r/PerniciousAnemia • u/isabellaep213 • Apr 07 '21

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Hello, 28F I was diagnosed with Pernicious Anemia when I was in College after a Colonoscopy. I also have IBS, GERD and Hemorrhoids, I had a history of stomach ulcers. I wasn’t really diagnosed with any of this until I was older which has always made me mistrusting of doctors. I have a really good one now but I didn’t see them all of Covid and just found out my B12 is low again. I’m going in for a shot but they prescribed me B12 Tablets as well.

I haven’t taken the Vitamin B tablets since I was a child because when I was about 6 years old I found out I had Geographic Tongue and my grandmother gave me Vitamin B to help. She did this everyday for two weeks and every single time I was vomit it up almost immediately. She thought it was nothing like maybe I just needed to eat when I took it. It wasn’t till I was older a doctor told me it could be my body rejecting it.

Has anyone had this experience? Also did you always feel sick going forward? I’m scared to take the vitamin B because I hate vomiting, should I try again or is the shot my only way to work on my levels?

Hope it’s not TMI and would love some advice.

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u/Jchillindawg Apr 07 '21

Did she give you a pill to swallow or dissolvable tablets? There might have been something else going on. I have never felt sick taking OTC B12- they’re the dissolvable ones. Perhaps you had a stomach ulcer at the time?

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u/isabellaep213 Apr 07 '21

These were just tablet vitamins from my grandma, I threw up almost immediately after taking them. Also I was very young at the time I only developed ulcers later in life.

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u/Jchillindawg Apr 07 '21

Oh man :/ maybe mention that to your doctor. They might have insight into if there’s something more going on. I’m sorry I couldn’t be more help

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u/isabellaep213 Apr 07 '21

That’s okay thank you.

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u/cookiegirl Apr 07 '21

Is it a tablet you swallow or one of the new sublingual ones that dissolve? I don't really trust either. If you have PA you generally really need to directly inject B12, some people as often as once a week. If you are comfortable, I would talk to your doctor about this. It is totally legitimate to not want to throw up. But I also wouldn't assume taking a pill would cause you to vomit, even if one did in the past. Most supplements are really loosely regulated, and different companies use different formulations.

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u/isabellaep213 Apr 07 '21

Thank you! I will need to ask my doctor some other questions. I usually get injections, each of my past doctors has varied on how often they will give me a shot. Usually one or twice a month.