{"id":235244,"date":"2022-08-05T10:44:01","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T10:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/?p=235244"},"modified":"2024-11-29T15:16:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T15:16:04","slug":"vitamin-b12-deficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/vitamin-b12-deficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin B12 Deficiency | Symptoms Causes | Optimists Healthcare India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;83.3px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;1px||4px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; 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_module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-1px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-3px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;6px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0cm;text-align: left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #0e101a;font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"color: #333333\">Vitamin B12 deficiency<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-12px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-12px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align: left\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #333333\">Lack of vitamin B12 or B9, often known as folate. A shortage of vitamin B12 or folate can result in anemia by making the body create giant red blood cells that cannot carry oxygen throughout the body. Haemoglobin, a component of red blood cells, transports oxygen throughout the body. The common word for having either abnormally few red blood cells or abnormally little haemoglobin in each red blood cell is anemia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;370px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0cm\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #333333;font-weight: normal\">B12 or folate deficiencies&#8217; signs and sympto<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #333333;font-weight: normal\">ms<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #0e101a\">These are a few of the issues that these vitamin deficiencies can lead to:<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #0e101a\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #333333\">Severe exhaustion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #333333\">Energy deficit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #333333\">Needles and pins (paraesthesia).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #333333\">Red and painful tongue.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #333333\">Mouth sores.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #333333\">Muscular trembling.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #333333\">Eyesight is distorted.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0cm\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #333333;font-weight: normal\">Causes resulting in B12 or folate deficiency\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm;margin-bottom: .0001pt\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #0e101a\">A lack of vitamin B-12 may result from:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #0e101a\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #0e101a\"><strong>Diet.<\/strong>\u00a0Not having meals that are high in meat, eggs, or milk.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #0e101a\"><strong>Pernicious anemia<\/strong>. The body&#8217;s immune system targets stomach cells that create an intrinsic chemical factor to cause this illness. Without it, the intestines cannot absorb vitamin B-12.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #0e101a\"><strong>Gastric operations<\/strong>. The body may produce fewer intrinsic factors and have less room for vitamin B-12 to be interested.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #0e101a\"><strong>Digestive issues<\/strong>. Celiac disease with Crohn&#8217;s disease.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #0e101a\">Excessive alcohol content.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/vitamin-b12-optimists-healthcare.webp&#8221; alt=&#8221;B12 or folate deficiencies&#8217; signs and symptoms&#8221; title_text=&#8221;vitamin-b12-optimists-healthcare&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|-16px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||0px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #0e101a; font-weight: normal;\">Treatments for vitamin B12 or folate deficiency anemia<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #0e101a; font-weight: normal;\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: left;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #333333;\">Most vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies are easily treatable with injections or pills to replenish the deficient vitamins. Injections provide vitamin B12 supplements. Then need to take B12 supplements between meals or have frequent injections, depending on the B12 deficit. Your whole life may require these therapies. Sometimes treating the illness and preventing its recurrence involves changing your diet.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0cm; text-align: left;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #333333; font-weight: normal;\">Healthy diet for preventing B12 or folate deficiency anemia\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Foods rich in vitamin B-12 include:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #333333;\">Beef, liver, chicken and fish.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #333333;\">Eggs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #333333;\">Fortified foods, such as breakfast cereals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #333333;\">Milk, cheese and yoghurt.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Foods rich in folate include:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #333333;\">Broccoli, spinach, lima beans and other green vegetables.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #333333;\">Oranges, bananas, lemons, melons and strawberries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #333333;\">Grain products, such as cereal, bread, and rice.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #0e101a;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Yeast, kidneys, mushrooms, liver, and peanuts.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #0e101a;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">To explore your health concerns in detail and receive expert advice, you can easily access our <a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/online-doctor-consultation\/\" style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">free doctor consultation<\/span><\/a> service, designed to provide you with the support you need.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;43.6px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;19px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><span style=\"color: #333333\">Reviewed by &#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/dr-priyanka-shekhar-mbbs-md-microbiology\/\"><strong>Dr. Priyanka,<\/strong> MBBS MD Microbiology<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333\">Page last reviewed: 16 JULY 2022<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lack of vitamin B12 or B9, often known as folate. 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