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How Can Vitamin B12 Deficiency Be Treated?
In my Blood Test Vitamin B12 and Deficiency has found, i feeling very weak and even get tired by doing very little work, i lost weight also 2.5 KG in 2 months, my Vitamin B12 is 120 Pg and Vitamin D is 9.6 Ng, Dr has prescribed Vitcofol Inj alternate days 2ml for 5 dosage, Vitamin D3 sachet once in a week, i had take 2 injections of Vitcofol but no improvement, feeling very tired weak and some times Breathlessness, please suggest how much time requires to get Vitamin B12 levels to normal
Wed, 31 May 2017
Hi,
I have read your question and would be pleased to answer your question.
you develop vitamin B12 deficiency if you are vegetarian or on vegan diet and have conditions like pernicious anemia or gastritis and others which interfere with the absorption of vitamin B12.
since our body does not make vit:B12 naturally, you have to get it through animal food sources like fish, meat, eggs, vitamin B12 fortified foods and supplements.
It takes times for your body to come in balance with vitamin B12 usually few weeks to months and for symptoms to go away if you are taking vitamin B12 supplement in injection or in oral supplement form.
your doctor first would give you supplement shots and then gradually will bring you on high dose oral supplement once it comes to normal and as symptoms go away your doctor might advise you low dose supplement to prevent develop vitamin B12 deficiency again.
If you are vegetarian , you can prevent deficiency by switching to animal diet and may not need to take supplements.
If you have medical cause it needs to be treated.
Hope this answer is helpful.
Thanks
Dr.Pari
I have read your question and would be pleased to answer your question.
you develop vitamin B12 deficiency if you are vegetarian or on vegan diet and have conditions like pernicious anemia or gastritis and others which interfere with the absorption of vitamin B12.
since our body does not make vit:B12 naturally, you have to get it through animal food sources like fish, meat, eggs, vitamin B12 fortified foods and supplements.
It takes times for your body to come in balance with vitamin B12 usually few weeks to months and for symptoms to go away if you are taking vitamin B12 supplement in injection or in oral supplement form.
your doctor first would give you supplement shots and then gradually will bring you on high dose oral supplement once it comes to normal and as symptoms go away your doctor might advise you low dose supplement to prevent develop vitamin B12 deficiency again.
If you are vegetarian , you can prevent deficiency by switching to animal diet and may not need to take supplements.
If you have medical cause it needs to be treated.
Hope this answer is helpful.
Thanks
Dr.Pari
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