Good evening. I wonder if i could get some guidance from this community. My 12 year old son has been struggling for years with his stomach nausea and low appetite. He also experience night terrors and episodes what he describes as “glitches” when he experience people’s voices racing and a loud bang to finish the “glitch” off. He has had many many tests and he is always described as a “sensitive” child. But I know something is not right for this chap. His energy levels are always lower than most of his friends and he battles to eat particularly in the mornings. My question is does any of this seem familiar - I am just searching for possible causes of his glitches before the paed puts him on meds??? (Which I do not want at all).
We have a grandfather with PA and we also have a younger son with Igg and IGM immuno deficient? I am just casting a net out there to find out if any of this sounds familiar to this community?
Thank you in advance!
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As I said before I am not medically trained but I think that some immunodeficiencies may affect results of some antibody tests.
There are many possible causes of B12 deficiency besides PA eg Coeliac disease, Crohn's disease, internal parasites, some drugs and medicines plus others.
I hope your son gets the help and support he needs.
It might be helpful to know which country you are in as treatment patterns for B12 deficiency, types of b12 used in treatment, reference ranges and units of measurement for blood tests can vary between countries.
My son has confirmed PA. He is 13 and was diagnosed at 12 by a B12 deficiency test. Myself and my mother also have PA we all inject once a week. My son was lacking energy & very pale. I was curious as to if he had PA. My advice would be to have him tested then you will definitely know. XX
My daughter was diagnosed with low b12 at 13, she was constantly complaining of upset stomach and was pale and tired all the time, shes now 15 going on 16 and is alot better after receiving b12 injections, she was also low on iron, she tested positive to one of the PA tests, so yes children can suffer from b12 deficiency.
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