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This complex process means that conditions affecting the stomach or intestines can significantly impair B12 absorption, including pernicious anaemia, atrophic gastritis, previous gastric surgery, coeliac disease, Crohn's disease, and long-term use of certain medications (such as metformin, proton pump inhibitors, and H2 antagonists)

Your healthcare provider may: Review your supplements and fortified product intake

But if you dont produce enough of a protein called intrinsic factor that helps your body absorb vitamin B12, or if you dont eat enough vitamin B12 foods, you may develop a deficiency

Normal size needle Intramuscular (in the muscle) 25 gauge 1 inch or 1.5 inch needle 10 sterile needles / syringes come in one box