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Does Vitamin C help with pain & inflammation?

Possibly — but there are few reports. 80% of 15 people who reported on Vitamin C for pain & inflammation say it improved. 13% noticed no change and 7% say it got worse.

Pain & inflammation: what users report
80%better15 reports · few reports
12 better2 no change1 worse

What people say about Vitamin C and pain & inflammation

“But that pain gets significantly better when I take glycine, vitamin C and B6 together.”
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“I took 2500mg of Vitamin C a day for a few days, and had the worst heart palpitations, sleep apneas, bone pains and bleeding gums I've ever experienced.”
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What the research says

AResearch: Strong738 meta-analyses · 2,072 trials on PubMed

Side effects people mention

kidney stones 6stomach issues 5insomnia 2bone pain 2kidney stone 2

What else is Vitamin C used for?

Based on few reports — treat as anecdotal. Information only — not medical advice. How we count

Does Vitamin C help with pain & inflammation? 80% of 15 users say yes — PlainPill