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Vitamin D Deficiency Symptoms: Vitamin D Ki Kami Ki Alamat

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Vitamin D ki kami aksar chup chaap hoti hai. Jaaniye bone pain aur muscle weakness jaisi alamat, kaun high risk mein hai, aur test aur supplements ke baare mein kya dhyaan rakhein.

By SIEHS5 min readOctober 9, 2026

Vitamin D aap ke jism ko calcium absorb karne mein madad deta hai, jo haddiyon ka main building block hai. Aap ke muscles ko move karne ke liye aur nerves ko brain aur jism ke beech messages bhejne ke liye bhi vitamin D chahiye. Ye immune system ko bacteria aur viruses se ladne mein bhi madad deta hai.

Aham baat: aksar koi alamat nahi hoti

Mayo Clinic ke mutabiq vitamin D ki kami ke obvious signs ya symptoms aam taur par tab tak nazar nahi aate jab tak kami severe na ho jaye. Is liye “koi alamat nahi” ka matlab ye nahi ke vitamin D level theek hai.

1Vitamin D ki kami ki alamat

Jab kami severe aur lambi ho, to nuksan zyada tar haddiyon aur muscles par hota hai.

Bone painAdults mein osteomalacia, yani haddiyon ka naram aur kamzor hona, bone pain deta hai.
Muscle weaknessOsteomalacia mein muscles ki kamzori bhi aati hai.
Muscle spasmsBohat severe kami mein low calcium ki wajah se spasms ya seizures ho sakte hain.

Bachon mein: rickets

  • Haddiyan naram aur kamzor ho jati hain
  • Haddiyon mein deformity aa sakti hai
  • Haddiyon mein dard hota hai

Severe kami mein: adults mein

  • Haddiyan naram aur kamzor
  • Fracture ka khatra zyada
  • Haddiyon ki deformity

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2Kaun high risk mein hai

NIH, MedlinePlus aur Mayo Clinic in groups ko zyada risk mein batate hain:

  • Breastfed infants
  • Older adults
  • Jo log dhoop mein kam nikalte hain
  • Dark skin wale log
  • Crohn’s, celiac ya ulcerative colitis wale log
  • Obesity ya gastric bypass surgery ke baad

Bazurgon mein haddiyan kamzor hon to girna khatarnak ho sakta hai. Padhein: Elderly Falls and Dehydration: When to Call an Ambulance.

3Vitamin D kahan se milta hai

Grilled fish, boiled eggs and a glass of milk on a wooden table, common sources of vitamin D
Machhli, anda aur doodh vitamin D ke khane wale sources hain

Dhoop

  • Khuli jild par dhoop se jism khud vitamin D banata hai
  • Badal, smog, umar aur dark skin se production kam hoti hai
  • Khidki ke shishe se guzri dhoop se vitamin D nahi banta

Khana

  • Fatty fish (salmon, tuna, mackerel, trout, sardines)
  • Egg yolk, liver aur red meat
  • Fortified milk, cereal aur yogurt
  • UV mein rakhe gaye mushrooms

MedlinePlus ke mutabiq fat wale khane ke saath vitamin D behtar absorb hota hai.

What are the symptoms of vitamin D deficiency?

Mayo Clinic says a lack of vitamin D usually does not cause obvious symptoms until the deficiency is severe. In teens and adults, severe deficiency can cause osteomalacia, which brings bone pain and muscle weakness. In children it causes rickets, where bones become soft, weak, deformed and painful.

How is vitamin D deficiency diagnosed?

With a blood test that measures 25(OH)D. NIH, citing the Food and Nutrition Board, links a level below 30 nmol/L (12 ng/mL) with deficiency. Ask your doctor whether you need a test.

Who is at higher risk of low vitamin D?

Breastfed infants, older adults, people who seldom expose their skin to sunshine, people with dark skin, people with conditions that limit fat absorption (Crohn’s disease, celiac disease, ulcerative colitis), and people with obesity or a history of gastric bypass surgery.

How much vitamin D do I need each day?

NIH lists 10 mcg (400 IU) from birth to 12 months, 15 mcg (600 IU) for ages 1 to 70, and 20 mcg (800 IU) for adults over 70. Check with your health care provider before taking supplements.

Can I take too much vitamin D?

Yes. NIH sets an upper limit of 100 mcg (4,000 IU) a day for ages 9 and older. Too much can cause nausea, vomiting, muscle weakness, confusion, pain, loss of appetite, dehydration, excessive urination and thirst, and kidney stones. It is almost always caused by high-dose supplements.

Does sunlight through a window give me vitamin D?

No. NIH states that sunlight through windows does not produce vitamin D. Your skin makes it when bare skin is exposed to sun, and clouds, smog, age, and dark skin reduce how much is made.

4Test: doctor kya dekhta hai

Vitamin D ki kami blood test se pakdi jati hai. Test 25(OH)D level naapta hai. NIH ke mutabiq Food and Nutrition Board ke cutoffs ye hain:

Below 30 nmol/L (12 ng/mL)Kami (deficiency) se juda
30 to below 50 nmol/L (12 to below 20 ng/mL)Inadequate
50 nmol/L (20 ng/mL) ya zyadaAam taur par adequate
Above 125 nmol/L (50 ng/mL)Nuksan ke khatre se juda

NIH ye bhi likhta hai ke US Preventive Services Task Force ko alamat ke baghair adults ki screening ke haq mein kaafi saboot nahi mile. Is liye test karwana hai ya nahi, ye apne doctor se poochein.

5Supplements: kitna, aur kitna zyada

NIH ke mutabiq rozana ki recommended miqdar:

UmarRozana miqdar
Birth se 12 mahine10 mcg (400 IU)
1 se 18 saal15 mcg (600 IU)
Adults 19 se 70 saal15 mcg (600 IU)
Adults 71 saal aur us se zyada20 mcg (800 IU)

Apni marzi se zyada dose na lein

NIH ke mutabiq 9 saal aur us se bade logon ke liye upper limit 100 mcg (4,000 IU) rozana hai. Zyada vitamin D se nausea, vomiting, muscle weakness, confusion, pain, bhook ki kami, dehydration, zyada peshab aur pyaas, aur kidney stones ho sakte hain. Ye zyada tar supplements ki bohat zyada miqdar se hota hai.

Mayo Clinic ke mutabiq high risk groups ko supplements ka mashwara diya jata hai, aur MedlinePlus kehta hai ke supplement lene se pehle apne health care provider se poochein.

6Ye ghaltiyan na karein

  • Sirf alamat dekh kar khud diagnose karna. Kami blood test se pakdi jati hai.
  • Ye samajhna ke alamat nahi hai to vitamin D theek hai.
  • Khidki ke peeche baith kar dhoop se vitamin D ki umeed rakhna.
  • Doctor se poochay baghair high dose supplements lena.
  • Har dard ya kamzori ko vitamin D se jodna. Misal ke taur par muscle cramps ke dusre triggers bhi hote hain, jaise sardi aur dehydration.

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