Saturday's Daily Mirror

[Cherylclaire]

Did anyone see the letter (p8) from someone about becoming vegetarian and concerns about any potential vitamin deficiencies ?

The respondent, who has been a vegetarian for many years, replied that she did not experience any herself, but has PA - and praised the NHS for her regular B12 injections.

This left me wondering whether she was a vegetarian prior to diagnosis and whether being vegetarian meant she first had to fight against a "dietary-B12 deficiency" decision in order to get PA diagnosis. Also wondering whether she encountered any problems with getting NHS injections continued during the pandemic.

Good that PA was mentioned - but sorry that the opportunity was missed to mention that a vegan diet contains no natural B12.

[Nackapan]

Yes. Raises alot of questions.

Good she put no vitamin deficiency because of being a vegetarian.

Cause was PA

A missed opportunity like you say.

An explanation of Pernicious Anaemia .

How was she diagnosed. ?

The total lack of natural B12 in a vegan diet wouldve have been a useful point ax so 'in vogue at present.

My guess is she was probably tested fir b12 deficiency more quickly because she is s vegetarian.

Another point missed.

She coukdve stated

More should be routinely tested for b12 deficiency because if symptoms.

As it was assumed it was her diet. ?

That is the case every time in my experience .

Mine was down as dietary.

No one asked what i ate .

Praise for the NHS

Giving regular b12 injections? As you say during covid ?

Perhaps Another letter to Fiona Philips needed??

[Cherylclaire Forum Support in reply to Nackapan]

Already e-mailed her to ask !Think she did well as she didn't have to reveal anything about herself at all in answering,

also not very much space to reply.

Will let you know.

[deniseinmilden in reply to Cherylclaire]

It will be interesting to hear her reply.

Thank you for this.

[Gambit62 Administrator]

Personally I think it is unlikely that the diagnosis is really missed vegetarianism.I have been a vegetarian for years and the reason that I gave up was that I didn't like meat and found it impossible to digest - I consume good amounts of dairy and egg and used to use fortified breakfast cereals. The fact that I found meat hard to digest was probably an early indicator of consequences of PA (lower stomach acidity). It is veganism rather than vegetarianism that is the big danger for dietary B12 deficiency.

Please note that dietary B12 deficiency is really off-topic for this forum

[Nackapan in reply to Gambit62]

I was told my b12 deficiency was dietaryIt was only by using thus forum I discovered that was not the case.

[Cherylclaire Forum Support]

Well no reply yet. Shall I give up waiting now ?