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It may help, but it will also throw off lab tests while you’re taking it and for a time after. Also, B12 absorption depends strongly on good gut health (ex. no
by notamy 2y ago
It may help, but it will also throw off lab tests while you’re taking it and for a time after. Also, B12 absorption depends strongly on good gut health (ex. no SIBO[1], low gastric acid, pernicious anaemia, etc.), as well as on other medications (ex. metformin[2]) not interfering with absorption.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_intestinal_bacterial_overgrowth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_intestinal_bacterial_ove...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metformin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metformin CTRL-F "B12"
- FollowingTheDao 2y agoGenetics will play a huge role in B12 absorption. Transcobalamin to be specific. https://ashpublications.org/blood/article/114/22/1989/111148/Mutations-of-TCN1-Cause-Transcobalamin-I https://ashpublications.org/blood/article/114/22/1989/111148...