Hi JPO,jpoww wrote:Davids1, he is taking ascorbic acid. what is benign diarrhea? what is a C-flush reaction? For example when he first started taking vitamin c he started out at 1,000mg a day and he would get diarrhea for a day or two then on the third day he would not have it anymore. He would then up it then following day to 2,000mg then he would get diarrhea for another two days and then it would go away and then he would increase the vitamin c and he would continue that same pattern of diarrhea on and off until he got all the way up until 26grams.
"Benign" diarrhea is a quick episode of a "loose stool," i.e. diarrhea, vs. a "medically" caused diarrhea, that can potentially be fatal from loss of fluids, and ultimately nutrients. "C-flush" is another term to describe this benign diarrhea [caused by oral ingestion of ascorbate].
JPO: Are you saying he would reach Bowel Tolerance [one day] and then have diarrhea for two days after that? I have never heard of it lasting that long! My view would be, if that is how the body is reacting to the ingestion of ascorbic acid, as long as there were no other negative symptoms, then it is a beneficial reaction and should be persevered in. Question: What made him stop at 26 grams? Or is he still increasing it, i.e. his Bowel Tolerance limit, and this is just how far/high he has gotten?
My experience is that I started out with a Bowel Tolerance of around 10 to 15 grams per day [in 5 to 10 divided doses], and over time my Bowel Tolerance has very gradually increased [I believe because my GI tract has become more and more cleansed] to its current 75 to 100 grams daily [in 10 to 15 divided doses].
Best of success and health to you both!
David