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How do you treat vitamin toxicity?


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Treatment for vitamin toxicity:

  1. If an excessive amount of any vitamin is taken then it leads to serious health issues which are referred to as hypervitaminosis or vitamin toxicity.
  2. Vit A: Can be treated by reducing vit A intake in the diet. Activated charcoal can be used in case of high toxicity.
  3. Vit D: Can be treated by discontinuing vit D and calcium intake.
  4. Vit E: Treated by discontinuing vit E intake.
  5. Vit k: Oral medication is done.

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