Vitamin C Lowers Painkiller Needs After Surgery

I have published various article on how vitamin C reduced pains for shingles, wrist sugery, and preventing Complex Regional Pain. Now shown to reduce pain after surgery – cut opioid needs.

Can J Anaesth. 2012 Mar 9. [Epub ahead of print]
Effect of vitamin C on morphine use after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized controlled trial.
Kanazi GE, El-Khatib MF, Yazbeck-Karam VG, Hanna JE, Masri B, Aouad MT.   abstract here

  • randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial
  • 2 g vitamin C po or placebo  one hour prior to surgery
  • 29% reduction in opioid needs

Comment – I would not go a day without vitamin C – seeing as we cannot make it ourselves. Low vitamin C comsumption was associated with risk of shingles. Now it looks such that if you ever gets some “trauma” –  having vitamin C on board helps…

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