loss of appetite due to Vit B12 shots?

[itsme42]

Hi there, anybody experienced loss of appetite, yellowish stool and bouts of diarrhea after vitamin b12 shots?

[pvanderaa]

I’m not a doctor but my experience is that I get a soft poo about 6 hours after my injection. I think it is caused by metabolism kicking into high gear when the body gets B12 and working off a backlog of chemicals that have built up due to deficiency.

Most metabolic byproducts are CO2 and water and the water overwhelms the gut and kidneys so I pee a lot and have soft stools.

I treat the severity of the reaction as a measure of how deficient my B12 was before the injection. Unfortunately doctors don’t recognize this as a reason to give more frequent injections.

Once your B12 levels stabilize and are continually sufficient so that you don’t go into a deficient state, this symptom goes away.

Also look at new gluten and dairy intolerance once you start on injections.

[itsme42 in reply to pvanderaa]

thank you pvanderaa for your reply, its been 20 days since my last shot but still no appetite and losing weight and still same yellowish stool. doctor stopped shots since my b12 is 2000+

[pvanderaa in reply to itsme42]

Are you supplementing with folic acid and a daily multivitamin?

[itsme42 in reply to pvanderaa]

yes with folic acid...

[Nackapan]

I had that too but I put it down to the neurological symptoms of me b12 defiency. It does improve and I don't think anything to worry about. Quick tran site. Often when defient you csn get constipated so will settle. I mentioned it to the doctor . They weren't interested .

[Nackapan]

Eat little and often . That usually helps

[itsme42 in reply to Nackapan]

thank you Nackapan for your reply, hope "side effects" goes away soon... getting worried.

[Nanc72]

I have had that issue. Almost kind of nauseous. Just the thought of certain foods make me feel yucky. It comes and goes though. I was eating very healthy before the shots and now I don’t want certain things. Hang in there, it’s a process for sure.

[itsme42 in reply to Nanc72]

thanks Nanc72 for your encouragement. hope things are better on your side

[pvanderaa]

Have you tried stopping all gluten ( wheat, rye, barley)? Oats and rice are not gluten but can easily be contaminated.

If I get gluten(accidentally), i feel terrible and get a soft stool about 6 to 12 hours after I eat it. I get a second bout of severe brain fog 24 hours later. The symptoms go away after 72 hours.

I get a similar reaction to dairy (milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, butter) but a lot more very smelly wind as well.

[itsme42 in reply to pvanderaa]

lately I've tried only eating rice and oats.... but still having the same stoll. pvanderaa, thank you really for replying... appreciate it.

[itsme42 in reply to itsme42]

hi there pvanderaa, can I ask If you have celiac disease? coz im already starting to think I have it... still having the yellowish poo. I have been on gluten free diet for 4 days now, I feel and see the improvements but I'm just concerned about my stool, and wondering when I should expect to have "normal" poo again. Thank you in advance.