Vitamin Infusion
January 19, 2015 | 20,00 EUR | answered by Dr. med Ralf von Seckendorff
Hello,
I received a vitamin C and folic acid infusion, which I have had many times before. However, last time, after about 5 minutes, my nose became blocked, my face swelled up, and my ears were pounding. I had never had any problems before. What could this be? I then received cortisone.
Hello,
sometimes allergies develop only after a longer period of time, even if certain substances were previously well tolerated (this can happen with any medication) or if they affect a different ingredient in the infusions, or even the (possibly undigested) vitamin C itself. While this is very rare with these infusions, it is unfortunately not impossible.
Therefore, I assume that you have developed an allergy to one of the ingredients in the infusions, but it is difficult to determine exactly which one from a distance.
You should therefore discuss with the attending physician on site which ingredients could be responsible and whether a solution to your problem is possible.
Kind regards
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