irelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.ee to [Moved to Piefed] Ask@lemm.eeEnglish · 4 months agoWhat's a really specific problem you have?message-squaremessage-square43fedilinkarrow-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 · 4 months agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up12·4 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-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 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-up1·4 months agoWas the citrus lacking vitamin C, or were you unable to absorb it for some reason?
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoUnable to absorb it. Chronic diarrhea has led me to have all kinds of nutritional deficiencies.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 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.
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?
Unable to absorb it. Chronic diarrhea has led me to have all kinds of nutritional deficiencies.
I can’t imagine growing citrus that was so utterly lacking in vitamin C as to cause scurvy. It takes very little.