Too much folic acid?

Question

I'm taking my prenatals & I've been craving Special K cereal, I was reading on the box that it has folic acid. So I'm wondering if too much folic acid is bad or not? I'm 9w 6d

Answer

Extra folic acid is just fine. People who have had previous pregnancies with neural tube defects or are on certain medication are recommended folic acid of up to 4g/day (according to the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology)
As another poster mentioned, people with significant MTHFR mutations (only 16% of the population), who have trouble processing folic acid, may be recommended folate instead. There is actually no harm in patients with these mutations taking a little extra folic acid: in fact it's a recognized treatment of the condition and may help prevent neural tube defects for pregnant patients with MTHFR mutations. Folate may be better in this group but folic acid is just fine. (According to a few physician's references and a quick review of the scientific literature - excluding bogus wellness blogs). 
Point being a little extra folic acid in cereal is 100% not a problem.

Answer

folic acid in its synthetic form can be toxic. you can feel sick and out of sorts if you build up too much.

Answer

no its not

Too much folic acid?

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