Vitamin B12 Injections
B12 injections are shots that contain high doses of vitamin B12, used to quickly elevate levels in someone with a deficiency.
Vitamin B12 is an essential vitamin that’s crucial for many vital metabolic and hormonal functions — including the production of digestive and carrying important nutrients into and out of cells.
Due to how it helps convert and synthesise many other compounds within the body, it’s needed for well over 100 daily functions.
Without vitamin B12, a person may start to feel tired and weak due to megaloblastic anemia.
If you are vegan or vegetarian it is likely you are deficient in Vitamin B12
In animal-based foods, vitamin B12 binds to the protein molecules. During digestion, stomach acid causes it to separate from the protein, and a substance called intrinsic factor enables the bloodstream to absorb it.
Some people’s bodies do not produce enough stomach acid or intrinsic factor if they have a condition known as autoimmune atrophic gastritis. These people may need vitamin B12 shots to reduce their risk of deficiency, which can lead to pernicious anemia.
Other people who may needs shots include those who have had gastrointestinal surgery if their digestive system cannot absorb vitamin B12 efficiently.
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