Title: The Top Pain-Fighting Vitamins - Pain Management Center - Everyday Health
Headings: The Top Pain-Fighting Vitamins
The Top Pain-Fighting Vitamins
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Content: A Dutch study of more than 400 people found that daily doses of vitamin C helped reduce pain in people with wrist fractures. However, another recent study done in England found that treatment with antioxidants, including vitamin C, did not provide pain relief for people with chronic pancreatitis from alcohol abuse. Chronic pain cure or not, eating plenty of vitamin C-rich foods is a good idea for general health . Great sources include red sweet peppers, strawberries, citrus fruits, and broccoli. The recommended daily allowance of vitamin C is 90 milligrams for men and 75 mg for women, but adults can take up to 2,000 mg daily without adverse effects. Vitamin B12. Supplements of this B vitamin have been shown to be effective in pain management for a variety of conditions, including low- back pain and recurrent aphthous stomatitis, or mouth sores. Most people get enough B12 from their diet through animal products, such as eggs, milk, fish, and meat, and some fortified cereals . Vegans and some vegetarians should take B12 supplements to replace what they are not getting through their diet, but taking supplements beyond the recommended daily allowance of 2.4 micrograms for most adults is not suggested because a safe upper limit has not been established. Vitamin E. Several studies suggest that vitamin E may be helpful in pain management for several conditions, including breast pain and neuropathic pain .