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How to get ride from vitamin B12??

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I wonder if auto-correct has spoiled the meaning of your post as I don't understand your question at present? Can you edit the post to make it clearer, please? Thank you.

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How to get rid from vitamin B12 deficiency

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as ITYFIALMCTT says its difficult to understand what you are asking.

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How to get rid from vitamin B12 deficiency

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The_will_of_Jill in reply to Abhiii

You are asking how to cure vitamin B12 deficiency?

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Yes

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I don't have very much knowledge personally. I simply suspect I am deficient myself and just had blood tests taken last Friday. I am now awaiting the results. I think that most of the members here are living in UK and therefore probably asleep right now. Hopefully someone who knows better how to instruct you will answer you in a few more hours or so when they start waking up over there.

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Okay

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Have you had blood taken to determine what your levels are?

You will need to post your blood work results. Good luck to you.

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No but I tested some days ago And it's shown birulobin 1.7

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Post all blood work results with ranges (numbers in brackets) also. Check back in three or four hours. More people can help you then.

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Okay

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Hey abhi i think u r from india... R u cmfrtable in hindi?

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Tmhra b12 level kitna h? Or dr. Ne injection diya ki ni?

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ITYFIALMCTT

Abhiii You need to post the results of any blood tests that you've had, including the reference ranges for them, as they vary from one laboratory to another and it's impossible to interpret any figures without them.

Bilirubin is a bile pigment (if that's what you meant above).

People expect to see results for B12, Folate, and your RBC panel, before they can comment on your B12 and how to moderate any deficiency. You will also need to state whether you know the reason for a B12 deficiency such as vegetarian or vegan diet, or if it is related to a digestive/gut problem, or if you have a family history of it.

There are useful links to read about B12 deficiency: healthunlocked.com/pasoc/po...

The guidelines in those links might not apply to you if you're not in the UK.

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Treatment for B12 deficiency

a) identify the cause - diet or an absorption problem

B12 is only found in animal products so if you eat very little meat/fish/dairy/egg the problem could be lack of B12 in your diet. This can be corrected with oral (by mouth) supplements - 50mcg cyanocobalamin tablets.

There are a lot of absorption problems that will lead to a B12 deficiency - some are treatable (eg h pylori) - others aren't (eg PA, Coeliacs). Initial treatment is the same - B12 injections (though exact details of frequency and amounts can vary from country to country). If the problem can be treated then maintenance doses will probably not be needed*. If the problem isn't treatable then you will need injections for life, though for some people high dose oral (1000mcg a day - or more) can be quite an effective alternative maintenance regime.

*small caveat on risk of functional deficiency which is a possible result of raising B12 levels in blood through injections - the most effective treatment for this will be keeping levels very high, through injection or possibly by using very high dose oral/nasal etc.

Please make sure that the problem is an absorption problem before starting treatment with high dose oral or injections.

Usual tests for B12 deficiency are serum B12 or active B12 (holo-T) tests. there is a significant grey area and tests that can help to clarify this are MMA and homocysteine levels (raised if not enough B12 available at cells). Symptoms are important because the serum B12 test will miss 25% of people who are B12 deficient if used as a single measure

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