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Vegetarian, Have Low Vitamin B12 Count. How Can I Increase It?
Hi , i just wana know that hw can i increase my vitamin B12 as i am a vegetarian and having low B12 froma a long time Also I want to know that I have swollen cervical nodes on left side from last 10 months which are painless. I had gone to physician once and after scan he ignored ,, but I am worried as I don t get respiratory infections very frequent too. please advise
Sat, 13 Oct 2012
Hi Maple,
Vit.B12 deficiency can occur in vegetarians.
Milk products also contain Vitamin B12. You can have Vitamin supplements which contain
Vitamin B12.
Recomended dietary intake is 2 - 3 microgram per day.
If you donot have pain or fever or other symptoms of infective lymphadenopathy, antibiotics are not needed. Still if you are concerned you can have a FNAC test done for your lymph nodes.
I hope I am able to answer your query.
Thanks.
Vit.B12 deficiency can occur in vegetarians.
Milk products also contain Vitamin B12. You can have Vitamin supplements which contain
Vitamin B12.
Recomended dietary intake is 2 - 3 microgram per day.
If you donot have pain or fever or other symptoms of infective lymphadenopathy, antibiotics are not needed. Still if you are concerned you can have a FNAC test done for your lymph nodes.
I hope I am able to answer your query.
Thanks.
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