Dear All. My recent blood tests showed I was in range but low for b12 and in range but very low for folate. On the advice of the very helpful seasidesusie I have been taking sublingual methalcobalamin b12 and Igennus super b complex. I started taking the b complex first (as they arrived first!) My wee almost immediately turned bright yellow and I ended up with bladder/Kidney infection a fee days later which was treated with antibiotics. I then read on other posts I should have started the B12 first which I did then added the complex a few days later. My bladder however feels like it's playing up again i.e. don't think it's an infection but I am weeing a lot & I feel some irritation. Do you think the b complex is the problem and if so can anyone recommend a way round this as I want to raise my folate level and have also read b complex needed to balance all the Bs when taking b12. I have Hashis btw.
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Lizi
It's the Riboflavin - B2 - in the B Complex that causes yellow wee.
I can't think why a B Complex would cause an infection.
Hi Susie. Many thanks for getting back to me so quickly. It's reassuring to know you're not aware of any reason why it would be the cause of the bladder problem. Thanks.
LiziBG
You might want to check out your thyroid levels . Low thyroid levels can cause UTI and bladder problems .
Best Wishes .
LiziBG, I always get the same problem with vitamin B. I find better quality ones (Holland & Batter) are less irritating to the bladder. My husband also had a bladder infection (or what felt like it) when taking vitamin B.
Hi Julia. Thanks for responding to me. It's good to know I'm not alone with this. The irritation feeling, which is hard to explain, has worn off this morning so don't think it's infection this time. Will try different brand. Thank you x
Sorry, but I would not have described Holland and Barrett as 'better quality'. I would avoid them like the plague!
Oh really? Why?((
Because they're usually very bad quality. Too many fillers, for a start. They often use soy oil for things like vit D. They often use the cheaper, less available ingredients - Vit B12, for example, is usually cyanocobalamin, not methylcobalamin. Cheap and nasty is the way I would describe them. You'd be far better off buying your supplements on Amazon - more choice, higher quality, but good prices.
Any brand that you suggest? Especially for B 12 and Vit D?
I take vitamin B and B12 and also have experienced what you are talking about. I think that it might be a change in PH that occurs. I found that eating real bio yogurt helps relieve this.
Ah that makes sense Karen. I usually have my daily mix of probiotic yogurts and drinks plus prebiotic chicory coffee but was staying with my elderly Mum over the weekend. I managed to stick to gluten free but didn't have my yogurt!! Thanks so much. Good to know it's not just me x
Hi Karen. Just an update to let you know the irritation & frequency have cleared up since being back on the bio yogurts. It must be someting to do with the PH balance as you say. Thank you so much for sharing your experience! x
Thinking about it, it might not be PH but it may be more of having beneficial bacteria that the probio yogurt gives. It could be that some vitamins may alter the balance one way or another.. be it PH or bacterial balance. Dunno !! 
B6 in its non-active form is known to cause bladder irritation in people with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome. I don't know what kind of B6 your complex had but if it's a non-active form, it might make sense to try a complex with active forms only.
Hi Cath. I've now looked at the b6 in my complex which is shown as pyridoxal-5-phosphate. I have looked this up and it apparently is the active form. Many thanks for the info. There is so much to learn x
Hi lizi, is there a reason you are not taking methylfolate? Don't take folic acid as it is the synthetic folate.
Hi Heloise. Thank you for responding. I am constantly being educated by all you knowledgeable people on this forum. I was under the impression that I would be able to increase my folate by taking the B complex. Would you suggest I take methyl folate as well as the complex?
I do feel when you have a known deficiency you should add it to your B complex for a while. B12 and folate work together so your B12 needs to be balanced. Here is some information. health.howstuffworks.com/we...
Ok B supplements, you shouldn't take isolated B vitamins without an accompanying B Complex, as others mentioned. A B Complex of assures maintenance levels if it's a good one...
Oh the yellow pee it's normal from B2
You say you have hasimotos that suggests Candida of the thyroid, or some other critter like EBV or Lyme Disease etc, and is most likely systemic throughout the body if your having infections elsewhere also. If this sounds familiar you most likely have leaky gut, low stomach acid, and low healthy bacteria. Sort this out and the thyroid issue will most likely resolve itself.
Diet go on a low glycemic vegetarian or Paleo type diet, if you haven't already...
Hope that helps...
Hi RRGreg. Yes that does sound familiar to me. I think you are right. I have had several infections. I was prescribed ranitidine for heartburn over a year ago and only found out through this forum that problem more likely to be caused by low stomach acid. I have been gluten free for 3 months and am drinking probiotic drinks and eating bio yogurt & drinking chicory coffee,Apple cider vinegar,taking betaine with pepsin. I will look at low glycemic diet and think I will have to seriously consider going full paleo at some point. Many thanks for your helpful advice.
Oh to help heal the gut, use L-glutamine@5grams_1tsp in water a day for a month at least, it's a great gut healer 👍
Oh great. Will definitely give that a go. Thanks again RRGreg.
Where can you get L-glutamine@5grams from please.
Hiya TRbo i get mine from amazon in powder form 500g, pouches or tubs. A guideline is 1tsp of powder is 5grams you can add it to a drink, protein shake etc just mix in well... hope that helps
To follow up from last week I went to the optician for a check on my eyes because of the pain in them and the terrible headaches but he said all was good with my eyes, that I needed to get blood tests as he could see how puffy my eyes were and he said the eyes wouldn’t cause this much pain so rang the endocrinologist back yesterday with the news so she is going to see me hopefully this week. But I am in so much pain with my head, taken painkillers thru the night but hasn’t helped. Has anyone else had this problem, is it a known thyroid problem , I used to be like this before I was diagnosed with ords. I don’t have thyroid, disintegrated, and take 160 of metavive. Please if someone can help x.
the eye pain might well be due to low Omega-3, mine was and worked a treat with a whay protein shake too here's a link you want high DHA supplement here ya go...
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