Guest guest Posted February 2, 2001 Report Share Posted February 2, 2001 Hi , Yes B12 is in brewers yeast. The veins in my face have faded and only some on the side of my nose are visible. It was improving digestion, speeding transit, ensuring complete elimination of waste and included all the necessary nutrients in my diet that gave me results. But it takes months to start seeing improvement and much longer for results. Go back to the archives and look at the post from Lynnette on Aug.11, 2000 as she explains her results. Take care, Mark fminyc wrote: > Mark, > > Is vitamin B12 in brewers yeast? > > Also, as a rider: in one email you said you'd gotten rid of facial thread > veins by following your diet. Was your diet the only thing you did? > > Thanks, > > > > >Message: 23 > > Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 21:19:07 -0800 > > > >Subject: Re: Tongue Question > > > >Hi Colleen, > > Problems with your tongue are telltale signs of deficiencies with > > vitamin B's. You need to take the whole family > >of vitamin B's. I would recommend using Brewers yeast, a natural source, > >and a high potency B complex, synthetic. > >Synthetic vitamins work best when taken with a natural food source. > >Vitamin B12 deficiencies are very difficult to overcome > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Please read the list highlights thoroughly before posting to the whole group. See http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html > > When replying, please delete all text at the end of your email that isn't necessary for your message. > > To leave the list send an email to rosacea-support-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2001 Report Share Posted February 2, 2001 Hi , Yes B12 is in brewers yeast. The veins in my face have faded and only some on the side of my nose are visible. It was improving digestion, speeding transit, ensuring complete elimination of waste and included all the necessary nutrients in my diet that gave me results. But it takes months to start seeing improvement and much longer for results. Go back to the archives and look at the post from Lynnette on Aug.11, 2000 as she explains her results. Take care, Mark fminyc wrote: > Mark, > > Is vitamin B12 in brewers yeast? > > Also, as a rider: in one email you said you'd gotten rid of facial thread > veins by following your diet. Was your diet the only thing you did? > > Thanks, > > > > >Message: 23 > > Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 21:19:07 -0800 > > > >Subject: Re: Tongue Question > > > >Hi Colleen, > > Problems with your tongue are telltale signs of deficiencies with > > vitamin B's. You need to take the whole family > >of vitamin B's. I would recommend using Brewers yeast, a natural source, > >and a high potency B complex, synthetic. > >Synthetic vitamins work best when taken with a natural food source. > >Vitamin B12 deficiencies are very difficult to overcome > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Please read the list highlights thoroughly before posting to the whole group. See http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html > > When replying, please delete all text at the end of your email that isn't necessary for your message. > > To leave the list send an email to rosacea-support-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2001 Report Share Posted February 2, 2001 Hi , Yes B12 is in brewers yeast. The veins in my face have faded and only some on the side of my nose are visible. It was improving digestion, speeding transit, ensuring complete elimination of waste and included all the necessary nutrients in my diet that gave me results. But it takes months to start seeing improvement and much longer for results. Go back to the archives and look at the post from Lynnette on Aug.11, 2000 as she explains her results. Take care, Mark fminyc wrote: > Mark, > > Is vitamin B12 in brewers yeast? > > Also, as a rider: in one email you said you'd gotten rid of facial thread > veins by following your diet. Was your diet the only thing you did? > > Thanks, > > > > >Message: 23 > > Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 21:19:07 -0800 > > > >Subject: Re: Tongue Question > > > >Hi Colleen, > > Problems with your tongue are telltale signs of deficiencies with > > vitamin B's. You need to take the whole family > >of vitamin B's. I would recommend using Brewers yeast, a natural source, > >and a high potency B complex, synthetic. > >Synthetic vitamins work best when taken with a natural food source. > >Vitamin B12 deficiencies are very difficult to overcome > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Please read the list highlights thoroughly before posting to the whole group. See http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html > > When replying, please delete all text at the end of your email that isn't necessary for your message. > > To leave the list send an email to rosacea-support-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 Kim where can you get the spray ... I would much rather have that than suck on pills... And thanks for the infomation because I did not know that you couldn't just swallow the pills... I was never told that .. That is why I love this list so much ..I find out so many things here that I would never had known otherwise.. Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 Kim where can you get the spray ... I would much rather have that than suck on pills... And thanks for the infomation because I did not know that you couldn't just swallow the pills... I was never told that .. That is why I love this list so much ..I find out so many things here that I would never had known otherwise.. Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 Kim where can you get the spray ... I would much rather have that than suck on pills... And thanks for the infomation because I did not know that you couldn't just swallow the pills... I was never told that .. That is why I love this list so much ..I find out so many things here that I would never had known otherwise.. Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 Hi Kim, I have not heard this before. I asked the nutritionist at NWH and she said that you could take the B12 in any pill form. What you are saying does make sense though. Similar to Rayna's doctor, my surgeon doesn't tell you to take B12 until you show up deficient - this seems like a bad idea to me so I started taking the 500 mircrograms (mcg's) orally. I have not been taking it sublingually though. I guess I should start that. Several people have mentioned that Trader Joes carries one that is small and not bad tasting. I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the info. Anita > One of the problems with B12 and RNY surgery is that the portion of our > tummy that has been stapled off, and as a result is no longer a part of > the digestive process,, well that's the place that produces a substance > called intrinsic factor which is NECESSARY for the absorption of vitamin > B12. We no longer produce (or have access to) this 'intrinsic factor' > due to our surgically altered stomach/intestine. > As a result, any B12 that may be lurking in food, or that may be taken > in a vitamin that we swallow, will NOT be absorbed into our body. My > understanding is that it is not an 'if' but it is only a matter of > 'when' we will develop a B12 deficiency, if you do not take > supplements. And not just any kind of B12, either. > The solution for most is to take sublingual B12. That is the kind that > you dissolve under your tongue (or there is even one you just spray in > your mouth now). Those kinds are absorbed right through your mouth into > your bloodstream, where it needs to be. If you swallow B12 after RNY, > it will not be absorbed into your body. It has got to go directly into > your blood, and sublingual (or injections) are the only way to do it. > Now I'm not a doctor, but I did a ton of research before my surgery, and > this is what I learned. > Kim in Plymouth > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 Hi Kim, I have not heard this before. I asked the nutritionist at NWH and she said that you could take the B12 in any pill form. What you are saying does make sense though. Similar to Rayna's doctor, my surgeon doesn't tell you to take B12 until you show up deficient - this seems like a bad idea to me so I started taking the 500 mircrograms (mcg's) orally. I have not been taking it sublingually though. I guess I should start that. Several people have mentioned that Trader Joes carries one that is small and not bad tasting. I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the info. Anita > One of the problems with B12 and RNY surgery is that the portion of our > tummy that has been stapled off, and as a result is no longer a part of > the digestive process,, well that's the place that produces a substance > called intrinsic factor which is NECESSARY for the absorption of vitamin > B12. We no longer produce (or have access to) this 'intrinsic factor' > due to our surgically altered stomach/intestine. > As a result, any B12 that may be lurking in food, or that may be taken > in a vitamin that we swallow, will NOT be absorbed into our body. My > understanding is that it is not an 'if' but it is only a matter of > 'when' we will develop a B12 deficiency, if you do not take > supplements. And not just any kind of B12, either. > The solution for most is to take sublingual B12. That is the kind that > you dissolve under your tongue (or there is even one you just spray in > your mouth now). Those kinds are absorbed right through your mouth into > your bloodstream, where it needs to be. If you swallow B12 after RNY, > it will not be absorbed into your body. It has got to go directly into > your blood, and sublingual (or injections) are the only way to do it. > Now I'm not a doctor, but I did a ton of research before my surgery, and > this is what I learned. > Kim in Plymouth > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 Hi Kim, I have not heard this before. I asked the nutritionist at NWH and she said that you could take the B12 in any pill form. What you are saying does make sense though. Similar to Rayna's doctor, my surgeon doesn't tell you to take B12 until you show up deficient - this seems like a bad idea to me so I started taking the 500 mircrograms (mcg's) orally. I have not been taking it sublingually though. I guess I should start that. Several people have mentioned that Trader Joes carries one that is small and not bad tasting. I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the info. Anita > One of the problems with B12 and RNY surgery is that the portion of our > tummy that has been stapled off, and as a result is no longer a part of > the digestive process,, well that's the place that produces a substance > called intrinsic factor which is NECESSARY for the absorption of vitamin > B12. We no longer produce (or have access to) this 'intrinsic factor' > due to our surgically altered stomach/intestine. > As a result, any B12 that may be lurking in food, or that may be taken > in a vitamin that we swallow, will NOT be absorbed into our body. My > understanding is that it is not an 'if' but it is only a matter of > 'when' we will develop a B12 deficiency, if you do not take > supplements. And not just any kind of B12, either. > The solution for most is to take sublingual B12. That is the kind that > you dissolve under your tongue (or there is even one you just spray in > your mouth now). Those kinds are absorbed right through your mouth into > your bloodstream, where it needs to be. If you swallow B12 after RNY, > it will not be absorbed into your body. It has got to go directly into > your blood, and sublingual (or injections) are the only way to do it. > Now I'm not a doctor, but I did a ton of research before my surgery, and > this is what I learned. > Kim in Plymouth > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 Dr. Mun said to take 1000mcg's of B12 daily, and said it could be in pill form (crushed, of course!). Whoever said it is right...every Dr. is different. They told me to take it until my 3 month checkup when they do a full set of labs, and they will check the level and decide from there. On a Trader Joe's note...if anyone happens to go to one of those, and happens to pick up an extra bottle of the not-so-bad-tasting-cherry-flavored-B12-sublingual-stuff (phew!), I'd be more than willing to pay for it. Here in this hick town that I live in, the closest thing to a " Trader Joe's " that we have is a guy named Jethro that is willing to swap wives for a living...and I highly doubt he has B12 at his house. (maybe a little antibiotics, though!). ;-) Jeff ~The best part about living in a small town is that when you don't know what you're doing, somebody else does~ Re: B12 Hi Kim, I have not heard this before. I asked the nutritionist at NWH and she said that you could take the B12 in any pill form. What you are saying does make sense though. Similar to Rayna's doctor, my surgeon doesn't tell you to take B12 until you show up deficient - this seems like a bad idea to me so I started taking the 500 mircrograms (mcg's) orally. I have not been taking it sublingually though. I guess I should start that. Several people have mentioned that Trader Joes carries one that is small and not bad tasting. I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the info. Anita > One of the problems with B12 and RNY surgery is that the portion of our > tummy that has been stapled off, and as a result is no longer a part of > the digestive process,, well that's the place that produces a substance > called intrinsic factor which is NECESSARY for the absorption of vitamin > B12. We no longer produce (or have access to) this 'intrinsic factor' > due to our surgically altered stomach/intestine. > As a result, any B12 that may be lurking in food, or that may be taken > in a vitamin that we swallow, will NOT be absorbed into our body. My > understanding is that it is not an 'if' but it is only a matter of > 'when' we will develop a B12 deficiency, if you do not take > supplements. And not just any kind of B12, either. > The solution for most is to take sublingual B12. That is the kind that > you dissolve under your tongue (or there is even one you just spray in > your mouth now). Those kinds are absorbed right through your mouth into > your bloodstream, where it needs to be. If you swallow B12 after RNY, > it will not be absorbed into your body. It has got to go directly into > your blood, and sublingual (or injections) are the only way to do it. > Now I'm not a doctor, but I did a ton of research before my surgery, and > this is what I learned. > Kim in Plymouth > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 Dr. Mun said to take 1000mcg's of B12 daily, and said it could be in pill form (crushed, of course!). Whoever said it is right...every Dr. is different. They told me to take it until my 3 month checkup when they do a full set of labs, and they will check the level and decide from there. On a Trader Joe's note...if anyone happens to go to one of those, and happens to pick up an extra bottle of the not-so-bad-tasting-cherry-flavored-B12-sublingual-stuff (phew!), I'd be more than willing to pay for it. Here in this hick town that I live in, the closest thing to a " Trader Joe's " that we have is a guy named Jethro that is willing to swap wives for a living...and I highly doubt he has B12 at his house. (maybe a little antibiotics, though!). ;-) Jeff ~The best part about living in a small town is that when you don't know what you're doing, somebody else does~ Re: B12 Hi Kim, I have not heard this before. I asked the nutritionist at NWH and she said that you could take the B12 in any pill form. What you are saying does make sense though. Similar to Rayna's doctor, my surgeon doesn't tell you to take B12 until you show up deficient - this seems like a bad idea to me so I started taking the 500 mircrograms (mcg's) orally. I have not been taking it sublingually though. I guess I should start that. Several people have mentioned that Trader Joes carries one that is small and not bad tasting. I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the info. Anita > One of the problems with B12 and RNY surgery is that the portion of our > tummy that has been stapled off, and as a result is no longer a part of > the digestive process,, well that's the place that produces a substance > called intrinsic factor which is NECESSARY for the absorption of vitamin > B12. We no longer produce (or have access to) this 'intrinsic factor' > due to our surgically altered stomach/intestine. > As a result, any B12 that may be lurking in food, or that may be taken > in a vitamin that we swallow, will NOT be absorbed into our body. My > understanding is that it is not an 'if' but it is only a matter of > 'when' we will develop a B12 deficiency, if you do not take > supplements. And not just any kind of B12, either. > The solution for most is to take sublingual B12. That is the kind that > you dissolve under your tongue (or there is even one you just spray in > your mouth now). Those kinds are absorbed right through your mouth into > your bloodstream, where it needs to be. If you swallow B12 after RNY, > it will not be absorbed into your body. It has got to go directly into > your blood, and sublingual (or injections) are the only way to do it. > Now I'm not a doctor, but I did a ton of research before my surgery, and > this is what I learned. > Kim in Plymouth > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 Dr. Mun said to take 1000mcg's of B12 daily, and said it could be in pill form (crushed, of course!). Whoever said it is right...every Dr. is different. They told me to take it until my 3 month checkup when they do a full set of labs, and they will check the level and decide from there. On a Trader Joe's note...if anyone happens to go to one of those, and happens to pick up an extra bottle of the not-so-bad-tasting-cherry-flavored-B12-sublingual-stuff (phew!), I'd be more than willing to pay for it. Here in this hick town that I live in, the closest thing to a " Trader Joe's " that we have is a guy named Jethro that is willing to swap wives for a living...and I highly doubt he has B12 at his house. (maybe a little antibiotics, though!). ;-) Jeff ~The best part about living in a small town is that when you don't know what you're doing, somebody else does~ Re: B12 Hi Kim, I have not heard this before. I asked the nutritionist at NWH and she said that you could take the B12 in any pill form. What you are saying does make sense though. Similar to Rayna's doctor, my surgeon doesn't tell you to take B12 until you show up deficient - this seems like a bad idea to me so I started taking the 500 mircrograms (mcg's) orally. I have not been taking it sublingually though. I guess I should start that. Several people have mentioned that Trader Joes carries one that is small and not bad tasting. I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the info. Anita > One of the problems with B12 and RNY surgery is that the portion of our > tummy that has been stapled off, and as a result is no longer a part of > the digestive process,, well that's the place that produces a substance > called intrinsic factor which is NECESSARY for the absorption of vitamin > B12. We no longer produce (or have access to) this 'intrinsic factor' > due to our surgically altered stomach/intestine. > As a result, any B12 that may be lurking in food, or that may be taken > in a vitamin that we swallow, will NOT be absorbed into our body. My > understanding is that it is not an 'if' but it is only a matter of > 'when' we will develop a B12 deficiency, if you do not take > supplements. And not just any kind of B12, either. > The solution for most is to take sublingual B12. That is the kind that > you dissolve under your tongue (or there is even one you just spray in > your mouth now). Those kinds are absorbed right through your mouth into > your bloodstream, where it needs to be. If you swallow B12 after RNY, > it will not be absorbed into your body. It has got to go directly into > your blood, and sublingual (or injections) are the only way to do it. > Now I'm not a doctor, but I did a ton of research before my surgery, and > this is what I learned. > Kim in Plymouth > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 FYI: I got my B-12 (sublingual, cherry-flavored) at GNC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 Hi folks, You can also go to www.vitamins.com and get them cheap. Dawn Re: B12 Hi Kim, I have not heard this before. I asked the nutritionist at NWH and she said that you could take the B12 in any pill form. What you are saying does make sense though. Similar to Rayna's doctor, my surgeon doesn't tell you to take B12 until you show up deficient - this seems like a bad idea to me so I started taking the 500 mircrograms (mcg's) orally. I have not been taking it sublingually though. I guess I should start that. Several people have mentioned that Trader Joes carries one that is small and not bad tasting. I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the info. Anita > One of the problems with B12 and RNY surgery is that the portion of our > tummy that has been stapled off, and as a result is no longer a part of > the digestive process,, well that's the place that produces a substance > called intrinsic factor which is NECESSARY for the absorption of vitamin > B12. We no longer produce (or have access to) this 'intrinsic factor' > due to our surgically altered stomach/intestine. > As a result, any B12 that may be lurking in food, or that may be taken > in a vitamin that we swallow, will NOT be absorbed into our body. My > understanding is that it is not an 'if' but it is only a matter of > 'when' we will develop a B12 deficiency, if you do not take > supplements. And not just any kind of B12, either. > The solution for most is to take sublingual B12. That is the kind that > you dissolve under your tongue (or there is even one you just spray in > your mouth now). Those kinds are absorbed right through your mouth into > your bloodstream, where it needs to be. If you swallow B12 after RNY, > it will not be absorbed into your body. It has got to go directly into > your blood, and sublingual (or injections) are the only way to do it. > Now I'm not a doctor, but I did a ton of research before my surgery, and > this is what I learned. > Kim in Plymouth > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 Hi folks, You can also go to www.vitamins.com and get them cheap. Dawn Re: B12 Hi Kim, I have not heard this before. I asked the nutritionist at NWH and she said that you could take the B12 in any pill form. What you are saying does make sense though. Similar to Rayna's doctor, my surgeon doesn't tell you to take B12 until you show up deficient - this seems like a bad idea to me so I started taking the 500 mircrograms (mcg's) orally. I have not been taking it sublingually though. I guess I should start that. Several people have mentioned that Trader Joes carries one that is small and not bad tasting. I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the info. Anita > One of the problems with B12 and RNY surgery is that the portion of our > tummy that has been stapled off, and as a result is no longer a part of > the digestive process,, well that's the place that produces a substance > called intrinsic factor which is NECESSARY for the absorption of vitamin > B12. We no longer produce (or have access to) this 'intrinsic factor' > due to our surgically altered stomach/intestine. > As a result, any B12 that may be lurking in food, or that may be taken > in a vitamin that we swallow, will NOT be absorbed into our body. My > understanding is that it is not an 'if' but it is only a matter of > 'when' we will develop a B12 deficiency, if you do not take > supplements. And not just any kind of B12, either. > The solution for most is to take sublingual B12. That is the kind that > you dissolve under your tongue (or there is even one you just spray in > your mouth now). Those kinds are absorbed right through your mouth into > your bloodstream, where it needs to be. If you swallow B12 after RNY, > it will not be absorbed into your body. It has got to go directly into > your blood, and sublingual (or injections) are the only way to do it. > Now I'm not a doctor, but I did a ton of research before my surgery, and > this is what I learned. > Kim in Plymouth > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 Ellen, You don't actually suck on pills - you stick one under your tongue and forget about it. They are the tiniest little things and they have a cherry flavor for the little bit that ends up above the tongue. I get mine at Trader Joe's - the brand name is Trader Darwin's (which amuses me since my Grandfather, Father and Brother are all named Darwin). They are 1000mcg per pill which is the amount the doctor told me to take. Jeanie ps you may find the spray at GNC or Bread & Circus or one of those similar type stores. > Kim where can you get the spray ... I would much rather have that than suck > on pills... And thanks for the infomation because I did not know that you > couldn't just swallow the pills... I was never told that .. That is why I > love this list so much ..I find out so many things here that I would never > had known otherwise.. > > Ellen > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 Ellen, You don't actually suck on pills - you stick one under your tongue and forget about it. They are the tiniest little things and they have a cherry flavor for the little bit that ends up above the tongue. I get mine at Trader Joe's - the brand name is Trader Darwin's (which amuses me since my Grandfather, Father and Brother are all named Darwin). They are 1000mcg per pill which is the amount the doctor told me to take. Jeanie ps you may find the spray at GNC or Bread & Circus or one of those similar type stores. > Kim where can you get the spray ... I would much rather have that than suck > on pills... And thanks for the infomation because I did not know that you > couldn't just swallow the pills... I was never told that .. That is why I > love this list so much ..I find out so many things here that I would never > had known otherwise.. > > Ellen > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 Ellen, You don't actually suck on pills - you stick one under your tongue and forget about it. They are the tiniest little things and they have a cherry flavor for the little bit that ends up above the tongue. I get mine at Trader Joe's - the brand name is Trader Darwin's (which amuses me since my Grandfather, Father and Brother are all named Darwin). They are 1000mcg per pill which is the amount the doctor told me to take. Jeanie ps you may find the spray at GNC or Bread & Circus or one of those similar type stores. > Kim where can you get the spray ... I would much rather have that than suck > on pills... And thanks for the infomation because I did not know that you > couldn't just swallow the pills... I was never told that .. That is why I > love this list so much ..I find out so many things here that I would never > had known otherwise.. > > Ellen > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 Jeff, I'll be going to Trader Joe's tomorrow - if you email me your address I'll pick up some for you and drop it in the mail. Jeanie > > One of the problems with B12 and RNY surgery is that the portion of > our > > tummy that has been stapled off, and as a result is no longer a > part of > > the digestive process,, well that's the place that produces a > substance > > called intrinsic factor which is NECESSARY for the absorption of > vitamin > > B12. We no longer produce (or have access to) this 'intrinsic > factor' > > due to our surgically altered stomach/intestine. > > As a result, any B12 that may be lurking in food, or that may be > taken > > in a vitamin that we swallow, will NOT be absorbed into our body. > My > > understanding is that it is not an 'if' but it is only a matter of > > 'when' we will develop a B12 deficiency, if you do not take > > supplements. And not just any kind of B12, either. > > The solution for most is to take sublingual B12. That is the kind > that > > you dissolve under your tongue (or there is even one you just spray > in > > your mouth now). Those kinds are absorbed right through your mouth > into > > your bloodstream, where it needs to be. If you swallow B12 after > RNY, > > it will not be absorbed into your body. It has got to go directly > into > > your blood, and sublingual (or injections) are the only way to do > it. > > Now I'm not a doctor, but I did a ton of research before my > surgery, and > > this is what I learned. > > Kim in Plymouth > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 Jeff, I'll be going to Trader Joe's tomorrow - if you email me your address I'll pick up some for you and drop it in the mail. Jeanie > > One of the problems with B12 and RNY surgery is that the portion of > our > > tummy that has been stapled off, and as a result is no longer a > part of > > the digestive process,, well that's the place that produces a > substance > > called intrinsic factor which is NECESSARY for the absorption of > vitamin > > B12. We no longer produce (or have access to) this 'intrinsic > factor' > > due to our surgically altered stomach/intestine. > > As a result, any B12 that may be lurking in food, or that may be > taken > > in a vitamin that we swallow, will NOT be absorbed into our body. > My > > understanding is that it is not an 'if' but it is only a matter of > > 'when' we will develop a B12 deficiency, if you do not take > > supplements. And not just any kind of B12, either. > > The solution for most is to take sublingual B12. That is the kind > that > > you dissolve under your tongue (or there is even one you just spray > in > > your mouth now). Those kinds are absorbed right through your mouth > into > > your bloodstream, where it needs to be. If you swallow B12 after > RNY, > > it will not be absorbed into your body. It has got to go directly > into > > your blood, and sublingual (or injections) are the only way to do > it. > > Now I'm not a doctor, but I did a ton of research before my > surgery, and > > this is what I learned. > > Kim in Plymouth > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2001 Report Share Posted July 30, 2001 Jeff, I'll be going to Trader Joe's tomorrow - if you email me your address I'll pick up some for you and drop it in the mail. Jeanie > > One of the problems with B12 and RNY surgery is that the portion of > our > > tummy that has been stapled off, and as a result is no longer a > part of > > the digestive process,, well that's the place that produces a > substance > > called intrinsic factor which is NECESSARY for the absorption of > vitamin > > B12. We no longer produce (or have access to) this 'intrinsic > factor' > > due to our surgically altered stomach/intestine. > > As a result, any B12 that may be lurking in food, or that may be > taken > > in a vitamin that we swallow, will NOT be absorbed into our body. > My > > understanding is that it is not an 'if' but it is only a matter of > > 'when' we will develop a B12 deficiency, if you do not take > > supplements. And not just any kind of B12, either. > > The solution for most is to take sublingual B12. That is the kind > that > > you dissolve under your tongue (or there is even one you just spray > in > > your mouth now). Those kinds are absorbed right through your mouth > into > > your bloodstream, where it needs to be. If you swallow B12 after > RNY, > > it will not be absorbed into your body. It has got to go directly > into > > your blood, and sublingual (or injections) are the only way to do > it. > > Now I'm not a doctor, but I did a ton of research before my > surgery, and > > this is what I learned. > > Kim in Plymouth > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2001 Report Share Posted July 31, 2001 Hi B12-ers-- It seems, simply put, that different programs say different things about B12. Given that, I don't know if there is any ONE right answer. Like other things (related to surgery and not) there is more than one way to go about things. I suspect this topic will be brought up at the Thursday NWH meeting. --a (who pops 500 mcg B12 daily) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2001 Report Share Posted July 31, 2001 Hi B12-ers-- It seems, simply put, that different programs say different things about B12. Given that, I don't know if there is any ONE right answer. Like other things (related to surgery and not) there is more than one way to go about things. I suspect this topic will be brought up at the Thursday NWH meeting. --a (who pops 500 mcg B12 daily) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2001 Report Share Posted July 31, 2001 Hi B12-ers-- It seems, simply put, that different programs say different things about B12. Given that, I don't know if there is any ONE right answer. Like other things (related to surgery and not) there is more than one way to go about things. I suspect this topic will be brought up at the Thursday NWH meeting. --a (who pops 500 mcg B12 daily) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2001 Report Share Posted July 31, 2001 a, Wise words as usual! Anita > Hi B12-ers-- > > It seems, simply put, that different programs say different things > about B12. Given that, I don't know if there is any ONE right answer. > Like other things (related to surgery and not) there is more than one > way to go about things. > > I suspect this topic will be brought up at the Thursday NWH meeting. > > --a > (who pops 500 mcg B12 daily) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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