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There is a reasonable likelihood of consumption of vitamin C in high doses can irritate the bladder wall and eventually cause problems with the urgent and frequent of urinary, because high dose of vitamin C intake often make the urine more acidic.

Although relatively small, earlier Swedish study among twins also indicate that the genes factor may contribute to overactive bladder, except for urinary incontinence that showed more significance.
In other study from Sweden led by Dr. Ian Milsom of Sahlgrenska University in Gotheburg also showed than women at high risk for this disorder than the men.

As dietary and lifestyle play important role for this disorder, latest survey among women in Boston area shows that high consumption of vitamin C (either from food or supplements) more likely to report the symptoms of overactive bladder, especially to the women.

According to the findings, 35% of more than 2000 women reported overactive bladder symptoms, and the odds show 3-fold in the women who consume vitamin C more than 500 mg per day, than those who consume less than 50 mg per day.

The investigators also found that calcium intake from calcium supplements of more than 1,000 mg per day showed two times of having the symptoms of overactive bladder.

However, as the benefits of vitamin C and calcium more higher than risk of overactive bladder symptoms, this findings should be put on appropriate consideration, and people should not stop to consume calcium and vitamin C, unless trying to reduce the consume when the symptoms really severing them, or at least there is other findings to confirm this recent suggestion.