irelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.ee to [Moved to Piefed] Ask@lemm.eeEnglish · 3 months agoWhat's a really specific problem you have?message-squaremessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down12
arrow-up136arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a really specific problem you have?irelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.ee to [Moved to Piefed] Ask@lemm.eeEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square43linkfedilink
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iocakelinkfedilinkarrow-up12·3 months agoDespite eating citrus most days, I developed scurvy as a result of dietary malabsorption. Now I have to take vitamin C supplements (among others). Yarrr
minus-squareCall me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eeBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoIs it reversible?
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iocakelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoOh yeah. I just needed to take a lot of vision C supplements. And still need to keep taking them, of course.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoWas the citrus lacking vitamin C, or were you unable to absorb it for some reason?
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months ago malabsorption I can’t imagine growing citrus that was so utterly lacking in vitamin C as to cause scurvy. It takes very little.
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iocakelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoUnable to absorb it. Chronic diarrhea has led me to have all kinds of nutritional deficiencies.
Despite eating citrus most days, I developed scurvy as a result of dietary malabsorption. Now I have to take vitamin C supplements (among others).
Yarrr
Is it reversible?
Oh yeah. I just needed to take a lot of vision C supplements. And still need to keep taking them, of course.
Was the citrus lacking vitamin C, or were you unable to absorb it for some reason?
I can’t imagine growing citrus that was so utterly lacking in vitamin C as to cause scurvy. It takes very little.
Unable to absorb it. Chronic diarrhea has led me to have all kinds of nutritional deficiencies.