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Diagnosed With H.Pylori. Taking B12 Shots, Started Taking Oral Medication. Was My Intrinsic Factor Destroyed?

Having been diagnosed and treated for h. pylori , my doctor informed that I must be on B12 for the rest of my life. Presently I am getting b12 shots every 3 months. I have done research that indicated B12 can be taken orally. I tried this but by month two I begin to feel very tired. Does this mean that my intrinsic factor was destroyed? Can it be repaired or must I be on B12 for the rest of my life?
Sun, 1 Jul 2012
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HI BABYROACH2008,
I THINK YOUR PHYSICIAN IS VERY RIGHT IN PRESCRIBING A LIFE TIME VIT B12 TO YOU.

YOU HAVE PERNICIOUS ANEMIA/ATROPHIC GASTRITIS WHERE INTRINSIC FACTOR IS ABSENT WHICH IS NECESSARY TO ABSORB VIT.B12 FROM GUT. IT IS AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE AND AFFECTS WOMEN MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY THAN MEN.
SO YOU NEED PARENTERAL SUPPLIMENT OF THAT.

YOU WILL HAVE MUCH MORBIDITIES IF YOU NEGLECT THE INJECTIONS;-

LIKE ANEMIA AND WEAKNESS, BALD TONGUE, ORAL ULCERS RECURRENTLY AND IF YOU NEGLECT FURTHER WILL RESULT IN SACD- SUBACUTE COMBINED DEGENERATION, A DREADED NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE WHICH MAKES THE PATIENT BED RIDDEN, PSYCHOTIC AND RUNS A PROLONG COURSE.

TAKE CARE!
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Diagnosed With H.Pylori. Taking B12 Shots, Started Taking Oral Medication. Was My Intrinsic Factor Destroyed?

HI BABYROACH2008, I THINK YOUR PHYSICIAN IS VERY RIGHT IN PRESCRIBING A LIFE TIME VIT B12 TO YOU. YOU HAVE PERNICIOUS ANEMIA/ATROPHIC GASTRITIS WHERE INTRINSIC FACTOR IS ABSENT WHICH IS NECESSARY TO ABSORB VIT.B12 FROM GUT. IT IS AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE AND AFFECTS WOMEN MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY THAN MEN. SO YOU NEED PARENTERAL SUPPLIMENT OF THAT. YOU WILL HAVE MUCH MORBIDITIES IF YOU NEGLECT THE INJECTIONS;- LIKE ANEMIA AND WEAKNESS, BALD TONGUE, ORAL ULCERS RECURRENTLY AND IF YOU NEGLECT FURTHER WILL RESULT IN SACD- SUBACUTE COMBINED DEGENERATION, A DREADED NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE WHICH MAKES THE PATIENT BED RIDDEN, PSYCHOTIC AND RUNS A PROLONG COURSE. TAKE CARE!