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thx for talking about hydroxocobalamine adrenosolcobalamine methcobalamine cyanocobalamine and that the vegan form of b12 is efficient and human require 0 animal corpse or secretions specificly
Thank you so much! My 92 grandmother has been in and out of hospital all year now and been diagnosed with advanced dementia and severe frailty. Finally was tested and new diagnosis was pernicious anemia and low b12 and iron deficiency anemia. 6 months later all dementia and frailty disappeared!!! The NHS is so shocking, there not checking patients regularly properly
In the 1960’s my grandmother who was 90, suddenly became demented almost overnight and when the family doctor visited, he said it’s more or less all you can expect because she was in her nineties and was getting demented. Somehow I didn’t accept this. I told the doctor that her twin sister had pernicious anemia, and could she possibly have developed low B12. He said that he doubted it but to go ahead and get some B12 injectable at the pharmacy and start her on it. I was a nurse so I did so and the change was remarkable. She came right back to normal and lived to be 98 with her faculties intact.
It's not the NHS that are useless, it's the curriculum medical practitioners are learning from. They learn how to prescribe drugs not how to treat people. I've had problems with my health for 18 months now. I find more information from videos like this than from my gp.
I was diagnosed with Pernicious Anemia June of 2023..I have all the symptoms mentioned and much more...I described the nerve pain as pins and needles... most times the health care professionals flipped that to numbness and tingling...in an attempt to draw a better picture so they could relate I started describing the nerve pain more accurately as Bee stings and Hornet stings for the ones that hit really hard...this torment and more went on every minute of everyday until finally B12 injection therapy started turning my life around...before then I felt like I was dying and dementia was taking over what was left of my life. THANK YOU JJ Medicine for getting this information out there...99 % of healthcare professionals need a refresher course on Pernicious Anemia and B12 Deficiency...why a simple B12 level test is not included in annual blood work up is criminal and misery with possible death for those being misdiagnosed...The literal meaning of pernicious is 1. : highly injurious or destructive : deadly. Thanks again
This makes sense as hypochloridia and gastritis come into play. Also SIBO. I have gastritis and chronic SIBO, I have low B12 and folate (decreasing over the last 2 years concurrent with my symptoms gettinf worse) and I suffer from a whole slew of thing including substantial neurological and anemia like symptoms. I never made the connection between B vitamins deficiency/malabsorption and SIBO until recently as my doctor is clueless and just said I have a life long condition that I have to suck up and deal with and to go away essentially 🤷🏼
Did anyone recover from this and go back to normal? My boyfriend has h. Pylori he just finished his 2nd round of antibiotics since the first round he still can back positive…and I’m assuming he has vitamin b 12 deficiency due to all his symptoms which is spot on with the video
I'd like to add to your list. My deficiency was so bad that I had double incontinence, and my tongue was so swollen that I vomited when I tried to eat. I was nearly bedbound. I was admitted to the hospital and given 2 units of blood because my blood cells were so large and misshaped they could not carry much oxygen. Ringing of the ears was another symptom, as was vertigo. Both arms and legs had the pins and needles you described. Subacute degeneration of the spinal cord resulting in a very painful tailbone. Insomnia is also a symptom. Sensitivity to light and sound also. Doctors need more training as many that I have spoken to cannot treat pernicious anemia adequately. They also will tell you "you are cured" if you take supplements and then are tested. Some are honest and tell you they have no clue what pernicious anemia is. No cure for pernicious anemia. If you test negative for antibodies, it still does not mean you do not have pernicious anemia. If you suffer from an absorption problem, no type of oral supplementation will be enough. Tests are outdated and show B12 floating around in your serum but do not show what your body actually uses. You can have a false high test result where people take oral tablets, sublinguals, who do not have a dietary deficiency, but do have an absorption problem. If on injections, testing is a waste of money. Your results should be high, as in over 2000. B12 is water soluble and nontoxic. No such thing as too high if getting injections. You need a high level to heal from all the damage. For people who were deficient for a long time, injections daily or every other day are the only way to keep the symptoms at bay. The treatment differs for every patient. There is no one size fits all treatment. Be your own advocate. Learn all you can. You do not want permanent damage like I do because of uneducated doctors and outdated treatment guidelines.
Great points… more tests are always needed, because , like you say b-12 floating around in your bloodstream does not mean your root issues and the consequences are not growing each day. Thanks 🙏
My doctor found the over the counter antacids destroy the levels of B-12, so I had to cut out pizza sauce, onions, peppers, and all the other things that caused heartburn. I was first diagnosed as anemic and scheduled for a bone marrow draw. Then I did some research on what has changed in my eating or habits. It was the taking of the antacids, and I took myself off before the procedure and had already added supplement B-12--my bloodwork was normal!!!!!! I printed the Mayo Clinc research and brought it to my doctor. She was amazed and now I have no more B-12 issues. I just don't eat like a teen with all those spicy junk foods. Good luck to you all; I hope you find your cure.
@@jeannemarshall948 omg, you are the first person, including doctors who knows what they are talking about! I have a question for you…is joint or muscle pain one of the symptoms? I am hypothyroid and on natural thyroid, but I am certain I am not on enough as I have all the signs of hypo except heavy periods as I am post menopausal. I take an injection of b12 once a week on my own volition as doctors have never suggested supplements. I also had a stomach bypass, a grandfather who died of pernicious anemia, a father who I give b12 injections to as he can’t function without it but his doc refuses to test him. I have multiple risk factors for b12 deficiency, and my 23 year old son had his b12 tested and he was low…that scared me because I know the parameters for normal are set way too low in the hospital lab. I have such pain in my joints and muscles the past few months I have difficulty walking. In Canada it is a battle to get good care, I’m a nurse, but even I can’t convince the doctors to order the proper tests. I am 65, so exhausted and in pain that I barely function. I feel a walker is next for me.
You missed a key blood point regarding B12 deficiency. I have Pernicious Anemia and before they figured out that I had it they thought that I was bleeding internally. Why? Because my blood levels dropped so low that I had to have 2 emergency blood transfusions. The doctors couldn’t understand how I was still walking because my blood levels were so low. Come to find out my Pernicious Anemia was so bad that it was preventing my body from making any new blood. I was slowing dying from my blood levels constantly dropping.
My mother had the same. Doctors were useless until one ex military doctor saw her and instantly ordered the necessary tests. My mothers skin was turning yellow (her regular doctor asked if she’d been away on holiday 😒) her lips were going white, she was feeling faint and passed out a few times, had tingling in her hands and feet. Finally she got a blood transfusion. And then a biopsy to confirm it was not blood cancer but actually pernicious anaemia. My mother self injects b12 every few days as her levels drop very suddenly. She has to balance b12, folate and iron. Doctors in the uk need to reconsider their approach on pernicious anaemia. It’s life threatening yet they don’t want to take care of their patients. 3 monthly shots are not good enough. My mother would be bedridden if she was only able to receive 1 B12 shot every 3 months.
I also had spells where I felt like passing out. A couple of scary times was when I was driving home from work. By the time I had to get my blood transfusions I was so tired and had no energy and it took all that I had just to get to the hospital. I also take a B12 shot once a week and will have to for the rest of my life
My dad had that too. He went to docs several times and they couldn't figure it out. Our family was about to go on vacation, he tried 1 more doc who said if he'd gone on the trip instead of coming in, it would have killed him. This was way back in the '70's and with treatment he was amazingly better.
Just got out of the hospital. I have Crohns disease and had an operation to remove part of my small intestine last year. The part that was removed helped with the absorption of vitamins. Went to the hospital this week because anytime I stood up I was getting dizzy and generally felt weak and a little depressed. Turns out my vitamin B12 count was crazy low. Didn't know how much of a big part B12 has on our body.
@snipz127, have you read Jordan Rubins book? He healed himself Of Crohns. Also I belits Joe Dispenza says to talk to your cells, and body. Be well everyone❤
Thank you !! This is the first piece of information that is very explanatory and helpful. I made the mistake of eliminating diary from my diet, along with processed carbs , and reduced my meat intake…. 3 weeks later started feeling severe fatigue and excercise intolerance. No doctor could give me an answer , I discovered by myself I had b12 deficiency. Now I returned to my diary and meat diet , and I’ve been taking b supplements , ive been feeling better every week. 😊 Never underestimate the dangers of a restrictive diet change!!!
My situation is very similar to yours. I also made an effort to make my eating habits better by eliminating "unhealthy" food and stopped eating meat and enough dairy. I today started to research symptoms and reasons to why I feel so depressed, weak, and can't think clearly. I think I might also have a vitamin b12 deficiency and possibly folate as well. definitely will be eating a different diet from now on 😭😭
How did you find that out? B12 deficiencies tend to occur 2-5 years after a poor diet is followed and not 3 weeks! If you have been serum tested then there's another reason you're deficient! - get well soon ❤
Thank you for explaining all this! I was having weird paresthesia in the left part of my face that I feared would be a precursor to a stroke, turned out I had B12 deficiency and once I start taking it regularly it disappeared...I would never have connected the dots on my own....
@guitarszen Yes, it is strange that Vitamin B12 deficiency is also to be found in some regular meat eaters. I do not think that science & medicine have this totally figured out. There may be other things at play here.
I have had a couple strokes and memory issues with low energy. I’m Native American so the Dr we have only functions as a MASH Dr. I ordered injectable vitamin B12 online and have been doing weekly shots (after reading everything I could to ensure I would not overdose on it.) I am very happy with the difference it has made in both. At first: I was paying $50 per dose from this CA B12 store then found it for $28 for 10 doses elsewhere luckily.
@guitarszen I just wanted to say there is something HUGE in reducing your intake of animal products. I'm American, in my 40s, diabetic since 2005 (watched the White Sox win the world series from a hospital bed in 2005 as I was being diagnosed/treated). Even though I am insulin dependent, I have been somewhat of a lazy & lucky diabetic in that mine was easily controlled for years. I love cheese and beef. Despite all of the warnings I carried on for almost 20yrs with my cheeseburger ways. Closer to 50 now and it's catching up, my blood sugars are becoming harder to control. I had heard about the benefits of reducing animal products and thought I should at least try. A few weeks ago I started swapping out my cheeseburger lunch with a plant-based meal. Just one meal a day and I have already lost a few pounds (without nasty cravings) and my blood sugars are already easier to control. Even with junk meals my sugars are not spiking like they were. From what I understand the inflammation from too much animal product leads to a cascade of health issues. Back that off and your body functions more like it should. (I'm not here to promote anything, but I will certainly tell you if you'd like to know what I use for meal replacement).
@guitarszenb12 from food is absorbed better than that from pills or additives. B12 comes from animal products so reducing animal products doesn’t make sense for anemia. Reducing animal products which have low or no B12 because you are already eating too much meat makes sense. So Vegan Monday to Saturday and liver kidneys and bacon all day Sunday as a treat.
@guitarszen Animal products are full of B12, liver especially but dont go overboard! Most folk with B12 deficiencies cannot absorb through the stomach lining, this also increases with age. Hence the injections into the bloodstream.
We have discovered an interesting link with MTHFR and also only realised a great granddaughter has the same thing, it skipped a generation. Do we know more about any connection with this gene and autoimmune PA, the kind where one cannot absorb nutrients through the proteins in the stomach lining resulting in the continued lack ob B12?
@@oppressednolonger1497 there's a link between MTHFR and autoimmunity in general, yes. Whether you might also have another, unrelated, cause, is another question.
Thanks for explaining why my MCV has been high, my Dr didn’t. Figures since I been depressed and not eating right or enough since a 2nd go round with long covid, also noticed no Vit B odor when I urinate which is what a different Dr said was an indication of getting more than enough and don’t need to supplement. This bit of info probably help with my depression management as well. Curious that this showed up in my feed, but glad it did.
Maybe I'm not reading correctly what you wrote, but if your body is *not* dumping B vitamins in your urine (vitamin B odor), that would mean you're *not* getting enough. If you're getting enough B vitamins, then excess would go out in the urine (and you'd smell it, or see it in the case of some of them...bright yellow).
@@w1975b what you stated is exactly what I meant, I appreciate your comment just the same. I’m taking a 1000mcg sublingual and I can feel the difference.
Will you please tell me at what time of day you take your sublingual. I took it in the morning on an empty stomach, and that was not good for me. Now I take it right after lunch on a full stomach. Is there a best time to take it?
@@linda1541 so glad it works for you and doesn't upset your stomach. How many times a day do you take it? And what time of day? (Sorry for asking so many questions. Me and Vitamin B have never gotten along; I'm trying to make peace with it.)
@@chrissy4752 just once a day. The important thing to remember is that what I take dissolves in my mouth. And from there it enters my bloodstream. It doesn’t go into my stomach. If any of it reaches my stomach it’s very very little.
Helpful! Thanks! 59 year old, colitis in remission, ovo lacto vegetarian with some mild depression-I’ll check my supplements and add more dairy and eggs!
I was perfectly "normal" 7 months ago. Meaning, fully mobile and bursting with good health. Never took a sick day in 45 years of working. Then it started... Tingling, and pin prick pain in my right foot. Numb toes on same foot. This foot would swell during the day, and the swelling would go down completely over night. Tried NSAIDs for pain. Didn't help at all. Decided to see someone. Sports medicine doctor had an opening so I went to him. He took the X-ray, examined the foot and said he could see nothing wrong. Prescribed more meds none of which worked. He suggested I see a "Spine specialist". He suspected some kind of nerve issue... While waiting for the appt, I all of a sudden got a "foot drop" on this leg. What a PITA that is, on its own. On 1st visit with spine specialist they took the X-ray of my spine, and wrote a prescription for a device to help with foot drop. While waiting for the next appt with the spine doctors, I noticed strange things happening on my left leg. I lost the knee jerk reflex, the knee became "a trick knee" that I could no longer trust, and worse yet, I could no longer lift my left leg, or push up using it. If on my back, I can not do a left leg lift. All of this also happened without any warning...overnight. I remember weeding in my yard and being unable to stand up. Had to roll over to the nearest object and use it to pull myself up. On 2nd visit to the spine doctors they did a nerve conductivity study. Painful, but I could take it. They also ordered an MRI of my back. Nerve study confirmed what I already knew, and the MRI showed no issues. Now I turned to my primary family doc for help. He was pretty much useless and clueless. He ordered every imaginable blood test. Results came back days later, and all within acceptable ranges. NOTHING stuck out. Now at a loss, he referred me to a neurologist. He in turn did more poking and prodding and ordered more blood work. One particular test was off according to him and he wanted me to see a hematologist. He also suggested I start taking B12 supplements even though blood work did not specify I was deficient. Weeks later, hematologist reviewed blood tests and again said nothing was off... She suggested some test be repeated if "it would make me feel any better". I said no... There is no reason to prove the negative... Went back to the neurologist. He did another nerve conductivity study. Very very painful this time. Like being jabbed with a screwdriver, over and over. At this point, I am weak, I spend my days in a wheel chair. I am sure my problem was probably low levels of B12. I suspect Pernicious anemia. I think I'm screwed. Damaged nerves can not be repaired. I am angry and disappointed. All this waiting and guessing. Doctors afraid to diagnose me...afraid of law suits I guess. Passing me around like a hot potato. How can anyone call themselves a spine doctor, or neurologist, or hematologist, or even a family MD, and not check B12 levels first, knowing how critical this vitamin is...In retrospect maybe I should have been more involved. I have every vitamin B12 deficiency symptom, and I mean every one.
This has been so enlightening thank you. I have Fibromyalgia but last 2 years started with a burning, tingling type pressure in both my lower legs. I mention it, even asked could I have vitamin b12 deficiency and they just say well it would show in your regular blood tests 🤷🏻♀️ something is wrong but I don’t feel listened to and it’s driving me insane. At least seeing this I don’t feel alone anymore 🙏🏻 I get low mood and brain fog (that part of FMS) so difficult to determine what’s doing what. I think that’s why drs brush over it because Fibromyalgia is such a mix of symptoms 😔
I have been told I am suffering from reduced B12 and am going to start on a course of injections. I do recognise some symptoms. I am glad I came across this video because it explains things so much more. And by the way thanks to the person who suggested Marmite.
Richard try B12 sublingual tabs. Excellent and raised my B12 to where it needed to be. Inexpensive too. I found the injections painful and New Zealand will only give one injection per month and that was ineffective for me. I continue to take sublingual ones daily.
I had every single one of these symptoms for over 10 years before my PA diagnosis and it pisses me off...tbh.. that I was dismissed and only treated for IDA for so long.
I was diagnosed with pernicious anemia when I was 40. I’m 59 now. I have a lot of the same complaints I see here. Two things..1. It’s inherited through Mothers line. Two of my sisters have it as well. 2. One symptom that my mother, myself and 1 sister noted was water making us feel sick to our stomachs. Odd. We all would get enough thru coffee, tea, soups, jello, ect. I remember before I was diagnosed, I was in the mall and saw myself in the glass of a store display. I jumped and looked again. I saw a very pale and exhausted version of myself. I looked like a cancer patient. I went back to my doctor and she was surprised how I looked from one month to the next.
Yes! Before I was diagnosed, my coworkers used to kid me about how pale I was. I matched the walls! I hope you are receiving treatment that is adequate so you feel better. My mother had it too but I did not find out until after she passed. She suffered for many years and we had no idea.
I retired, at 53, with every one of these symptoms plus many more. At the time, I had been on Cyanocobalamin injections for over 10 years and my Serum B12 was always high/normal. One office visit, my endocrinologist told me, as I was just about out the door, that my MMA was high. MMA wasn't even on the panel. He ment the my blood indicated low B12. Of course this made me very curius since my B12, by another one of my doctors, was always good due to injections. It got me researching. 3 months later, I figured it out on my own. Every one of my symptoms of B12 deficiency were due to two main things which basically lead to unmetabolized Folic Acid. One of my doctors had me on Sulfasalazine and Methatrexate and since these drugs inhibit DHFR, the protocol is to prscribe Folic Acid. I was on double doses Folic Acid. This condition was made worse due to some genetics that I eventually learned. Once I stopped MTX, Suplfasalazine and Folic Acid and took 5-methylfolate, my symptoms went away 36 hours later. I had been retired 10 months by this time and had quit working out 6 months after retirment. 2 days later, I was back in the gym and stronger than ever! If only one of my 5 doctors would have known to check MMA and Hyc, I never would have had to leave a career of 30 years, a field that I worked in for 36.
Thank you for this video.both my father and I have pernicious anaemia. Very informative and I can ask my doctor some important questions now.thank you 😊
Absolutely brilliant, I have this condition and it is treated by the surgery but they have obviously dropped the ball because I started to get a burning sensation in my calves and all the other symptoms fitted so I made an appointment to have a emergency appointment
If you have any of these symptoms you should see your doctor and get tested. If you are over 50 or vegetarian or vegan, you should regularly take a good B-12 supplement beyond the small amount included in typical multi-vitamins.
Personally I didnt have any of those, I had a weirder symptom which was pain in my groin after orgasm and some sore spots on my skin that werent healing. Ive been taking a suppliment for a few weeks and I feel like a new person. I have a lot of energy again and my mood is definatly elevated on days that I remember to take it.
Wow! Excellent presentation. Easy to understand, though, and I feel like I can trust you. The illustrations are very good although some of the text was too small to make up quickly. Sound quality was great and the speaker spoke clearly with very good cadence. Yeah, I subscribed! Thanks for the great job.
Interesting explains a lot I have gone thru all my life. I was diagnosed with Hypophosphatasia, alkaline deficiency with very low Vit B12 & too much B6 how about some more info on that disease, please? The more we learn about rare diseases, the more we can pass on to the medical field.thx again for your hard work
Thank you! Funny enough i was just reviewing one of your videos talking about fructolysis. Nevertheless, thank you for all your educational videos, you're doing an astonishing and excelling work.
Adding more. I was diagnosed due to severe memory loss and follow up testing. Sitting at work, I could not remember one person’s name out of 5 that I worked with in a cubicle setting. I was told I had lost my “ intrinsic factor” and no longer was able to absorb B-12. I see nobody mentioning this element in their diagnosis. I was placed on shots of B-12 which was inconvenient, but brought my levels back to normal. Then a educated NP said,take this high potency B-complex with HCL with pepsin supplements at the same time. It works…. No more shots! My question remains…. What was the root cause of my losing the ability to absorb B-12? Could it be that I ingested significant amounts of JP-5 jet fuel while in the military ( contaminated water on ship is common)? Anybody out there have information / knowledge on this… please let me know your thoughts. I still take the concoction I mentioned and will for life to maintain healthy B12 levels. Any Doctors out there to chime in on a cause and or my assumption?
it's not unheard of for people to lose the ability to absorb B-12 due to loss of "intrinsic factor." There's a genetic situation that can cause it, but it can also develop in aging. Intrinsic factor is basically an enzyme made by the stomach cells. It "binds" to B12 so that it's absorbed. That's why adding pepsin (which is a digestive enzyme) and HCL (which is like stomach acid) is helping you. Losing the ability to produce intrinsic factor can be due to chronic gastritis (inflammation) or just age and diet, if it wasn't present in your childhood. Best wishes. Glad you found a solution. PS - personally, I do believe that the jet fuel theory could be responsible. It could have caused damage to your stomach, and/or damage to your immune system. lots of us end up with autoimmune problems due to the toxicity of our food, water, general environments. Autoimmune conditions cause chronic inflammation and can have all kinds of effects. I think it would be hard to link your exposure directly to the effect of loss of intrinsic factor, but it seems possible to me.
I am wondering if you have ever suffered from heartburn and resorted to take tablets to make your stomach more alkaline. Ironically what causes heartburn is the LACK of gastric acid which makes you unable to break down food which causes the acid to float towards the cardia. Since pepsin is produced by the stomach and it requires HCL to do so it is possible that these are linked. Also folic acid can cause the depletion of B12, you must take folate instead.
I have vitamin b12 defficiency, here the norm of it is 211-911 I have 200, my doctor doesn't give a fvck, she says it's not a big defficiency I get tired quickly, I have bad memory, bad focus, my leg muscles hurt, I have heavy breathing, constant headaches, had depression, when I go to sleep I hear ringing, and my smell gets worse For me it's obvious I have too low level, not yet catastrophic but getting worse I sleep 8h a day and wake up tired, my heart beats fast in my feeling, I don't eat no fast food, eat meat and diary products everyday since forever The doctor so dumb I had to pay for vitamin b12 level (we have free healthcare), now she doesn't want to send me to check my stomach and arse for any problems with assimilating b12 What should I do man, now she told me to wait 2 weeks to redo vitamin b12 blood level I found out about it 1 week ago, wanted to start suplementing b12 but she told me not to before redoing the level
If you only get vital b12 from animal products, how come when I was a meat eater I had low vit b12. I found this out as I had very bad depression. A doctor looked at my tongue at one point and noticed it had a covering on it. She said this could be an indication of vitamin b12 deficiency. She also said there was a correlation between b12 deficiency and depression. I did have a deficiency and was talking injections every few months for a few years. It did improve my MH significantly but did not get rid of the issue. Now years later i have been a vegan for 5 years. I do not have a vital b12 deficiency and I no longer have depression symptoms. I am also not talking any antidepressants either.
This is called Pernicious Anaemia. It’s where your stomach doesn’t actually absorb the vit b12 despite taking them as tablets or from eating meat etc. My mum has it and has to have the injections every 3 months also because her stomach will no longer absorb it. That’s likely why you,saw no benefit from eating meat.
I was diagnosed with paraesthesia of outer thigh of both legs. They said it was due to fibromyalgia but now I'm seeing this I suspect it's because I have been vitamin B deficient for many years. I discovered that via Vega testing. Am now on high strength vitamin B complex, I've yet to notice sensation returning.
I am assuming that you get your vitamin D3 tested every year now also. It is another deficiency that causes weird symptoms. Mine was so low that (6ng.) that I had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, low thyroid, high Blood pressure, and chondromylacia of my knees. All these symptoms were gone within 6 months of getting my D levels up to 80ng.
@@bluewaters3100 No, doctors won't check unless you have it done privately. I take 9000iu of D3 daily and the fibro has improved. Odd, I also have hypothyroidism, Sjorgrens, coeliac disease and am allergic to dairy. I bet it's all vitamin and mineral deficiency.
Why is it that physicians rarely check for any type of vitamin deficiency until health and well being is compromised? A few years ago I had to insist that my vitamin D level be checked and was not happy to find that my level was so low that I fell into the potentially lethal category. I take D3 in a daily basis now. Interestingly a section of this video made me sit up and take notice. I have been experiencing a sedation of the skin on my last two toes too thick. It was attributed to ongoing almost chronic piriformus syndrome. Even though it has resolved via dry needling and physical therapy this sensation continues in the same two toes bilaterally and is beginning to progress to the outer edge of both feet that connects to those toes. My last B12 level, I was told, was in normal range. Do these levels vary from individual to individual?
@@ethelbentancourt2233 medical doctors only get about 8 hours of nutrition education out of all the years they go to school. They are taught to prescribe manmade drugs and cut people up. All a result of the Flexner Report and John Rockefeller.
My B12 deficiency comes from chronic Babesiosis, which I can control enough to stay alive and manage household tasks. After four years of trying every treatment known, I'm still positive based on IGeneX testing (false negative is the fail). The last, and final, "treatment" I purchased was a hyperbaric chamber. It works to the extent that it does based on the balance of my condition, which is going on ~25 years. Moreover, since I purchased the chamber I have not become anemic, but I do feel the result of a low B12 when I stray from the lifestyle I need to keep it in check. The usual first indicator is muscle spasms in my calves (I do not own cows). My next step to a cure(?) is focused towards mycology and the benefits of mushrooms, whether psychedelic or not. In fact, my focus is Lions Maine and Reishi before I begin to explore micro dosing psilocybe cubensis as a method to re-connect lost synapsis. Thank you!
Hmm, I have chronic Babesiosis too. Lately, I've been starting to see my O2 levels dipping. And, I definitely have shin tingling, numbness and warmth. Maybe its time to have my B-12 levels checked. I am now on a Carnivore diet and no longer eat vegetables or fruits. Meat, Dairy, Eggs and high fat. I think I'm starting to see improvement. But, then we have been messing with my thyroid dose. That set me back a lot. When I was actively and aggressively treating my Tick Born Diseases I used to give myself B-12 shots every other day along with taking sublingual B-12. I also take Lithium Orotate to help get that B-12 where it needs to go. And, I only use Methyl, Hydroxy or Adenosyl forms of B-12. This is very important for anyone who needs B-12. CyanoCobalamin is cyanide. Your bod has to strip off the cyanide molecule to get the useful cobalamin. But, then it has to use that cobalamin to eliminate the cyanide. So, it's a zero improvement. I'm pretty much in a remission state right now. I can function again as long as I get plenty of rest, avoid stress and watch my diet. I have used my genetic to figure out what parts of my methylation cycle are messed up and target my supplements to keep it functioning. B-12 and folate are critical to that cycle which affects detoxification and DNA repair. It's all really fascinating and the understanding of the genetics has improved tremendously from the early days. I spent hours in SNPedia to figure out each of my problem SNPs. Glad to hear you are doing well!
Good for you. I often learn more connections between healthy protocols by reading the comment section and overlaying what others do with what I've learned and am doing. Thank you!
Cuznclive - you may want to research zapping, which is supposed to kill off parasites. It uses a small amount of electricity to zap the blood (through your skin). *Not* enough to hurt like sticking your finger in an outlet. Dr. Hulda Clark is one person who promoted zapping for good health, she was born in 1928 and died in 2009. Just a starting point if you choose to learn about it.
I have chronic Rickettsia also from ticks and similar symptoms. Of I start feeling bad I take a course of Artemesia tablets. Usually feel better within a few days.
My Husband has diabetes and has neuropathy .So why has his Never been treated for Vitamin b 12 deficiency. I have mentioned this to him a lot. He is going to an Endocrinologist and I thought she would address this .
This is the first time I've looked it up.. I know my B12 is so low.. I've been to the hospital 3 times, God knows how many times I've been to the Doctors, It's been going on for 6 months & I'm showing all the symptoms.. They keep putting it down to anxiety.. I even requested a water sample to be done 4 months ago. They said I don't need to do one, I took the trust of the doctors.. & just left it.. Week & a half ago I was begging them to do a water sample.. They done one & I got a phone call the same day, Saying I've got microscopic blood in my urine.. It turns out I've got a really bad kidney infection, When it comes to my B12, I've got really bad fatigue, pins & needles.. I've got no energy, I can't focus or concentrate.. My mental health has went through the roof, When I try & sleep the feelings in my brain feels so weird, It's the most horrible thing I've had to experience.. I was 14 stone now I'm just under 11 may be less.. I do feel like skin & bones.. It wasn't till I went to see a ENT specialist because I've got really bad eustachian tubes in my middle ears.. When I went to see the ENT consultant, I told him I've had a really sore tongue for over 4 months.. & told him, I've got really bad ulcers on the side of my tongue & they won't heal.. Then he requested to take blood test for vitamin deficiency.. Few days later it come bacj my be 12 was really really low.. So I've got to take folic acid for 3 months..im confused Because when I went to see another consultant bout my mouth & tongue he said its because your B12 is really low & that's why your ulsers in your mouth are not healing.. & my doctor says your B12 is ok it's your folic acid what is low, So I'm getting told two different things.. It's got to the point I'm so unwell, I don't know who to turn to or speak to.. Because my Doctors are not taking in what I'm saying.. This is the first time I've looked it up.. I know my B12 is so low.. I've been to the hospital 3 times, God knows how many times I've been to the Doctors, It's been going on for 6 months & I'm showing all the symptoms.. They keep putting it down to anxiety.. I even requested a water sample to be done 4 months ago. They said I don't need to do one, I took the trust of the doctors.. & just left it.. Week & a half ago I was begging them to do a water sample.. They done one & I got a phone call the same day, Saying I've got microscopic blood in my urine.. It turns out I've got a really bad kidney infection, When it comes to my B12, I've got really bad fatigue, pins & needles.. I've got no energy, I can't focus or concentrate.. My mental health has went through the roof, When I try & sleep the feelings in my brain feels so weird, It's the most horrible thing I've had to experience.. I was 14 stone now I'm just under 11 mat be less.. I feel like skin & bones.. It wasn't till I went to see a ENT specialist because I've got really bad eustachian tubes in my middle ears.. When I went to see the ENT consultant, I told him I've had a really sore tongue for over 4 months.. & told him, I've got really bad ulcers on the side of my tongue & they won't heal.. Then he requested to take blood test for vitamin deficiency.. Few days later it come bacj my be 12 was really really low.. So I've got to take folic acid for 3 months..im confused Because when I went to see another consultant bout my mouth & tongue he said its because your B12 is really low & that's why your ulsers in your mouth are not healing.. & my doctor says your B12 is ok it's your folic acid what is low, So I'm getting told two different things.. It's got to the point I'm so unwell, I don't know who to turn to or speak to.. Because my Doctors are not taking in what I'm saying..
It’s really disgraceful that after removal of the ileum 40 years ago, due to Crohn’s disease, I was never advised to take supplements from then onwards. I have now been diagnosed with both peripheral neuropathy and osteoporosis. I had to do my own research to discover that I needed B12 injections, (I have only just found an understanding GP) and rather than take drugs for osteoporosis I am on the B12 protocol, taking high levels of D3 and K2. The medical profession is still woefully unaware of the effects of vitamin deficiencies on our bodies and prefer to lead us through expensive and invasive testing to find a cause! Thank goodness I look after myself!
I have a huge buildup of methymalonic acid but the b12 is ok. No one knows what to do. They sent me (adult) to the children's hospital for testing but the pediatricians said when this happens to babies they die. I have substantial memory problems.
Total B12 serum levels are not accurate. Only 10 to 30 % of blood levels are in active form. High MMA levels are a good indication you have a B12 deficiency, though some things can affect blood levels (such as impaired kidney function), whereas urine levels are more precise. The condition in infants is a whole other thing. You can try a B complex on your own (should have methylated forms of B12 and folate), but it doesn't give answers as to the cause. Can also try a sublingual B12 if you have digestive issues. Do you use PPIs for GERD, or metformin for diabetes? Are you vegan/vegetarian? Do you have celiac or other digestive issues? Mainstream medicine is often lacking in these areas of functional medicine, and ineffective in pursuing real answers to find the root cause. Information about these things is available online, yet many typical doctors are uninformed and bound by insurance companies. It leaves too many people searching for answers and real help. Can otherwise check to see if there are functional medicine practitioners you could consult.
I'm costantly, just repeatedly given Cyanocobalamin as every time I stop my B12 sinks and its never tested while taking it. I start tomorrow again and they are retesting in 8 weeks. I have no idea if it's diet, an absorbtion issue (or even what the numbers were as ive never thought to ask to understand if its very or dangerously low assuming if it was they would be on it..) This has been very informative and I can relate to a lot of the health issues.
Cyanocobalamin is the form of B12 we get from food and most supplements. Our bodies must convert the Cyanocobalamin to Methylcobalamin in order to absorb it. Years ago, I had a very good doctor (he's retired now) who ran tests on my B12 issues. It turned out that I had a defect in my DNA that caused my body to be unable to convert the Cyanocobalamin to Methylcobalamin. I found a B12 supplement that was only Methylcobalamin and have been taking that since with no further B12 problems. You might try that form of B12 to see if it works for you. I take a brand called Natural Factors B12 so if you search those 3 words you can find it easily. For other brands, search methylcobalamin B12 supplements. Good luck!
Hi Apparently according to Dr. Eric Berg Channel, METHYLCOBALAMINE is the form of B 12 that is more readily absorbed. CYANOCOBALAMINE is a synthetic less bio available form unfortunately added to foodstuffs like nutritional yeast, which is bad news for vegans as they rely on it as a plant based source of Vit B12. Shalom to us only in Christ Yeshua returning soon to reign over His creation from Jerusalem forever.
First of all, congratulations for such incredible communication! You said that some neuro damages can occur in an irreversible manner. In that case could R-Apha-Lipoic-Acid helpful?
I am not familiar with brewers yeast. nutritional yeast is an excellent source of B-Vitamins. if it's fortified, it provides B12 too, but it's synthetic. regards.
@@carollitster6816 as a Vegetarian, You can get B12 from eggs and dairy. and fortified nutritional yeast, of course. but You'd need to eat quite a bit of these products. I am not vegetarian, but I take B12 regardless. -because my diet has not been that great. if You want to take supplemental B12, just follow the instructions on the pack of your tablets. and it would be a good idea to get your blood tested periodically. regards.
I have no idea why I need supplements of B12... I did not respond to vitamins as tablets... So too here is something wrong with the absorbation of it, and not my diet... My doctor never have felt the urge to check this out further.
If you were deficient in iron and deficient in B12, how would that impact your red blood cells? Would they be normal sized? I was severely deficient in iron & moderately(?) deficient in B12, but I was never diagnosed with anemia.. so I’m wondering if this is why
Food fortification with folate has lead to the reduction of the larger sized blood cells. It prevents this symptom from showing up while not reducing the damage of B12 deficiency deficiency.
Can I just say, I London I was diagnosed with having severe B12 deficiency... due to OMEPRAZOLE... Please be aware people, PPI's can stop absorption, I'm not sure how, but they do!
One of the things I’ve learned is to listen to your doctor - but you’d better jump online, too. Because I’ve had hair thinning, for decades and no doctor I’ve been to has known about B12 deficiency, due to long term, high dose intake of Metformin. Glad I know now. Because my hair is filling in. I wonder what other things have been affected by this or where my health would’ve gone, had this continued. I also don’t know the role a possible B12 deficiency may have played, in my mother’s mental issues, neuropathy and death, with the exception of the fact that I don’t think she was taking the Metformin prescribed, because I went no contact, due to her becoming abusive.
I was looking online about how to naturally get rid of a Venus Lake, that formed under my eye last year. Surprise again as, it stated something to the effect of a venus lake is more likely to form, on people who have B12 deficiency. I think I’ve also seen connection to OA with B12 deficiency. I am going to take a look at the documentation that comes with my medication, to see if there is any mention of taking B12 with Metformin. Because, if not, it wouldn’t simply be a Patient oversight. Although my anger wouldn’t mean piddly to any of my doctors, yes, I’d be really pissed off. Because, I’ve had hair loss for years, I’ve asked my doctors about it and they shrugged their shoulders, when I think there may have been evidence of this since 1969. That some of the issues I’ve had and just learned to live with, as well as things that could’ve happened to me, including living a painful and shortened life, might’ve happened, if I didn’t find out for myself, that I was deficient, in this very important vitamin. I’d just about BET, there are a bazillion people on Metformin, that have never been told that it may cause malabsorption of this very important vitamin and that they should have their B12 levels tested. I will be having mine tested in another 3 months, as it apparently takes 6-12 months for you to come up to proper levels, once you’re replenishing, but it probably depends upon where you started. If anyone wants to get theirs tested, you can go right to Quest and setup your test online.
@@privateprivate8366check for levels of vitamin D also. I was low in D and B12. Wad of hair coming out in the shower then once I started taking a D3 supplement it’s back to normal. The /12 is still my issue despite supplements however.
@@hygqueensav would be nice if the docs at least peeped the Pharma documentation that comes with medication. It’s important patients don’t entirely rely upon their knowledge, read that documentation and seek answers elsewhere also.
Thank you so much. So interesting. I can't imagine how many people must be suffering from these kinds of issues due to lack of B12. I have not had these symptoms, but have done really well by taking a complete B vitamin tablet each day. It is the only thing I have taken that helped with my health.
Is there a way to know for sure you have a deficiency other than symptoms? Many of these symptoms are broad and could be caused by many other ailments?
Thank you, so many family doctors seem to be unaware of many of these symptoms, cannot say Alzheimer's would be "cured" of course but if caught early on, a B12 might help matters?
My symptoms were so bad two doctors thought I had MS. This was ruled out but brained and spinal MRIs and they also did bloodwork that ruled out multiple other problems including Lyme, pernicious anemia and sever other things. I still have symptoms even though I have to take B12 injections every two weeks or I just feel awful. The b12 just isn’t absorbing well or something, no one knows why. Even after doing two week shots my levels are still at 500 and they should be much much higher. I think I’ve had this problem for decades and I never put all these symptoms together until the last two years because they would come and go and would not always occur together. I told several doctors I’m just tired all the time and they didn’t listen even though I had yearly blood work finally someone tested my B12 and Vitamin D level and they were both low even though I eat a healthy diet.
@@mamidi9999 Before taking any B12 it was 234. After taking it regularly for 6months it was a little above 500. The Neurologist said people with these problems need to be at least 500 or above to not have symptoms. Last count was 695 and I am doing shots every two weeks because I feel better when doing them more frequently and symptoms are less... not gone at all though.
Not everyone can metabolise things though. It's not always an issue with the gut absorbing the vitamins, but instead with the body not being able to turn them into their active forms. I can't metabolise vitamin D, no idea why, but I have to take calcitriol which is what your body turns vitamin D into, as even with enormous dose injections, my blood levels didn't increase at all. Doctors aren't as interested in treating b12 issues though, I don't know why.
I have that with my B12 deficiency. I've had celiac disease my entire life and now that I'm getting older my poor absorption is rearing it's ugly head again. My balance is totally shot and at 69 years old, I don't think it's going to get better. Heamotologist seemed to think I'm developing bone marrow failure. It's just the sprue. I've been gluten free for the past 36 years, of course I'm going to test negative now! I'm small bowel biopsy, bloodwork and gene proven positive for celiac. Too many non celiacs have muddied the waters for the genuine folks who have the disease.
@@ScarlettDuchess I believe you. Most range limits associated with particular blood test are a joke. According to mine I am not even pre-diabetic, yet I have a raging symptoms of diabetic. By the way, how did they fix you?
My husband had that result but he doesn't drink. He seems to have some of these symptoms. I switch his b12 to sublingual. I would love to get his blood retested to see what it is now. I doubt the doctor would go for it though. He never even called to discuss options whe these 3 three things were out of range.
I started my nursing career on a psychiatric admission ward and the first thing doctors prescribed for alcoholic patients, after blood tests obviously, and along with withdrawal symptoms, was the b12 levels. This is because alcohol has high carbohydrate levels so heavy drinkers dont feel hungry therefore often dont eat properly. Or so we were told.
@@helenamcginty4920 Alcohol affects some nutrients absorption, so you cannot build up enough of them in your system.. B12 is among them. B12 directly affects red blood cells and O2 transport. Most common issue here is then anemia.
@@helenamcginty4920 Also worked in a Substance Abuse Treatment Center and ditto with the B12. I seem to recall the entire B complex was given-something about the B’s work together.
Great presentation, thank you. As to the enlarged red blood cells and out-of-range MCV I have been wondering whether they are the cause or the result of Transcobalin deficiency. You reminded me to dig deeper and find out in PUBmed, cheers. As to figure-1 I would advise a small addition so people do not get the wrong idea to counter the depicted symptoms with Cyano-cobalamin. CyanoCbl depletes Glutathione + Methyl groups and the cbl uptake will be much lower than what is expected. (Methyl-, Adenosyl- or Hydroxo-cobalamin would be the better options).
I have hemoglobin of nearly 17 which is healthy for my age but the only thing that was wrong in my cbc was mcv 110 fl, and I am feeling these tiredness, nosebleeds, light headed ness etc shortness of breath
@@nikhilpachouri1160I hear you Nikhil. Healthy ranges for MCV are: 50 - 300 nmol/L, 67 - 406 µg/ml or 80-100 fL. I am intrigued that all other measurements were OK. Why don't you have a preliminary chat with an OpenAI by giving it your test results including those for 'Mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH)' and 'MCH concentration (MCHc)' and ask some questions? It might point you in the direction for further research or give you helpful hints for an interview with you GP.
Can anyone advise……I already take a Vit B tablet every day. It is part of a complex & among other vit B’s…1, 2, 3, 6, it also contains 10.000 NRV’s of B 12. Do I need to take extra B12. I am nearly 76.yrs. I do have slight memory loss but haven’t started to leave taps running or putting the sugar in the fridge yet.
First make sure your B-12 is Methylcobalomine and not Cyanocobalamin. That is a good start on taking b-12 you can absorb and use. Don't use antacids indiscriminately. Add digestive enzymes and stomach acid support. Make sure you get enough salt in your food so your stomach acid turns on. Your first thought with supplements should be: Am I getting the best type of the vitamin and am I digesting and absorbing it?
@@puggirl415……Thank you for your reply. I take very little salt as I have high Blood Pressure & I do end up with indigestion most evenings after my evening meal, so of course I take a couple of ant-acids then. I will check in the morning which type my B12 is, & take note. Thanks for your help. I am due to see my gp at the end of this month for my twice-yearly Meds check, but I don’t expect him to be much help with this - all he seems to do is want me to take Statins.
I watched my mother with pernicious anaemia for many years and her monthly injections. Therefore I was always aware that in later life I might have similar problems and I was correct. I now have B12 injections I am due one today and feel slightly desperate for this top up. It took some while to get it sorted including changing GP,surgery, leaving the surgery after more than 40 years for a new one was not an easy although necessary move.
Foods that are sometimes fortified and may contain vitamin B12 in varying amounts include: plant milk, such as soy, almond, oat, cashew, and coconut milk breakfast cereals margarine and spreads nutritional yeast tofu fruit juice dairy-free yogurt It is important to read th
I can't absorb b12 very well because I had surgery on small intestine as a teenager. I have the B12 injections but I am not sure they are working very well still have cognition problems
bounded b12 with intrinsic factor is present gets absorbed in the large intestine if the parietal cells are not damaged by autoimmune attack, i have gone through half paralysis of my right side of my face & pins & needles up to one hour & strict vegetarian, was on injections for 2 months & on b12 supplements for 1 year now i take one folinext 7.5mg tablet once a week, tested negative for immune attack on parietal cell, also also all vegetarians should be recommended to take b12 supplements regularly.
I have a lot of pain in my body.... No Drs seem to be able to help me figure out whats going on. Its gotten so bad that I can't work now. It started about 2 yrs ago.... And gradually worsened.... I used to be very active & its taking me down. 😢
Yeah my grandma, mom and me have the same problem. We cant absorb b12 in our stomach. Usually if its introduced in a special suppliments or shots. I drink it. Only a few forms i can absorb and cant get it through food. My memory has been bad since i was 2. This is life long and the doctor doesnt want to test for it because the insurance doesnt like to pay for it. I also think its linked to having kids with autism becauss pregnant women have trouble absorbing b12 during pregnancy. No b12 in pregnancy results the child being permanently damaged neurologically. Not that my studying this for years and having a child with autism for 15 years makes a difference. Cant find a doctor to listen or take me seriously at all so correct me if im wrong. Im always happy to learn.
Sounds like you all have pernicious anemia if unable to absorb B12. And MTHFR mutations cause issues with folate (B9) absorption, which can lead to neurological birth defects. Methylated forms of folate and B12 must be used in those cases. Unfortunately it's not a typically ordered or covered test. You can otherwise find labs who perform the testing, but pay out of pocket, or check with your insurance directly.
Yes you may have the MTHFR gene anomaly. My son has autism and he was tested and has it. He was low in b12 and in vitamin D and they said most people with autism are. Plus I have serious problems with low b12 and I was low in D also. I was not gene tested but I would bet I have it too, since I gave it to him and I have vitamin deficiencies despite a good diet. You have to look for methylation in your B vitamins. Pure makes one that Amazon sells and it has all of them. Good luck.
Please consider using a microphone 'filter' to help reduce the 'plosives'... The *POP*-ing of the 'P's in your audio track. Or tilt the head of the microphone off to the side to reduce that effect from occurring.
i got diagnosed with b12 deficiency. my weird symptom is I get painful cramps when i contract my toes, hamstrings, and fingers. so why only those and not other muscles
Thanks for watching. Please check out Part 2 of Weird Signs and Symptoms of Vitamin B12 Deficiency (including types of headaches, gastrointestinal issues and others) - ua-cam.com/video/6O_k-7o3I6Y/v-deo.html
thx for talking about hydroxocobalamine adrenosolcobalamine methcobalamine cyanocobalamine
and that the vegan form of b12 is efficient and human require 0 animal corpse or secretions specificly
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so very nece ary to ddayto get vit b i swate by it and😮 ism 90 yea
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Thank you so much! My 92 grandmother has been in and out of hospital all year now and been diagnosed with advanced dementia and severe frailty. Finally was tested and new diagnosis was pernicious anemia and low b12 and iron deficiency anemia. 6 months later all dementia and frailty disappeared!!!
The NHS is so shocking, there not checking patients regularly properly
did she undergo parenteral treatment or sublingual? thx. also great to hear this good news
In the 1960’s my grandmother who was 90, suddenly became demented almost overnight and when the family doctor visited, he said it’s more or less all you can expect because she was in her nineties and was getting demented. Somehow I didn’t accept this. I told the doctor that her twin sister had pernicious anemia, and could she possibly have developed low B12. He said that he doubted it but to go ahead and get some B12 injectable at the pharmacy and start her on it. I was a nurse so I did so and the change was remarkable. She came right back to normal and lived to be 98 with her faculties intact.
God bless Grandma,what a marvelous woman .May you also be as dynamic. Blessings 😊
@@picturenut YES we just KNOW , intuition is vital and lm so glad you were WONDERFUL and God bless you and Grandma.💖 Beautiful story. Blessings to you
It's not the NHS that are useless, it's the curriculum medical practitioners are learning from. They learn how to prescribe drugs not how to treat people.
I've had problems with my health for 18 months now. I find more information from videos like this than from my gp.
I was diagnosed with Pernicious Anemia June of 2023..I have all the symptoms mentioned and much more...I described the nerve pain as pins and needles... most times the health care professionals flipped that to numbness and tingling...in an attempt to draw a better picture so they could relate I started describing the nerve pain more accurately as Bee stings and Hornet stings for the ones that hit really hard...this torment and more went on every minute of everyday until finally B12 injection therapy started turning my life around...before then I felt like I was dying and dementia was taking over what was left of my life. THANK YOU JJ Medicine for getting this information out there...99 % of healthcare professionals need a refresher course on Pernicious Anemia and B12 Deficiency...why a simple B12 level test is not included in annual blood work up is criminal and misery with possible death for those being misdiagnosed...The literal meaning of pernicious is
1. : highly injurious or destructive : deadly.
Thanks again
'Deadly' it is not (any more for a long time)!
The regular serum blood test is not reliable either.
Helicobacter pylori aka H. Pylori bacteria can cause B12 and Folate deficiency as well.
This makes sense as hypochloridia and gastritis come into play. Also SIBO. I have gastritis and chronic SIBO, I have low B12 and folate (decreasing over the last 2 years concurrent with my symptoms gettinf worse) and I suffer from a whole slew of thing including substantial neurological and anemia like symptoms. I never made the connection between B vitamins deficiency/malabsorption and SIBO until recently as my doctor is clueless and just said I have a life long condition that I have to suck up and deal with and to go away essentially 🤷🏼
I didn't kno that ty I been dealing with h pylori for years finally took the 2 week meds doc said h pylori gone but have gastritis now ugh
Makes sense cause I had h plylori now I have a vitamin b12 deficiency
Did anyone recover from this and go back to normal? My boyfriend has h. Pylori he just finished his 2nd round of antibiotics since the first round he still can back positive…and I’m assuming he has vitamin b 12 deficiency due to all his symptoms which is spot on with the video
Gastritis can be healed@@samalam98
I'd like to add to your list. My deficiency was so bad that I had double incontinence, and my tongue was so swollen that I vomited when I tried to eat. I was nearly bedbound. I was admitted to the hospital and given 2 units of blood because my blood cells were so large and misshaped they could not carry much oxygen. Ringing of the ears was another symptom, as was vertigo. Both arms and legs had the pins and needles you described. Subacute degeneration of the spinal cord resulting in a very painful tailbone. Insomnia is also a symptom. Sensitivity to light and sound also. Doctors need more training as many that I have spoken to cannot treat pernicious anemia adequately. They also will tell you "you are cured" if you take supplements and then are tested. Some are honest and tell you they have no clue what pernicious anemia is. No cure for pernicious anemia. If you test negative for antibodies, it still does not mean you do not have pernicious anemia. If you suffer from an absorption problem, no type of oral supplementation will be enough. Tests are outdated and show B12 floating around in your serum but do not show what your body actually uses. You can have a false high test result where people take oral tablets, sublinguals, who do not have a dietary deficiency, but do have an absorption problem. If on injections, testing is a waste of money. Your results should be high, as in over 2000. B12 is water soluble and nontoxic. No such thing as too high if getting injections. You need a high level to heal from all the damage. For people who were deficient for a long time, injections daily or every other day are the only way to keep the symptoms at bay. The treatment differs for every patient. There is no one size fits all treatment. Be your own advocate. Learn all you can. You do not want permanent damage like I do because of uneducated doctors and outdated treatment guidelines.
Glad you're still with us! That sounds rugged. What exactly turned it around?
Great points… more tests are always needed, because , like you say b-12 floating around in your bloodstream does not mean your root issues and the consequences are not growing each day. Thanks 🙏
My doctor found the over the counter antacids destroy the levels of B-12, so I had to cut out pizza sauce, onions, peppers, and all the other things that caused heartburn. I was first diagnosed as anemic and scheduled for a bone marrow draw. Then I did some research on what has changed in my eating or habits. It was the taking of the antacids, and I took myself off before the procedure and had already added supplement B-12--my bloodwork was normal!!!!!! I printed the Mayo Clinc research and brought it to my doctor. She was amazed and now I have no more B-12 issues. I just don't eat like a teen with all those spicy junk foods. Good luck to you all; I hope you find your cure.
@@teachyourkid take apple cider vinegar with water and the heartburn goes away. Never take antacids!
@@jeannemarshall948 omg, you are the first person, including doctors who knows what they are talking about! I have a question for you…is joint or muscle pain one of the symptoms? I am hypothyroid and on natural thyroid, but I am certain I am not on enough as I have all the signs of hypo except heavy periods as I am post menopausal. I take an injection of b12 once a week on my own volition as doctors have never suggested supplements. I also had a stomach bypass, a grandfather who died of pernicious anemia, a father who I give b12 injections to as he can’t function without it but his doc refuses to test him. I have multiple risk factors for b12 deficiency, and my 23 year old son had his b12 tested and he was low…that scared me because I know the parameters for normal are set way too low in the hospital lab. I have such pain in my joints and muscles the past few months I have difficulty walking. In Canada it is a battle to get good care, I’m a nurse, but even I can’t convince the doctors to order the proper tests. I am 65, so exhausted and in pain that I barely function. I feel a walker is next for me.
You missed a key blood point regarding B12 deficiency. I have Pernicious Anemia and before they figured out that I had it they thought that I was bleeding internally. Why? Because my blood levels dropped so low that I had to have 2 emergency blood transfusions. The doctors couldn’t understand how I was still walking because my blood levels were so low. Come to find out my Pernicious Anemia was so bad that it was preventing my body from making any new blood. I was slowing dying from my blood levels constantly dropping.
Hope you got it sorted out!
My mother had the same. Doctors were useless until one ex military doctor saw her and instantly ordered the necessary tests. My mothers skin was turning yellow (her regular doctor asked if she’d been away on holiday 😒) her lips were going white, she was feeling faint and passed out a few times, had tingling in her hands and feet. Finally she got a blood transfusion. And then a biopsy to confirm it was not blood cancer but actually pernicious anaemia. My mother self injects b12 every few days as her levels drop very suddenly. She has to balance b12, folate and iron. Doctors in the uk need to reconsider their approach on pernicious anaemia. It’s life threatening yet they don’t want to take care of their patients. 3 monthly shots are not good enough. My mother would be bedridden if she was only able to receive 1 B12 shot every 3 months.
I also had spells where I felt like passing out. A couple of scary times was when I was driving home from work. By the time I had to get my blood transfusions I was so tired and had no energy and it took all that I had just to get to the hospital. I also take a B12 shot once a week and will have to for the rest of my life
My dad had that too. He went to docs several times and they couldn't figure it out. Our family was about to go on vacation, he tried 1 more doc who said if he'd gone on the trip instead of coming in, it would have killed him. This was way back in the '70's and with treatment he was amazingly better.
He did cover macrocytic anemia which is the type that pernicious anemia belongs.
Just got out of the hospital. I have Crohns disease and had an operation to remove part of my small intestine last year. The part that was removed helped with the absorption of vitamins. Went to the hospital this week because anytime I stood up I was getting dizzy and generally felt weak and a little depressed. Turns out my vitamin B12 count was crazy low. Didn't know how much of a big part B12 has on our body.
@snipz127, have you read Jordan Rubins book? He healed himself Of Crohns.
Also I belits Joe Dispenza says to talk to your cells, and body.
Be well everyone❤
I had a similar op, back in the 80's? Severe Crohn's - had my lower bowel removed, needed B12 injections ever since?
I’m exactly the same and had the same part of bowel removed. I also have sever bile acid malabsorption because of the surgery
Thank you !! This is the first piece of information that is very explanatory and helpful. I made the mistake of eliminating diary from my diet, along with processed carbs , and reduced my meat intake…. 3 weeks later started feeling severe fatigue and excercise intolerance. No doctor could give me an answer , I discovered by myself I had b12 deficiency.
Now I returned to my diary and meat diet , and I’ve been taking b supplements , ive been feeling better every week. 😊
Never underestimate the dangers of a restrictive diet change!!!
My situation is very similar to yours. I also made an effort to make my eating habits better by eliminating "unhealthy" food and stopped eating meat and enough dairy. I today started to research symptoms and reasons to why I feel so depressed, weak, and can't think clearly. I think I might also have a vitamin b12 deficiency and possibly folate as well. definitely will be eating a different diet from now on 😭😭
How did you find that out? B12 deficiencies tend to occur 2-5 years after a poor diet is followed and not 3 weeks! If you have been serum tested then there's another reason you're deficient! - get well soon ❤
Thank you for explaining all this! I was having weird paresthesia in the left part of my face that I feared would be a precursor to a stroke, turned out I had B12 deficiency and once I start taking it regularly it disappeared...I would never have connected the dots on my own....
May I ask what your b 12 source was? There's so many supplements, I want to get the right one.
That’s what I have right now! I have that feeling on my face and other parts of my body. Did you have it anywhere other than your face?
@guitarszen Yes, it is strange that Vitamin B12 deficiency is also to be found in some regular meat eaters. I do not think that science & medicine have this totally figured out. There may be other things at play here.
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I have had a couple strokes and memory issues with low energy. I’m Native American so the Dr we have only functions as a MASH Dr. I ordered injectable vitamin B12 online and have been doing weekly shots (after reading everything I could to ensure I would not overdose on it.) I am very happy with the difference it has made in both. At first: I was paying $50 per dose from this CA B12 store then found it for $28 for 10 doses elsewhere luckily.
@guitarszen I just wanted to say there is something HUGE in reducing your intake of animal products. I'm American, in my 40s, diabetic since 2005 (watched the White Sox win the world series from a hospital bed in 2005 as I was being diagnosed/treated). Even though I am insulin dependent, I have been somewhat of a lazy & lucky diabetic in that mine was easily controlled for years.
I love cheese and beef. Despite all of the warnings I carried on for almost 20yrs with my cheeseburger ways. Closer to 50 now and it's catching up, my blood sugars are becoming harder to control. I had heard about the benefits of reducing animal products and thought I should at least try.
A few weeks ago I started swapping out my cheeseburger lunch with a plant-based meal. Just one meal a day and I have already lost a few pounds (without nasty cravings) and my blood sugars are already easier to control. Even with junk meals my sugars are not spiking like they were.
From what I understand the inflammation from too much animal product leads to a cascade of health issues. Back that off and your body functions more like it should.
(I'm not here to promote anything, but I will certainly tell you if you'd like to know what I use for meal replacement).
@guitarszenb12 from food is absorbed better than that from pills or additives. B12 comes from animal products so reducing animal products doesn’t make sense for anemia.
Reducing animal products which have low or no B12 because you are already eating too much meat makes sense.
So Vegan Monday to Saturday and liver kidneys and bacon all day Sunday as a treat.
@guitarszen Animal products are full of B12, liver especially but dont go overboard! Most folk with B12 deficiencies cannot absorb through the stomach lining, this also increases with age. Hence the injections into the bloodstream.
You can’t overdose on vitamin B12. It is water soluble. You will excrete all excess in your urine.
Stock up now while you can! It’s a primary supplement for you so it’s important to have as much on hand as you can.
If you do have a B vitamin deficiency, look up the MTHFR genetic anomaly. This is rather common but doctors are not much aware of it.
Yes! You are exactly right!
We have discovered an interesting link with MTHFR and also only realised a great granddaughter has the same thing, it skipped a generation. Do we know more about any connection with this gene and autoimmune PA, the kind where one cannot absorb nutrients through the proteins in the stomach lining resulting in the continued lack ob B12?
@@oppressednolonger1497 there's a link between MTHFR and autoimmunity in general, yes. Whether you might also have another, unrelated, cause, is another question.
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Congratulations on defining the medical jargon in an understandable manner.
Thanks for explaining why my MCV has been high, my Dr didn’t. Figures since I been depressed and not eating right or enough since a 2nd go round with long covid, also noticed no Vit B odor when I urinate which is what a different Dr said was an indication of getting more than enough and don’t need to supplement. This bit of info probably help with my depression management as well. Curious that this showed up in my feed, but glad it did.
Maybe I'm not reading correctly what you wrote, but if your body is *not* dumping B vitamins in your urine (vitamin B odor), that would mean you're *not* getting enough. If you're getting enough B vitamins, then excess would go out in the urine (and you'd smell it, or see it in the case of some of them...bright yellow).
Actually no it gets stored in your blood and isn't able to absorb into the cells it should come out when u pee but it doesn't
Thats why b12 blood tests are inaccurate you can be severely low in b12 and shows up as super high in labs
@@kellyheather781 thanks, I will keep that in mind and look at my lab work again, I don’t think there was a b12 test in there.
@@w1975b what you stated is exactly what I meant, I appreciate your comment just the same. I’m taking a 1000mcg sublingual and I can feel the difference.
Excellent video, my mother has a lot of those symptoms and it has convinced her to get her B12 levels checked.
I take a sublingual meltable B12. I had my B12 re tested 6 months after starting taking them. It greatly improved my results.
Glad sublingual works for you. We have been in serious bad shape and had to find food sources.
Sublingual caused me major gastro intestinal issues, so bad that had to be hospitalized for inflammation and pain, finally took shots to improve b12.
Will you please tell me at what time of day you take your sublingual. I took it in the morning on an empty stomach, and that was not good for me. Now I take it right after lunch on a full stomach. Is there a best time to take it?
@@linda1541 so glad it works for you and doesn't upset your stomach. How many times a day do you take it? And what time of day? (Sorry for asking so many questions. Me and Vitamin B have never gotten along; I'm trying to make peace with it.)
@@chrissy4752 just once a day. The important thing to remember is that what I take dissolves in my mouth. And from there it enters my bloodstream. It doesn’t go into my stomach. If any of it reaches my stomach it’s very very little.
Helpful! Thanks! 59 year old, colitis in remission, ovo lacto vegetarian with some mild depression-I’ll check my supplements and add more dairy and eggs!
I was perfectly "normal" 7 months ago. Meaning, fully mobile and bursting with good health. Never took a sick day in 45 years of working. Then it started...
Tingling, and pin prick pain in my right foot. Numb toes on same foot. This foot would swell during the day, and the swelling would go down completely over night. Tried NSAIDs for pain. Didn't help at all.
Decided to see someone. Sports medicine doctor had an opening so I went to him. He took the X-ray, examined the foot and said he could see nothing wrong. Prescribed more meds none of which worked.
He suggested I see a "Spine specialist". He suspected some kind of nerve issue...
While waiting for the appt, I all of a sudden got a "foot drop" on this leg. What a PITA that is, on its own.
On 1st visit with spine specialist they took the X-ray of my spine, and wrote a prescription for a device to help with foot drop. While waiting for the next appt with the spine doctors, I noticed strange things happening on my left leg. I lost the knee jerk reflex, the knee became "a trick knee" that I could no longer trust, and worse yet, I could no longer lift my left leg, or push up using it. If on my back, I can not do a left leg lift. All of this also happened without any warning...overnight. I remember weeding in my yard and being unable to stand up. Had to roll over to the nearest object and use it to pull myself up.
On 2nd visit to the spine doctors they did a nerve conductivity study. Painful, but I could take it.
They also ordered an MRI of my back. Nerve study confirmed what I already knew, and the MRI showed no issues. Now I turned to my primary family doc for help. He was pretty much useless and clueless.
He ordered every imaginable blood test. Results came back days later, and all within acceptable ranges.
NOTHING stuck out. Now at a loss, he referred me to a neurologist. He in turn did more poking and prodding and ordered more blood work. One particular test was off according to him and he wanted me to see a hematologist. He also suggested I start taking B12 supplements even though blood work did not specify I was deficient. Weeks later, hematologist reviewed blood tests and again said nothing was off... She suggested some test be repeated if "it would make me feel any better". I said no...
There is no reason to prove the negative... Went back to the neurologist. He did another nerve conductivity study. Very very painful this time. Like being jabbed with a screwdriver, over and over.
At this point, I am weak, I spend my days in a wheel chair. I am sure my problem was probably low levels of B12. I suspect Pernicious anemia. I think I'm screwed. Damaged nerves can not be repaired.
I am angry and disappointed. All this waiting and guessing. Doctors afraid to diagnose me...afraid of law suits I guess. Passing me around like a hot potato. How can anyone call themselves a spine doctor, or neurologist, or hematologist, or even a family MD, and not check B12 levels first, knowing how critical this vitamin is...In retrospect maybe I should have been more involved. I have every vitamin B12 deficiency symptom, and I mean every one.
Nerves do regenerate. Keep the faith!
So sorry you're going through this. Don't give up.
Please ask for mri you could have MS.
Please ask for MRI you could have MS. Drs don’t test for that unless they do a mri and see brain lesions but a lot of your symptoms sound like ms
@@SimpleSavvy30 I had an MRI of my back (lumbar region) and my head.
This has been so enlightening thank you. I have Fibromyalgia but last 2 years started with a burning, tingling type pressure in both my lower legs. I mention it, even asked could I have vitamin b12 deficiency and they just say well it would show in your regular blood tests 🤷🏻♀️ something is wrong but I don’t feel listened to and it’s driving me insane. At least seeing this I don’t feel alone anymore 🙏🏻 I get low mood and brain fog (that part of FMS) so difficult to determine what’s doing what. I think that’s why drs brush over it because Fibromyalgia is such a mix of symptoms 😔
Cbd oil is available on prescription now. They have strains for fibro pain
@@G-Man..277 Thank you I will look into that 🙏🏻😊🇬🇧
In uk? Not available on NHS, need a private clinic. Loads to choose from , done by video link so you don't need to travel
Are you hyper mobile ?
@@Thatsickchick Hi, what does that mean?
I have been told I am suffering from reduced B12 and am going to start on a course of injections. I do recognise some symptoms. I am glad I came across this video because it explains things so much more. And by the way thanks to the person who suggested Marmite.
Richard try B12 sublingual tabs. Excellent and raised my B12 to where it needed to be. Inexpensive too. I found the injections painful and New Zealand will only give one injection per month and that was ineffective for me. I continue to take sublingual ones daily.
which sublingual do you take/recommend if you dont mind? @@Carylina1
Marmite is great!
I had every single one of these symptoms for over 10 years before my PA diagnosis and it pisses me off...tbh.. that I was dismissed and only treated for IDA for so long.
I was diagnosed with pernicious anemia when I was 40. I’m 59 now. I have a lot of the same complaints I see here. Two things..1. It’s inherited through Mothers line. Two of my sisters have it as well. 2. One symptom that my mother, myself and 1 sister noted was water making us feel sick to our stomachs. Odd. We all would get enough thru coffee, tea, soups, jello, ect. I remember before I was diagnosed, I was in the mall and saw myself in the glass of a store display. I jumped and looked again. I saw a very pale and exhausted version of myself. I looked like a cancer patient. I went back to my doctor and she was surprised how I looked from one month to the next.
Omg! I have the same thing with water
Yes! Before I was diagnosed, my coworkers used to kid me about how pale I was. I matched the walls! I hope you are receiving treatment that is adequate so you feel better. My mother had it too but I did not find out until after she passed. She suffered for many years and we had no idea.
Actually my grandfather died of pernicious anemia and me, my son, and my dad are getting checked out for it now
I’ve been telling doctors about the water thing for over a decade! No one has connected this.
Water would make me sick too...
This site is the best thing that has happenedto me in a while
Gastric Bypass (roux En Y) has nearly killed me due to the malabsorption. I had it done in 2014
Your delivery of information is unusually easy to follow, so, keep on!
I so appreciated watching this!!! Best info I have received thus far.
I retired, at 53, with every one of these symptoms plus many more. At the time, I had been on Cyanocobalamin injections for over 10 years and my Serum B12 was always high/normal. One office visit, my endocrinologist told me, as I was just about out the door, that my MMA was high. MMA wasn't even on the panel. He ment the my blood indicated low B12. Of course this made me very curius since my B12, by another one of my doctors, was always good due to injections. It got me researching. 3 months later, I figured it out on my own. Every one of my symptoms of B12 deficiency were due to two main things which basically lead to unmetabolized Folic Acid. One of my doctors had me on Sulfasalazine and Methatrexate and since these drugs inhibit DHFR, the protocol is to prscribe Folic Acid. I was on double doses Folic Acid. This condition was made worse due to some genetics that I eventually learned. Once I stopped MTX, Suplfasalazine and Folic Acid and took 5-methylfolate, my symptoms went away 36 hours later. I had been retired 10 months by this time and had quit working out 6 months after retirment. 2 days later, I was back in the gym and stronger than ever! If only one of my 5 doctors would have known to check MMA and Hyc, I never would have had to leave a career of 30 years, a field that I worked in for 36.
Cyna form of b12 is poison made from cyanide . You need to use METHL form of b-12 sublingual tablets .under tongue is best way to absorb .
What is hyc?
@@petrichor100 MMA=Methylmalonic Acid and Hyc=Homocysteine
@@anatino Quatrefolic 400 mcg.
@@petrichor100 Homocysteine
Thank you for this video.both my father and I have pernicious anaemia. Very informative and I can ask my doctor some important questions now.thank you 😊
Absolutely brilliant, I have this condition and it is treated by the surgery but they have obviously dropped the ball because I started to get a burning sensation in my calves and all the other symptoms fitted so I made an appointment to have a emergency appointment
Thank you for providing a well paced, thorough explanation.
Thank you for offering a comprehensive and appropriately timed clarification.
It's nice that you tell us what the problems are, but this video is incomplete because there is no advice on what to do about it.
If you have any of these symptoms you should see your doctor and get tested. If you are over 50 or vegetarian or vegan, you should regularly take a good B-12 supplement beyond the small amount included in typical multi-vitamins.
Braggs nutritional yeast, and it’s tasty !
Ummmm, this is what can happen with a vitamin B 12 deficiency, so the answer would be take some B12?????
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Liver and clams are the highest in B12. Food is the best delivery, then shots, then sublingual. Pills, hit n miss for delivery.
Eat lots of meat
Personally I didnt have any of those, I had a weirder symptom which was pain in my groin after orgasm and some sore spots on my skin that werent healing. Ive been taking a suppliment for a few weeks and I feel like a new person. I have a lot of energy again and my mood is definatly elevated on days that I remember to take it.
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NO ONE FORCED YOU ASS@@AR-mu4zq
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Wow! Excellent presentation. Easy to understand, though, and I feel like I can trust you. The illustrations are very good although some of the text was too small to make up quickly. Sound quality was great and the speaker spoke clearly with very good cadence. Yeah, I subscribed! Thanks for the great job.
Vitamin B12 absorption is inhibited in people using Proton pump inhibitors.
If I don’t take b12 every day my legs go numb. Thanks to a good doctor who tested my B12 levels
Does b12 have side effects? I needed to start ages ago but hesitant because i want to know from ppl who have tried it. Plz do share
Interesting explains a lot I have gone thru all my life. I was diagnosed with Hypophosphatasia, alkaline deficiency with very low Vit B12 & too much B6 how about some more info on that disease, please? The more we learn about rare diseases, the more we can pass on to the medical field.thx again for your hard work
Excellent presentation. Thank you so much.
Thank you! Funny enough i was just reviewing one of your videos talking about fructolysis. Nevertheless, thank you for all your educational videos, you're doing an astonishing and excelling work.
Thank you for giving us this important information.
What kind of specialist should you go to see if you have a low Vitamin B12 deficiency- a gastroenterologist or a hematologist??,
@JJ Medicine - Is Paresthesia a component of peripheral neuropathy (either diabetic or non-diabetic) or is it a separate problem?
Adding more. I was diagnosed due to severe memory loss and follow up testing. Sitting at work, I could not remember one person’s name out of 5 that I worked with in a cubicle setting. I was told I had lost my “ intrinsic factor” and no longer was able to absorb B-12. I see nobody mentioning this element in their diagnosis. I was placed on shots of B-12 which was inconvenient, but brought my levels back to normal. Then a educated NP said,take this high potency B-complex with HCL with pepsin supplements at the same time. It works…. No more shots! My question remains…. What was the root cause of my losing the ability to absorb B-12? Could it be that I ingested significant amounts of JP-5 jet fuel while in the military ( contaminated water on ship is common)? Anybody out there have information / knowledge on this… please let me know your thoughts. I still take the concoction I mentioned and will for life to maintain healthy B12 levels. Any Doctors out there to chime in on a cause and or my assumption?
it's not unheard of for people to lose the ability to absorb B-12 due to loss of "intrinsic factor." There's a genetic situation that can cause it, but it can also develop in aging. Intrinsic factor is basically an enzyme made by the stomach cells. It "binds" to B12 so that it's absorbed. That's why adding pepsin (which is a digestive enzyme) and HCL (which is like stomach acid) is helping you. Losing the ability to produce intrinsic factor can be due to chronic gastritis (inflammation) or just age and diet, if it wasn't present in your childhood. Best wishes. Glad you found a solution. PS - personally, I do believe that the jet fuel theory could be responsible. It could have caused damage to your stomach, and/or damage to your immune system. lots of us end up with autoimmune problems due to the toxicity of our food, water, general environments. Autoimmune conditions cause chronic inflammation and can have all kinds of effects. I think it would be hard to link your exposure directly to the effect of loss of intrinsic factor, but it seems possible to me.
@@lmak7696 thank you for your insight. Much appreciated!
I am wondering if you have ever suffered from heartburn and resorted to take tablets to make your stomach more alkaline. Ironically what causes heartburn is the LACK of gastric acid which makes you unable to break down food which causes the acid to float towards the cardia. Since pepsin is produced by the stomach and it requires HCL to do so it is possible that these are linked. Also folic acid can cause the depletion of B12, you must take folate instead.
Stress can trainwreck digestion!
I have vitamin b12 defficiency, here the norm of it is 211-911 I have 200, my doctor doesn't give a fvck, she says it's not a big defficiency
I get tired quickly, I have bad memory, bad focus, my leg muscles hurt, I have heavy breathing, constant headaches, had depression, when I go to sleep I hear ringing, and my smell gets worse
For me it's obvious I have too low level, not yet catastrophic but getting worse
I sleep 8h a day and wake up tired, my heart beats fast in my feeling, I don't eat no fast food, eat meat and diary products everyday since forever
The doctor so dumb I had to pay for vitamin b12 level (we have free healthcare), now she doesn't want to send me to check my stomach and arse for any problems with assimilating b12
What should I do man, now she told me to wait 2 weeks to redo vitamin b12 blood level
I found out about it 1 week ago, wanted to start suplementing b12 but she told me not to before redoing the level
If you only get vital b12 from animal products, how come when I was a meat eater I had low vit b12. I found this out as I had very bad depression. A doctor looked at my tongue at one point and noticed it had a covering on it. She said this could be an indication of vitamin b12 deficiency. She also said there was a correlation between b12 deficiency and depression. I did have a deficiency and was talking injections every few months for a few years. It did improve my MH significantly but did not get rid of the issue. Now years later i have been a vegan for 5 years. I do not have a vital b12 deficiency and I no longer have depression symptoms. I am also not talking any antidepressants either.
This is called Pernicious Anaemia. It’s where your stomach doesn’t actually absorb the vit b12 despite taking them as tablets or from eating meat etc. My mum has it and has to have the injections every 3 months also because her stomach will no longer absorb it. That’s likely why you,saw no benefit from eating meat.
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I was diagnosed with paraesthesia of outer thigh of both legs. They said it was due to fibromyalgia but now I'm seeing this I suspect it's because I have been vitamin B deficient for many years. I discovered that via Vega testing. Am now on high strength vitamin B complex, I've yet to notice sensation returning.
This will take time, because you're trying to regrow nerve tissue. This is very slow
I am assuming that you get your vitamin D3 tested every year now also. It is another deficiency that causes weird symptoms. Mine was so low that (6ng.) that I had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, low thyroid, high Blood pressure, and chondromylacia of my knees. All these symptoms were gone within 6 months of getting my D levels up to 80ng.
@@bluewaters3100 No, doctors won't check unless you have it done privately. I take 9000iu of D3 daily and the fibro has improved. Odd, I also have hypothyroidism, Sjorgrens, coeliac disease and am allergic to dairy. I bet it's all vitamin and mineral deficiency.
@@angelmessenger8240 you sound like me. It's exhausting just thinking abt pursuing answers.
Take Vit B1 Thiamine 100mg twice daily. It really helps.
Why is it that physicians rarely check for any type of vitamin deficiency until health and well being is compromised? A few years ago I had to insist that my vitamin D level be checked and was not happy to find that my level was so low that I fell into the potentially lethal category. I take D3 in a daily basis now. Interestingly a section of this video made me sit up and take notice. I have been experiencing a sedation of the skin on my last two toes too thick. It was attributed to ongoing almost chronic piriformus syndrome. Even though it has resolved via dry needling and physical therapy this sensation continues in the same two toes bilaterally and is beginning to progress to the outer edge of both feet that connects to those toes. My last B12 level, I was told, was in normal range. Do these levels vary from individual to individual?
@Keylara the uk rarely checks vitamin levels at a gp unless you’re extremely lucky to have a good dr
A 💰 hungry one who cares nothing for their patient
@@ethelbentancourt2233 medical doctors only get about 8 hours of nutrition education out of all the years they go to school. They are taught to prescribe manmade drugs and cut people up. All a result of the Flexner Report and John Rockefeller.
It’s the first thing my dr checks…
I have had better luck with doctors abroad. They work for the customer, not an insurance company or the VA who work for nobody.
This is helpful Thank you for this.
Wow, thank you. Why haven’t Dr.’s looked into this.
My B12 deficiency comes from chronic Babesiosis, which I can control enough to stay alive and manage household tasks.
After four years of trying every treatment known, I'm still positive based on IGeneX testing (false negative is the fail). The last, and final, "treatment" I purchased was a hyperbaric chamber. It works to the extent that it does based on the balance of my condition, which is going on ~25 years.
Moreover, since I purchased the chamber I have not become anemic, but I do feel the result of a low B12 when I stray from the lifestyle I need to keep it in check. The usual first indicator is muscle spasms in my calves (I do not own cows).
My next step to a cure(?) is focused towards mycology and the benefits of mushrooms, whether psychedelic or not. In fact, my focus is Lions Maine and Reishi before I begin to explore micro dosing psilocybe cubensis as a method to re-connect lost synapsis.
Thank you!
Very fascinating. I believe you are on the right track. I'm impressed with your knowledge. There is often a cure in nature.🥰
Hmm, I have chronic Babesiosis too. Lately, I've been starting to see my O2 levels dipping. And, I definitely have shin tingling, numbness and warmth. Maybe its time to have my B-12 levels checked. I am now on a Carnivore diet and no longer eat vegetables or fruits. Meat, Dairy, Eggs and high fat. I think I'm starting to see improvement. But, then we have been messing with my thyroid dose. That set me back a lot.
When I was actively and aggressively treating my Tick Born Diseases I used to give myself B-12 shots every other day along with taking sublingual B-12. I also take Lithium Orotate to help get that B-12 where it needs to go. And, I only use Methyl, Hydroxy or Adenosyl forms of B-12. This is very important for anyone who needs B-12. CyanoCobalamin is cyanide. Your bod has to strip off the cyanide molecule to get the useful cobalamin. But, then it has to use that cobalamin to eliminate the cyanide. So, it's a zero improvement.
I'm pretty much in a remission state right now. I can function again as long as I get plenty of rest, avoid stress and watch my diet.
I have used my genetic to figure out what parts of my methylation cycle are messed up and target my supplements to keep it functioning. B-12 and folate are critical to that cycle which affects detoxification and DNA repair. It's all really fascinating and the understanding of the genetics has improved tremendously from the early days. I spent hours in SNPedia to figure out each of my problem SNPs.
Glad to hear you are doing well!
Good for you. I often learn more connections between healthy protocols by reading the comment section and overlaying what others do with what I've learned and am doing. Thank you!
Cuznclive - you may want to research zapping, which is supposed to kill off parasites. It uses a small amount of electricity to zap the blood (through your skin). *Not* enough to hurt like sticking your finger in an outlet. Dr. Hulda Clark is one person who promoted zapping for good health, she was born in 1928 and died in 2009. Just a starting point if you choose to learn about it.
I have chronic Rickettsia also from ticks and similar symptoms. Of I start feeling bad I take a course of Artemesia tablets. Usually feel better within a few days.
my eye flashes a bright light when my B12 is getting low, it's usually at 312, anemic as a child & teenager
I was left with this problem after COVID..i now on B12 injections and number of tablets D3 and folic acid tablets..
i don’t think this is always symmetrical and nor does it always start in the feet. it can be one limb and start in the hand or arm as well.
My Husband has diabetes and has neuropathy .So why has his Never been treated for Vitamin b 12 deficiency. I have mentioned this to him a lot. He is going to an Endocrinologist and I thought she would address this .
Also my eczema is under control with daily B vitamins
Does it have any side effects. Pls share
Thank you so much for this plus your video you mentionedl about Anemia, and also about Iron.
This is the first time I've looked it up.. I know my B12 is so low.. I've been to the hospital 3 times, God knows how many times I've been to the Doctors, It's been going on for 6 months & I'm showing all the symptoms.. They keep putting it down to anxiety.. I even requested a water sample to be done 4 months ago. They said I don't need to do one, I took the trust of the doctors.. & just left it.. Week & a half ago I was
begging them to do a water sample.. They done one & I got a phone call the same day, Saying I've got microscopic blood in my urine.. It turns out I've got a really bad kidney infection,
When it comes to my B12, I've got really bad
fatigue, pins &
needles.. I've got no energy, I can't focus or concentrate.. My mental health has went through the roof, When I try & sleep the feelings in my brain feels so weird, It's the most horrible thing I've had to experience.. I was 14 stone now I'm just under 11 may be less.. I do feel like skin & bones.. It wasn't till I went to see a ENT specialist because I've got really bad
eustachian tubes in my middle ears.. When I went to see the ENT consultant, I told him I've had a really sore tongue for over 4 months.. & told him, I've got really bad ulcers on the side of my tongue & they won't heal.. Then he requested to take blood test for vitamin deficiency.. Few days later it come bacj my be 12 was really really low.. So I've got to take folic acid for 3 months..im confused Because when I went to see another consultant bout my mouth & tongue he said its because your B12 is really low & that's why your ulsers in your mouth are not healing..
& my doctor says your B12 is ok it's your folic acid what is low, So I'm getting told two different things.. It's got to the point I'm so unwell, I don't know who to turn to or speak to.. Because my Doctors are not taking in what I'm saying.. This is the first time I've looked it up.. I know my B12 is so low.. I've been to the hospital 3 times, God knows how many times I've been to the Doctors, It's been going on for 6 months & I'm showing all the symptoms.. They keep putting it down to anxiety.. I even requested a water sample to be done 4 months ago. They said I don't need to do one, I took the trust of the doctors.. & just left it.. Week & a half ago I was
begging them to do a water sample.. They done one & I got a phone call the same day, Saying I've got microscopic blood in my urine.. It turns out I've got a really bad kidney infection,
When it comes to my B12, I've got really bad
fatigue, pins &
needles.. I've got no energy, I can't focus or concentrate.. My mental health has went through the roof, When I try & sleep the feelings in my brain feels so weird, It's the most horrible thing I've had to experience.. I was 14 stone now I'm just under 11 mat be less.. I feel like skin & bones.. It wasn't till I went to see a ENT specialist because I've got really bad
eustachian tubes in my middle ears.. When I went to see the ENT consultant, I told him I've had a really sore tongue for over 4 months.. & told him, I've got really bad ulcers on the side of my tongue & they won't heal.. Then he requested to take blood test for vitamin deficiency.. Few days later it come bacj my be 12 was really really low.. So I've got to take folic acid for 3 months..im confused Because when I went to see another consultant bout my mouth & tongue he said its because your B12 is really low & that's why your ulsers in your mouth are not healing..
& my doctor says your B12 is ok it's your folic acid what is low, So I'm getting told two different things.. It's got to the point I'm so unwell, I don't know who to turn to or speak to.. Because my Doctors are not taking in what I'm saying..
Excellent information ℹ️ thank you !!
It’s really disgraceful that after removal of the ileum 40 years ago, due to Crohn’s disease, I was never advised to take supplements from then onwards. I have now been diagnosed with both peripheral neuropathy and osteoporosis. I had to do my own research to discover that I needed B12 injections, (I have only just found an understanding GP) and rather than take drugs for osteoporosis I am on the B12 protocol, taking high levels of D3 and K2. The medical profession is still woefully unaware of the effects of vitamin deficiencies on our bodies and prefer to lead us through expensive and invasive testing to find a cause! Thank goodness I look after myself!
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I have a huge buildup of methymalonic acid but the b12 is ok. No one knows what to do. They sent me (adult) to the children's hospital for testing but the pediatricians said when this happens to babies they die. I have substantial memory problems.
Total B12 serum levels are not accurate. Only 10 to 30 % of blood levels are in active form. High MMA levels are a good indication you have a B12 deficiency, though some things can affect blood levels (such as impaired kidney function), whereas urine levels are more precise. The condition in infants is a whole other thing. You can try a B complex on your own (should have methylated forms of B12 and folate), but it doesn't give answers as to the cause. Can also try a sublingual B12 if you have digestive issues. Do you use PPIs for GERD, or metformin for diabetes? Are you vegan/vegetarian? Do you have celiac or other digestive issues? Mainstream medicine is often lacking in these areas of functional medicine, and ineffective in pursuing real answers to find the root cause. Information about these things is available online, yet many typical doctors are uninformed and bound by insurance companies. It leaves too many people searching for answers and real help. Can otherwise check to see if there are functional medicine practitioners you could consult.
I take B complex , magnesium ,zink and have been trying to get my husband to be proactive and take vitamins for Years....
Thank you, helpful.
I'm costantly, just repeatedly given Cyanocobalamin as every time I stop my B12 sinks and its never tested while taking it. I start tomorrow again and they are retesting in 8 weeks. I have no idea if it's diet, an absorbtion issue (or even what the numbers were as ive never thought to ask to understand if its very or dangerously low assuming if it was they would be on it..)
This has been very informative and I can relate to a lot of the health issues.
Cyanocobalamin is the form of B12 we get from food and most supplements. Our bodies must convert the Cyanocobalamin to Methylcobalamin in order to absorb it.
Years ago, I had a very good doctor (he's retired now) who ran tests on my B12 issues. It turned out that I had a defect in my DNA that caused my body to be unable to convert the Cyanocobalamin to Methylcobalamin. I found a B12 supplement that was only Methylcobalamin and have been taking that since with no further B12 problems. You might try that form of B12 to see if it works for you. I take a brand called Natural Factors B12 so if you search those 3 words you can find it easily. For other brands, search methylcobalamin B12 supplements. Good luck!
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Apparently according to Dr. Eric Berg Channel, METHYLCOBALAMINE is the form of B 12 that is more readily absorbed. CYANOCOBALAMINE is a synthetic less bio available form unfortunately added to foodstuffs like nutritional yeast, which is bad news for vegans as they rely on it as a plant based source of Vit B12.
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Instead of cyanocobalamin try methylcobalmin , its easy to absorb by the body
First of all, congratulations for such incredible communication! You said that some neuro damages can occur in an irreversible manner. In that case could R-Apha-Lipoic-Acid helpful?
Is Nutritional yeast/Brewers yeast an easily absorbed/active (bio-available) form of the 'B Vitamins'?
can't get B12 from it
I am not familiar with brewers yeast. nutritional yeast is an excellent source of B-Vitamins. if it's fortified, it provides B12 too, but it's synthetic. regards.
I’m vegetarian 69 year old female. How much vitamin b12 should I take each day in tablet form.
@@carollitster6816 as a Vegetarian, You can get B12 from eggs and dairy. and fortified nutritional yeast, of course. but You'd need to eat quite a bit of these products. I am not vegetarian, but I take B12 regardless. -because my diet has not been that great. if You want to take supplemental B12, just follow the instructions on the pack of your tablets. and it would be a good idea to get your blood tested periodically. regards.
I have no idea why I need supplements of B12... I did not respond to vitamins as tablets... So too here is something wrong with the absorbation of it, and not my diet... My doctor never have felt the urge to check this out further.
If you were deficient in iron and deficient in B12, how would that impact your red blood cells? Would they be normal sized? I was severely deficient in iron & moderately(?) deficient in B12, but I was never diagnosed with anemia.. so I’m wondering if this is why
Food fortification with folate has lead to the reduction of the larger sized blood cells. It prevents this symptom from showing up while not reducing the damage of B12 deficiency deficiency.
Can I just say, I London I was diagnosed with having severe B12 deficiency... due to OMEPRAZOLE... Please be aware people, PPI's can stop absorption, I'm not sure how, but they do!
One of the things I’ve learned is to listen to your doctor - but you’d better jump online, too. Because I’ve had hair thinning, for decades and no doctor I’ve been to has known about B12 deficiency, due to long term, high dose intake of Metformin. Glad I know now. Because my hair is filling in. I wonder what other things have been affected by this or where my health would’ve gone, had this continued. I also don’t know the role a possible B12 deficiency may have played, in my mother’s mental issues, neuropathy and death, with the exception of the fact that I don’t think she was taking the Metformin prescribed, because I went no contact, due to her becoming abusive.
I was looking online about how to naturally get rid of a Venus Lake, that formed under my eye last year. Surprise again as, it stated something to the effect of a venus lake is more likely to form, on people who have B12 deficiency.
I think I’ve also seen connection to OA with B12 deficiency.
I am going to take a look at the documentation that comes with my medication, to see if there is any mention of taking B12 with Metformin. Because, if not, it wouldn’t simply be a Patient oversight. Although my anger wouldn’t mean piddly to any of my doctors, yes, I’d be really pissed off. Because, I’ve had hair loss for years, I’ve asked my doctors about it and they shrugged their shoulders, when I think there may have been evidence of this since 1969. That some of the issues I’ve had and just learned to live with, as well as things that could’ve happened to me, including living a painful and shortened life, might’ve happened, if I didn’t find out for myself, that I was deficient, in this very important vitamin.
I’d just about BET, there are a bazillion people on Metformin, that have never been told that it may cause malabsorption of this very important vitamin and that they should have their B12 levels tested. I will be having mine tested in another 3 months, as it apparently takes 6-12 months for you to come up to proper levels, once you’re replenishing, but it probably depends upon where you started. If anyone wants to get theirs tested, you can go right to Quest and setup your test online.
Metformin can lower your b12 levels as well as some other meds.
@@privateprivate8366check for levels of vitamin D also. I was low in D and B12. Wad of hair coming out in the shower then once I started taking a D3 supplement it’s back to normal. The /12 is still my issue despite supplements however.
@@hygqueensav would be nice if the docs at least peeped the Pharma documentation that comes with medication. It’s important patients don’t entirely rely upon their knowledge, read that documentation and seek answers elsewhere also.
Thank you so much.
So interesting.
I can't imagine how many people must be suffering from these kinds of issues due to lack of B12.
I have not had these symptoms, but have done really well by taking a complete B vitamin tablet each day.
It is the only thing I have taken that helped with my health.
With B12, unless your insurance pays for it, food is your best, most absorbable source. Liver, clams, etc.
B1 as well. Seems most ppl are deficient in B vitamins.
@@sharonpoitra193 if only ppl could buy them in supplement form? 🤔
Is there a way to know for sure you have a deficiency other than symptoms? Many of these symptoms are broad and could be caused by many other ailments?
Great info . Thanks
Thank you, so many family doctors seem to be unaware of many of these symptoms, cannot say Alzheimer's would be "cured" of course but if caught early on, a B12 might help matters?
Yes you definitely can get dementia from long term low b12. Eventually the brain damage is permanent if it goes on for a long time.
Very interesting. This may apply to me.
It took many months but the walsh institute vitamin therapy helped me. Mensah medical
My symptoms were so bad two doctors thought I had MS. This was ruled out but brained and spinal MRIs and they also did bloodwork that ruled out multiple other problems including Lyme, pernicious anemia and sever other things. I still have symptoms even though I have to take B12 injections every two weeks or I just feel awful. The b12 just isn’t absorbing well or something, no one knows why. Even after doing two week shots my levels are still at 500 and they should be much much higher. I think I’ve had this problem for decades and I never put all these symptoms together until the last two years because they would come and go and would not always occur together. I told several doctors I’m just tired all the time and they didn’t listen even though I had yearly blood work finally someone tested my B12 and Vitamin D level and they were both low even though I eat a healthy diet.
What wer your b12 values ?
@@mamidi9999 Before taking any B12 it was 234. After taking it regularly for 6months it was a little above 500. The Neurologist said people with these problems need to be at least 500 or above to not have symptoms. Last count was 695 and I am doing shots every two weeks because I feel better when doing them more frequently and symptoms are less... not gone at all though.
I am taking 5 injections of b12 as my levels have dropped very low after Covid .
The best B12 to take is methyl cobalamin.The liquid kind and it absorbs when your intrinsic factor does not work
Not everyone can metabolise things though. It's not always an issue with the gut absorbing the vitamins, but instead with the body not being able to turn them into their active forms. I can't metabolise vitamin D, no idea why, but I have to take calcitriol which is what your body turns vitamin D into, as even with enormous dose injections, my blood levels didn't increase at all. Doctors aren't as interested in treating b12 issues though, I don't know why.
How does the size of the red blood cells you're talking about show up on a blood test - what abbreviation to look for? RDW or MCV?
MCV tells you the size. Over 100 is “macrocytic” meaning that it’s big. It can be seen in B12 and folate deficiency
And also on blood smear you would see hypersegmented PMN's (neutrophils)
I have that with my B12 deficiency. I've had celiac disease my entire life and now that I'm getting older my poor absorption is rearing it's ugly head again. My balance is totally shot and at 69 years old, I don't think it's going to get better. Heamotologist seemed to think I'm developing bone marrow failure. It's just the sprue. I've been gluten free for the past 36 years, of course I'm going to test negative now! I'm small bowel biopsy, bloodwork and gene proven positive for celiac. Too many non celiacs have muddied the waters for the genuine folks who have the disease.
I had severe B12 deficiency with normal MCV. I was close to death from autoimmune pernicious anaemia (autoimmune disease name needs changing!)
@@ScarlettDuchess I believe you. Most range limits associated with particular blood test are a joke. According to mine I am not even pre-diabetic, yet I have a raging symptoms of diabetic. By the way, how did they fix you?
What about subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord?
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Important to know is that a combination of low B12 with high MCV is typical for ppl who drink too much alcohol.
My husband had that result but he doesn't drink. He seems to have some of these symptoms. I switch his b12 to sublingual. I would love to get his blood retested to see what it is now. I doubt the doctor would go for it though. He never even called to discuss options whe these 3 three things were out of range.
I started my nursing career on a psychiatric admission ward and the first thing doctors prescribed for alcoholic patients, after blood tests obviously, and along with withdrawal symptoms, was the b12 levels. This is because alcohol has high carbohydrate levels so heavy drinkers dont feel hungry therefore often dont eat properly. Or so we were told.
@@helenamcginty4920 Alcohol affects some nutrients absorption, so you cannot build up enough of them in your system.. B12 is among them. B12 directly affects red blood cells and O2 transport. Most common issue here is then anemia.
@@helenamcginty4920 Also worked in a Substance Abuse Treatment Center and ditto with the B12. I seem to recall the entire B complex was given-something about the B’s work together.
Thiamine (B1) is usually always depleted in alcoholics. It can cause a brain disease called Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.
So, what products should i eat to increase vitamin B12?
Which form of B12 supplement is better? Cyanocobalamin or Methylcobalamin?
Cyano indicates cyanide content ! Methyl is a better format!
Great presentation, thank you. As to the enlarged red blood cells and out-of-range MCV I have been wondering whether they are the cause or the result of Transcobalin deficiency. You reminded me to dig deeper and find out in PUBmed, cheers. As to figure-1 I would advise a small addition so people do not get the wrong idea to counter the depicted symptoms with Cyano-cobalamin. CyanoCbl depletes Glutathione + Methyl groups and the cbl uptake will be much lower than what is expected. (Methyl-, Adenosyl- or Hydroxo-cobalamin would be the better options).
I have hemoglobin of nearly 17 which is healthy for my age but the only thing that was wrong in my cbc was mcv 110 fl, and I am feeling these tiredness, nosebleeds, light headed ness etc shortness of breath
@@nikhilpachouri1160I hear you Nikhil. Healthy ranges for MCV are:
50 - 300 nmol/L, 67 - 406 µg/ml or 80-100 fL. I am intrigued that all other measurements were OK. Why don't you have a preliminary chat with an OpenAI by giving it your test results including those for 'Mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH)' and 'MCH concentration (MCHc)' and ask some questions? It might point you in the direction for further research or give you helpful hints for an interview with you GP.
I find it odd that no one on UA-cam tells you the dosage
Vitamin B12 is also a porphyrin; along the lines of heme and chlorophyll; with the only change being Co, Fe, and Mg respectively.
I have anemia hemoglobin 5.8 ... doctor said it's due to B12 deficiency. Now my blood transfusion is going on and he gave me B12 supplements..
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Can anyone advise……I already take a Vit B tablet every day. It is part of a complex & among other vit B’s…1, 2, 3, 6, it also contains 10.000 NRV’s of B 12. Do I need to take extra B12. I am nearly 76.yrs. I do have slight memory loss but haven’t started to leave taps running or putting the sugar in the fridge yet.
First make sure your B-12 is Methylcobalomine and not Cyanocobalamin. That is a good start on taking b-12 you can absorb and use. Don't use antacids indiscriminately. Add digestive enzymes and stomach acid support. Make sure you get enough salt in your food so your stomach acid turns on. Your first thought with supplements should be: Am I getting the best type of the vitamin and am I digesting and absorbing it?
@@puggirl415……Thank you for your reply. I take very little salt as I have high Blood Pressure & I do end up with indigestion most evenings after my evening meal, so of course I take a couple of ant-acids then. I will check in the morning which type my B12 is, & take note. Thanks for your help. I am due to see my gp at the end of this month for my twice-yearly Meds check, but I don’t expect him to be much help with this - all he seems to do is want me to take Statins.
what shape and size erythrocytes will be produced if a Person is deficient in both Vitamin B12 and Iron? regards.
I watched my mother with pernicious anaemia for many years and her monthly injections. Therefore I was always aware that in later life I might have similar problems and I was correct. I now have B12 injections I am due one today and feel slightly desperate for this top up. It took some while to get it sorted including changing GP,surgery, leaving the surgery after more than 40 years for a new one was not an easy although necessary move.
Foods that are sometimes fortified and may contain vitamin B12 in varying amounts include:
plant milk, such as soy, almond, oat, cashew, and coconut milk
breakfast cereals
margarine and spreads
nutritional yeast
tofu
fruit juice
dairy-free yogurt
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I can't absorb b12 very well because I had surgery on small intestine as a teenager. I have the B12 injections but I am not sure they are working very well still have cognition problems
bounded b12 with intrinsic factor is present gets absorbed in the large intestine if the parietal cells are not damaged by autoimmune attack, i have gone through half paralysis of my right side of my face & pins & needles up to one hour & strict vegetarian, was on injections for 2 months & on b12 supplements for 1 year now i take one folinext 7.5mg tablet once a week, tested negative for immune attack on parietal cell, also also all vegetarians should be recommended to take b12 supplements regularly.
I have a lot of pain in my body.... No Drs seem to be able to help me figure out whats going on. Its gotten so bad that I can't work now. It started about 2 yrs ago.... And gradually worsened.... I used to be very active & its taking me down. 😢
That happened to me and some vit b complex and extra thiamine (b1) fixed it!!
All we can do is the best we can. It's all we can do.
I have abnormally high b12 and have lots of neurological symptoms next to severe fatigue. What would that mean?
Your b12 is not getting into your cells just going round and round and builing up in the blood
I would imagine your body isn't processing it right. Perhaps magnesium would help you absorb it. It helps us absorb other nutrients.
How u doing now did u find why B12 is high I have same problem
I looked it up. Enzymes help process b12, for example, pineapple (bromelain) or papaya (papain).
me too,,its at 1340 but im experiencing formicatiion
Yeah my grandma, mom and me have the same problem. We cant absorb b12 in our stomach. Usually if its introduced in a special suppliments or shots. I drink it. Only a few forms i can absorb and cant get it through food. My memory has been bad since i was 2. This is life long and the doctor doesnt want to test for it because the insurance doesnt like to pay for it. I also think its linked to having kids with autism becauss pregnant women have trouble absorbing b12 during pregnancy. No b12 in pregnancy results the child being permanently damaged neurologically. Not that my studying this for years and having a child with autism for 15 years makes a difference. Cant find a doctor to listen or take me seriously at all so correct me if im wrong. Im always happy to learn.
Sounds like you all have pernicious anemia if unable to absorb B12. And MTHFR mutations cause issues with folate (B9) absorption, which can lead to neurological birth defects. Methylated forms of folate and B12 must be used in those cases. Unfortunately it's not a typically ordered or covered test. You can otherwise find labs who perform the testing, but pay out of pocket, or check with your insurance directly.
Yes you may have the MTHFR gene anomaly. My son has autism and he was tested and has it. He was low in b12 and in vitamin D and they said most people with autism are. Plus I have serious problems with low b12 and I was low in D also. I was not gene tested but I would bet I have it too, since I gave it to him and I have vitamin deficiencies despite a good diet. You have to look for methylation in your B vitamins. Pure makes one that Amazon sells and it has all of them. Good luck.
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i got diagnosed with b12 deficiency. my weird symptom is I get painful cramps when i contract my toes, hamstrings, and fingers. so why only those and not other muscles
Not sure why only those, but are you sure you don't have a magnesium deficiency? That typically causes cramping.
@@yin-yang-gal I was going to say the same. Try adding magnesium every day along with other electrolytes and ditch sugar.
R u eating enough sodium?
Now a days it's a fad ...not to eat white salt...
Peripheral neuropathy....starts with body parts farthest from the heart. Hence the name "peripheral"...
Does it cause migraines or thats a blood sugar thing?