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Deficiency

Vitamin C Deficiency (Scurvy)

Vitamin C deficiency, or scurvy, occurs when prolonged inadequate intake reduces the body's supply of ascorbic acid. Because vitamin C supports collagen formation and iron absorption, deficiency can cause fatigue, swollen or bleeding gums, easy bruising, poor wound healing, and joint or muscle pain.

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What may help

Interventions recorded as helping with this condition

Nothing in this library is currently recorded as helping with Vitamin C Deficiency (Scurvy). That means nothing is on file — not that nothing exists. Only 107 of 338 catalogued supplements have a written-up profile so far.

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What to avoid

Interventions recorded as making it worse

Nothing in this library is currently recorded as making Vitamin C Deficiency (Scurvy) worse. Coverage is partial, and absence here is not evidence of safety.

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