Vitamin B12 deficiency: six symptoms that indicate a dangerous condition

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Vitamin B12 is critically necessary for the health of the human body: this trace element is involved in the production of red blood cells. B12 deficiency can affect the work of various organs. The cause of such a condition can be B12 deficiency (pernicious) anemia.

This is an autoimmune disease, when antibodies attack the cells of the body, mistaking them for foreign ones. As a result, the production of a special protein, which is necessary for the assimilation and transportation of vitamin B12, falls. The six possible symptoms of this condition are as follows:

• feeling tired;
• shortness of breath even with light physical activity;
• rapid heartbeat;
• headache;
• reduced appetite;
• irritation in the mouth, on the tongue.

As noted, in rare cases, pernicious anemia can be congenital , to be passed down in the family from generation to generation. It can appear only after the age of 30, and the average age of detection is 60 years.

Treatment depends on the root cause. If the problem is that a person does not get enough B12 with food, he may be prescribed a vitamin in the form of a medicine. In its natural form, it is found in meat, salmon and cod, milk and dairy products, eggs.