Maintaining good health is a prime concern of our life since, without it, our lives will basically crumble. A slight flu or some fungal attack can ruin your day, and make you feel unproductive. It is therefore important to do all that we can to ensure that our bodies are in the best health as much as possible. Avané clinic, Nairobi, is here to make this work easier for you. We offer C-shot treatments. These are vitamin C injections to help revamp your health.
Do you have flu that just doesn’t go away? Do your wounds seem to take forever to heal? Or maybe that fever that hits once in a while is slowly turning into a full fledge migraine? Have you been experiencing pain more randomly than before? Do you feel, like your body has less energy and you are fatigued more often recently? If you answered YES to any of these, chances are that you might lack or have less vitamin C in your body. Avané clinic presents you with the C-Shot injections to help boost your vitamin C levels in the body.
All vitamins are important for good health. Each has its unique function in the body. Vitamin C is important in boosting the body’s immunity. This makes the body stronger, and more resistant to disease-causing organisms. Moreover, vitamin C helps keep the body energized and improves the working of body parts. It also helps in the absorption of Iron and other minerals which help in the day-to-day functioning of the body. Vitamin C also helps increase the rate of blood clotting and improves the healing of wounds. Consequently, the higher the vitamin C levels, the stronger the body, and the more energized it is. Furthermore, higher levels of vitamin C mean stronger body immunity and make us less prone to illness. Vitamin C is like a Modern-day superhero, working in the shadows to make lives better.
Low levels of vitamin C can affect how our body works. Vitamin C can be obtained naturally from citrus fruits and juice, red and green pepper, broccoli and strawberries. It can also be obtained from dietary supplements. These can be in form of oral tablets, extended-release tablets and extended-release capsules. The best form of vitamin C intake however is by injections, popularly known as C-shot. The injection can be given into a vein(intravenously), into a muscle (intramuscularly), or under the skin (subcutaneously).
Before getting a C-shot, we recommend that patients visit our clinic for consultation with Dr Pancholi, our lead doctor. During the consultation, the doctor will ask questions about your medical history and any medication you might be taking. He will also examine your body for any physical signs, and conduct any tests that help him with the diagnosis. Additionally, the consultation is also a chance for patients to ask questions, regarding vitamin C deficiency and its treatment. The doctor will answer all your queries with profound knowledge and in-depth information will be provided to you. The doctor then makes a medical report and decides on the best treatment plan to use.
The C-shot is done in the doctor’s office during the visit. It is performed as an outpatient procedure. The doctor will prepare you for the injection by disinfecting the skin at the injection site using an alcohol swab. He then chooses the best dose to use for your specific condition and injects you with the vitamin. Various doses are used for different purposes. For treating vitamin C deficiency, the typical vitamin C injection dose is 200 mg once a day for up to a week. For wound healing, the doctor uses a typical vitamin C injection dose of 1 gram a day for 5 to 21 days. Moreover, for off-label uses, he may select a custom dose among the wide variety of vitamin C injection doses recommended. These doses typically range from 10 to 100 grams. The doses may be given daily or periodically at different intervals. The doctor will discuss these with you and help you find the best plan to use.
C-shot injections have no downtime and zero recovery time. This means that you can get one and go back to normal activities immediately after the treatment. However, you can experience minor pain and swelling at the injection site. As per the plan the doctor chooses and the purpose for the injection, you might need several injections of the C-shot. One needs to honour these visits and have the injections at the stipulated time. This helps increase the effectiveness of the injections.
Risks and side effects.
There are several side effects associated with C-shot injections, especially when used in high doses. They can cause nausea, swelling and pain where the injections were made. High doses of Vitamin C can cause kidney disease and might cause kidney damage. In addition, it can cause the development of a kidney stone. People who had kidney stones before are at higher risk of it recurring. In addition to this, high levels of vitamin C can cause a high intake of iron. This can be dangerous, especially in people who already have enough or high iron levels. This is because Vitamin C increases the intake of iron in the body.
There are certain concerns about the high levels of vitamin C and its effects on radiation therapy. Some people in the medical field suggest that high doses of vitamin C affect the effectiveness of chemotherapy and other radiation therapies. These views need scientific research and supporting evidence to back them. Currently, there aren’t enough details to help us make a conclusive and informed decision about this matter. It is, therefore, important to raise this concern with the doctor during the consultation. This is crucial, especially for patients undertaking cancer treatment.
Benefits
C-shot injections help to treat Vitamin C deficiency. This helps increase Vitamin C levels in the body. consequently, it helps improve the body’s immune system and the patient maintains a healthier life. Moreover, C-shots help in energizing the body, ensuring it is active and productive. They also help improve on fast healing of wounds and clots. This helps prevent pain and possible infections at these sites. C-shots are highly effective since they are injected directly into the bloodstream and get to work instantly. Furthermore, they have no downtime and when used in the right doses, they are safe for use.
Takeaway.
Vitamin C helps ensure that our lives run as complication-free as possible. It keeps the body energized and when the body is attacked by germs and other pathogens, vitamin C helps boost the body’s immunity. Vitamin C deficiency is a common condition, and should not make one feel weak or insecure. Visit the Avané clinic at the Yaya centre and get yourself and C-shot to boost your vitamin C levels. It is safe and effective. Moreover, at Avané clinic, it is affordable and always available.
