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Possible side effects include injection site pain or redness, mild diarrhea, nausea, itching, headache, or dizziness
When to Seek Professional Guidance Consult a healthcare professional if: You suspect B12 deficiency You experience neuropathy symptoms in the feet You want to explore B12 nerve-targeted injection programmes B12 injections in the foot and ankle are most effective when part of a comprehensive neuropathy care plan , including nutrition, lifestyle, and medical support
Today, well teach you how to give a B12 injection at home, whether to yourself or to someone else
and patients with pernicious anemia who have optic neuropathy COBALAMIN (Vitamin B12) Deficiency Causes Vegetarians (dietary deficiency) Older adults: atrophic gastritis affects 10% 30% and leads to decrease in hydrochloric acid secretion in the stomach and decreased absorption of Vitamin B12 The liver can store up to six years worth of Vitamin B12 so deficiencies are rare Effects of deficiency Megaloblastic anaemia (pernicious anaemia) Progressive demyelination of nerve cells Elevation in levels of circulating homocysteine that leads to production of defective collagen and elastin with a negative impact on arteries, bone and skin Deep vein thrombosis is associated with homocysteinemia that causes the activation of the intrinsic coagulation cascade Symptoms include fatigue, weakness, constipation, loss of appetite and weight loss Numbness, tingling of the feet imbalance, depression, confusion, dementia, poor memory and glossitis
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