think it caused horrible bleeding. till now sometimes i have seen a litle blood. so my colitis is not perfect. but yesterday it was just coming and coming...lot of blood. i will take normaly amout d vitamin. and i take k vitamin because it decreases the blood luikvidity. finnaly i assume d vitami has good effect for me and my symtoms abd my winter depression. but too big amunt is a mistake.

Get your blood levels of vitamin D measured. The optimal values are between 40 and 60 ng/ml. I need to take 5,000 IU of vitamin D3 daily to maintain levels around 55-65 ng/ml.

But everyone is different. There is no substitute for actual measurement to see where you stand. Blood levels near 100 ng/ml are technically 'safe' but very close to overdosing. There are people with levels near 100 ng/ml who then vacation for a week or two at the beach and found that they have overdosed on the vitamin.

BTW take vitamin D3 which is the natural form rather than the artificial D2.

Sara,

Calcium supplementation can be very risky if not done right. Calcium is probably one of the most difficult minerals to get properly absorbed in the body. Just to get it into the bloodstream it has to be in the presence of not only Vitamin D, but also magnesium, some of the B vitamins, and a good source of fat.

But you don't want it staying in the bloodstream too long, and to get it out of there and into your bones, teeth and other places it's needed, Vitamin K2 is needed.

K2 in its various forms is critical for a lot of functions. I have had problems posting links here in the past, so I'll just suggest that you search You Tube for "Dr. Mercola Interviews Dr. Kate Rheaume-Bleue" for an interesting video. There's a short one of about 15 minutes, and a longer one for more detail.

This is all very complicated....

rjdriver said...
Sara,

Calcium supplementation can be very risky if not done right. Calcium is probably one of the most difficult minerals to get properly absorbed in the body. Just to get it into the bloodstream it has to be in the presence of not only Vitamin D, but also magnesium, some of the B vitamins, and a good source of fat.

But you don't want it staying in the bloodstream too long, and to get it out of there and into your bones, teeth and other places it's needed, Vitamin K2 is needed.

K2 in its various forms is critical for a lot of functions. I have had problems posting links here in the past, so I'll just suggest that you search You Tube for "Dr. Mercola Interviews Dr. Kate Rheaume-Bleue" for an interesting video. There's a short one of about 15 minutes, and a longer one for more detail.

Yes, calcium supplementation can have risks. That's part of why I didn't take it for years, even while on prednisone, because I listened to people on the internet who scared me about it, kinda like your post. Now I have osteoporosis and a stress fracture and I really regret not taking it. I don't think it's as complicated as you make it sound. I've done a ton of reading on calcium and Vit. D (when to take it, what to take it with, how much to take, what form is best absorbed, if it actually helps while on prednisone etc...).

You had me until you mentioned the quack Mercola.

ambling said...
"Dr" Mercola ... lol.

Exactly my thoughts.