Vitamin C Injection
Benefits of Vitamin C
Vitamin C is an essential nutrient in our diet. It has many important roles our body’s immune function, including:
- wound healing
- preventing damage to cells
- building collagen
- producing chemical messengers called neurotransmitters
Many people take vitamin C for general health or to boost their immune system. It’s also taken to treat vitamin C deficiency.
Vitamin C deficiency can lead to scurvy. Characteristic symptoms of vitamin C deficiency include:
- swollen and bleeding gums
- fatigue
- poor wound healing
- joint pain
- loose teeth
- coloured spots on the skin
In some cases, signs of scurvy can occur within a month of consuming less than 10 milligrams (mg) per day of vitamin C.
Today, scurvy is rare in developed countries. It’s most likely to occur in people who:
- smoke
- consume a limited variety of food
- have nutrient absorption problems
Vitamin C injections are sometimes used off-label for other conditions, including:
- cancer
- general health
- immune function
- weight loss
Per Injection £40
Course of 4 £160