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Beginning in 1969, Dr. Robert F. Cathcart III used high-dose vitamin C to help over 30,000 patients throughout his career. He found ascorbic acid to be the most effective type of oral vitamin…
More vitamin C information at https://health.nfshost.com
Beginning in 1969, Dr. Robert F. Cathcart III used high-dose vitamin C to help over 30,000 patients throughout his career. He found ascorbic acid to be the most effective type of oral vitamin C. In this 26-minute presentation he described various therapeutic uses, including how it eliminated his chronic allergies and greatly reduced his frequent colds. He mentioned personally taking 16 g/day ascorbic acid when healthy.
Dr. Cathcart observed that at least 80% of healthy adults can tolerate 10-15 g/day ascorbic acid powder dissolved in water in 4-6 divided doses. He wrote, "Bowel tolerance doses are the amounts of ascorbic acid tolerated orally that almost, but not quite, cause diarrhea." He reported that bowel tolerance can significantly increase depending on severity of illness, allowing a range of 15 to 200+ g/day to be used without diarrhea. To be effective in recovery, dosage needed to be near bowel tolerance and taken frequently until feeling completely well.
Dr. Cathcart described an example for acute illness, starting with 2-6 g ascorbic acid every 15 minutes, with amount increased until diarrhea, then continued at a slightly reduced amount that does not cause diarrhea. He indicated that as symptoms decrease, so can bowel tolerance with dosage reduced as needed. Reducing carbohydrate intake can also improve absorption of vitamin C during illness, along with drinking plenty of water.
