b12 injections vs b12 pills Can you take a pill instead of the shot? B12 Injections vs Oral Supplements:

Risk factors that should prompt consideration of B12 deficiency include advancing age (reduced stomach acid production), strict vegan or vegetarian diets, pernicious anaemia, gastrointestinal surgery (particularly gastric bypass or ileal resection), long-term use of certain medications (metformin, proton pump inhibitors, H2-receptor antagonists), nitrous oxide exposure (including recreational use), and conditions affecting the gut such as Crohn's disease or coeliac disease

Neurologic manifestations will not be prevented with folic acid, and if not treated with Vitamin B12, irreversible damage will result

Vitamin B12 is found in animal products you eat and drink such as meat, dairy and eggs

When starting vitamin B12 injection therapy , its important to follow a structured protocol

Those with sluggish detoxification pathways