2024-04-29 15:41:56
Muscle pain is not always the same as muscle pain. The causes can also include a certain vitamin deficiency. Let’s get to the bottom of this.
Muscle pain can occur in very different parts of the body. There are several possible reasons. In this text we would like to limit ourselves to vitamin deficiency as a trigger for physical impairments.
When do we talk about muscle pain?
At netdoktor.de Muscle pain – also known as myalgia – is described as “stabbing, cramp-like, pulling, burning or pressing pain in the muscles”. In most cases, the “back, shoulder or neck area” is affected. Muscle pain may be acute or chronic.
This may be due to “harmless tension, strains or injuries” that heal on their own. If the pain is chronic, it could be due to bad posture and overuse. It is also possible that they “are an accompanying symptom of serious diseases of the muscles themselves, the nervous system, the skeleton or other organs.”
What vitamin is missing for muscle pain?
If muscle pain is due to lack of nutrients, not enough magnesium, calcium or Vitamin D. Magnesium is loud vital.of also important for nerves and heart – if not enough, it affects bone health and can lead to osteoporosis. Calcium is also needed for the nerves – a deficiency can lead not only to osteoporosis but also to dry skin or limited mobility.
This gives us vitamin D. The so-called sunshine vitamin strengthens bones and muscles and ensures a healthy immune system. There is a risk of undersupply, especially in the dark season. Therefore, vital.de recommends getting enough vitamin D in spring and summer – ie in the months when the sun’s rays are strongest in Germany. The portal points out, “about 80 to 90 percent of the vitamin is produced by the body itself when UV rays hit the skin.”
How can I get enough vitamin D?
The rule of thumb, supported by the pharmaceutical review, is to spend five to 25 minutes in the sun a day. However, this value depends on factors such as “skin type, time of year and day, weather, clothing or use of sun protection”. In addition, due to the geographical location in Germany, sunlight between October and March is not enough to absorb enough vitamin D.
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The body can store vitamin D from the summer months for use in the less sunny months. But a healthy and conscious diet is even more important. However, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) Only a few foods contain significant amounts of vitamin D – these include fatty sea fish, certain meats, edible mushrooms or eggs. Alternatively, you can use dietary supplements or solid foods.
However, caution is advised: Although it is not possible to overdose due to sun exposure, excessive intake of vitamin D supplements may have consequences. First of all, the pharmaceutical survey mentions nausea, abdominal cramps, vomiting and kidney damage in the long term, poisoning cannot be ruled out because the body stores the sun vitamin.
When is vitamin D deficiency talked about?
According to the RKI, this is the case “if vitamin D is lacking in the body over a longer period of time and clinically relevant symptoms occur”. These include rickets or osteomalacia – ie damage to the bones. However, it should be noted that serum vitamin D levels are subject to strong seasonal fluctuations. A value that is too low once is not necessarily a sign of a long-term deficiency of the sunshine vitamin.
Medically, a potential deficiency can be detected by taking a vitamin D test from a doctor.
Who are particularly at risk of vitamin D deficiency?
Here the RKI mainly mentions people who rarely spend time outdoors. These can be immobile, chronically ill or people in need of care. Regardless of this, elderly people “are generally at risk because their own vitamin D production decreases with age” and, on top of that, “they usually eat less food, so that their diet also provides less vitamin D.”
There is also an increased risk for infants “as they should not be exposed to direct sunlight”. The RKI also mentions “people who, for religious or cultural reasons, only go outside with their skin covered, as well as people with darker skin.” The second is due to the fact that skin with higher pigmentation allows less UV rays to pass through.
For another reason, people with chronic gastrointestinal, liver or kidney diseases are also at risk – if they take medications that affect vitamin D metabolism.
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