If you are a person who tends to avoid the sun, suffer from milk allergies or adhere to a strict vegan diet, you may be at risk of vitamin D deficiency. Known as the sun vitamin, it is produced by the body in response to exposure skin in the sun. It also occurs naturally in some foods, including some fish and egg yolks, but how much vitamin D should you take?
Taking the recommended amount of vitamin D is highly beneficial to your health, but taking too much of this vitamin can be counterproductive, constipation being a sign of this.
Constipation occurs when someone has trouble emptying the intestines and is usually associated with hard stools.
Researchers at King Fahad Medical City, Saudi Arabia, confirm that “hypercalcemia is responsible for producing most symptoms of vitamin D toxicity”.
This “includes gastrointestinal disorders”, such as “constipation and diarrhea”.
Those most at risk for vitamin D deficiency are the elderly, overweight people and those who rarely venture out of the house.
Everyone should target between 8.5 and 10mcg of vitamin D in a single day, said SUS.
During the winter months, the sun is not strong enough for your body to produce vitamin D.
Therefore, it is generally recommended that everyone take vitamin D supplements during these months to increase the amount in their diet.