Vitamin D

Hi there. I’m looking for feedback regarding the importance of vitamin D when asymptomatic compensated. Are OTC vitamin D supplements safe?

Thank you in advance if you respond.

[theoldboiler]

I cannot answer medically but I have been taking OTC Vit D for years and no doctor has ever questioned it

[kensimmons]

I have never heard anything bad said about Vitamin D. Ask a dietician or doctor for the correct dose, in some cases even large doses are fine (but I am not a doc so check with one or a nutirition specialist). Good luck! Also ask about various B vitamins and a daily multivitamin! They might presume you naturally take them, but maybe you do not.

[theoldboiler]

Not apropos of liver disease but doctor's advice is that everyone in the Northern hemisphere should take Vit D supplements for mental and physical health as we do not get enough sun. In it's extreme version it can be dangerous, there has been a huge rise in rickets in the UK in recent years where some religions require body coverings that don't allow sun to skin

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Hi Quas,

It is always a good idea to check with your own doctors before commencing any new supplements or over the counter vitamins.

Best wishes.

[deanw41]

I take a reasonable dose of Vit D...

[Readlots]

My lliver consultant diagnosed vitamin D plus calcium because of the link between PBC and osteoporosis