I take 25,000 to 50,000 IUs of vitamin A / day for up to two weeks. Longer than that and you might get vitaminosis.
If I take the vitamin A on first day, when the tickle vanishes in less than 30 minutes after waking up, I usually don't have to take it again. The longer you wait to start taking the A vitamins, the longer you have to take them.
Doctors usually think I'm nuts, "You mean vitamin C, A doesn't help sore throats." But, they haven't tried it. I think it works because vitamin A is good for skin and mucous membranes. The inside of your throat is covered in mucous membrane and I figure the A vitamins make it easier for the mucous membrane to fight off the microbes.
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Date: 2010-08-07 03:24 pm (UTC)If I take the vitamin A on first day, when the tickle vanishes in less than 30 minutes after waking up, I usually don't have to take it again. The longer you wait to start taking the A vitamins, the longer you have to take them.
Doctors usually think I'm nuts, "You mean vitamin C, A doesn't help sore throats." But, they haven't tried it. I think it works because vitamin A is good for skin and mucous membranes. The inside of your throat is covered in mucous membrane and I figure the A vitamins make it easier for the mucous membrane to fight off the microbes.