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04-13-2004, 12:31 AM
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HysterSister
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Posts: 135
Hysterectomy:
Ovaries: Kept 1 or both
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Vit C
Hi tippy,
I've never heard of taking vit C to reduce bleeding. I take a lot of C just for general health reasons--usually about 1000 mg a day plus whatever is in my multivitamin, maybe 1200 in all?? I've been taking this much for several years.
Anyway, I have fibroids and heavy periods. They're not as extreme as some other people's that post here, but before my MD prescribed birth control pills to control bleeding, I has 1-2 days a month when I was having to change napkin every hour or sometimes more often. That's heavy enough to make me anemic--although again, not as extremely anemic as some other hystersisters.
So, either I have moderate symptoms and vitamin C has no effect---or I have extreme symptoms & the vit C is reducing them. They're enough of a problem that I don't feel like stopping the vitamin C and seeing if they get a lot worse!
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