Bowel surgery

[Ken-ard20]

If had big bowel surgery your little bowel not touched could that effect intricate factor.

I may as well talk to a brick than my GP mention you say google it doc gets really pissed.God forbid a patient has looked it up and able to read and gives their take on there lives own body

[clivealive Forum Support]

Hi Ken-ard20 having gastric surgery may well affect absorption of B12.

I had two thirds of my stomach removed in 1959 which led to P.A. being diagnosed 13 years later by which time I was a walking "zombie".

Take care now

[Ken-ard20 in reply to clivealive]

Thank you kind.but he told me peramitors have changed.i surpose you just die save nhs money.i needed simple drug this week naproxen for knee problem the docs in my area told not to prescribe it.drug. Company run out of funds nhs won’t pay for sugar covered 💊

[Gambit62 Administrator]

what about looking at dr NHS google? think your GP would have a problem arguing with stuff from an NHS site?

This is the list of causes of B12 deficiency given on NHS direct - unfortunate that it mentions anaemia but then it is the NHS

nhs.uk/conditions/vitamin-b...

gastric surgery is listed as a potential cause.

You could also suggest that your GP tries looking at the BNF for the BCSH guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of cobalamin and folate disorders - which has quite a long section on potential causes.

It can also be found here

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi...

though this is may now be a slightly out of date incarnation.

[Ken-ard20]

Thanks for reply.I would thought doc would know these things after surgery.the intrinsic factor I did at school so god knows what the docs are being taught bc it not the simple things.surgery thyroid and feeling like crap you think it was obvious but hey what do we know