I feared my son had a brain tumour but he'd been poisoned with vitamin D

I feared my son had a brain tumour but he'd been poisoned with vitamin D2 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleHazel MartinandSusie Forrest,BBC ScotlandCarys Hobbs-SargeantRoo was accidentally poisoned with a toxic dose of vitamin DWhen seven-year-old Roo suddenly became unwell last year - losing weight and guzzling water - his doctors and parents feared he might have a brain tumour.But investigations found he had been accidentally poisoned with an overdose of vitamin D that had been prescribed for growing pains.Roo's bottle of vitamin D3 drops - which were about seven times more concentrated than they should have been - was from one of two bad batches distributed across the UK.The dosage gave Roo an acute kidney injury and a leading expert has told BBC News the young child would have died if he had finished the prescribed course.Carys said Roo has not fully recovered a year laterVitamin D is a vital nutrient that regulates calcium and phosphate for healthy bones, teeth, and muscles. It is taken as an over-the-counter supplement by millions of adults. However, higher dosage Vitamin D, which is prescribed by doctors, is still classed as a food supplement and not regulated by the medicines regulator, the MHRA.Instead, vitamins and food supplements are monitored by the Food Standards Agency.The MHRA said it worked together with the FSA to keep the public safe.But a leading expert has told BBC News the medicines watchdog should look at changing the way vitamin supplements are regulated.Carys Hobbs-SargeantRoo was admitted to hospital after taking the vitamin D dropsRoo was prescribed a high dose of vitamin D3 drops for 12 weeks in December 2024 to try to ease intense pain in his legs.It came after he had been referred to paediatricians at Crosshouse hospital near his home in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.Blood tests showed him to be fit and healthy apart from a slightly lower than normal level of vitamin D.He was given supplements containing vitamin D3 – also kn...