It Could Be Old Age, or It Could Be Low B12

Re:It Could Be Old Age, or It Could Be Low B12 by NIL8 on Wednesday November 30, 2011 @07:52AM (#3294852)

Interesting article, especially for those of us who have to problem solve for a living. Also, I didn't realize that stomach antacids (Prilosec, Pepcid, etc) could inhibit the body's ability to absorb B12.

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Re:It Could Be Old Age, or It Could Be Low B12 by kreek on Wednesday November 30, 2011 @09:03AM (#3295020)

I used to take Prilosec everyday, and although I changed my diet and exercised more, I also started taking B vitamins. After six months I'm about 90% cured of acid reflux and can even eat some things I had to avoid early on.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/303855-b-vitamins-that-sto...

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Re:It Could Be Old Age, or It Could Be Low B12 by pstuart on Wednesday November 30, 2011 @04:26PM (#3296968)

Shove it up your nose!

http://www.doctoryourself.com/nasal.html

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Re:It Could Be Old Age, or It Could Be Low B12 by billpatrianakos on Wednesday November 30, 2011 @11:38AM (#3295604)

Antacids can significantly slow the absorption of so many vitamins, minerals, and even prescription meds. It has to do with a liver enzyme that's commonly used to process all sorts of "stuff" (I'm blanking on words this morning). Antacids end up using up a significant portion of that enzyme and there's not much left to process anything else for a while until the antacid is fully metabolized and the enzyme replenished in the liver.

Don't ask me how I know that... It's not a fun answer.

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