Vitamin D Injections
Vitamin D
Vitamin D helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body. These nutrients are needed to keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy. A lack of vitamin D can lead to bone deformities such as rickets in children, and bone pain caused by a condition called osteomalacia in adults. Government advice is that everyone should consider taking a daily vitamin D supplement during the autumn and winter.
People at high risk of not getting enough vitamin D should take a daily supplement throughout the year.
From about late March/early April to the end of September, most people should be able to make all the vitamin D they need from sunlight. The body creates vitamin D from direct sunlight on the skin when outdoors. But between October and early March we do not make enough vitamin D from sunlight. Vitamin D is also found in a small number of foods.
Sources include:
- oily fish – such as salmon, sardines, herring and mackerel
- red meat/liver
- egg yolks fortified foods – such as some fat spreads and breakfast cereals
- Another source of vitamin D is dietary supplements.
In the UK, cows' milk is generally not a good source of vitamin D because it is not fortified, as it is in some other countries.
Benefits:
Vitamin D helps keep bones, teeth, and muscles strong, supports the immune system, and aids brain function.
How they work:
Vitamin D injections deliver pure vitamin D directly into the bloodstream.
Side effects:
The most common side effect is pain and discomfort at the injection site. Other side effects include loss of appetite, weight loss, nausea, vomiting, and constipation.
Recommended dose:
4-12 months can help keep vitamin D levels topped up - dependent of dosage
Price
£60 per injection