Who Is at Risk of Vitamin B12 Deficiency
The basic test will check your active vitamin B12 levels
Other areas for focus in the past and more recently have been Short-term Sleep Aids, Pain Management (e.g., certain medicines for migraine or joint pain), Skin Conditions (e.g., treatments for acne, eczema, and psoriasis) and Womens Health Conditions (e.g., treatments for heavy periods or intimate fungal infections) Again, it is frustrating here for people with PA to see that these chemical drug solutions are freely available while, for them, a life changing and life saving vitamin solution is heavily restricted
People of thiamin deficiency include those affected by: pregnancy chronic illness inadequate dietary intake alcoholism bariatric surgery chronic diuretic therapy Prolonged, untreated thiamin deficiency may lead to Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, a disorder that can affect people with chronic alcoholism, gastrointestinal disorders, or AIDS
Large doses of folic acid may also partially mask or worsen vitamin B deficiency by correcting anemia while allowing neurological damage to progress
