Re: zantac, B12, tests, etc

[Guest guest]

>

> I'm going to get info re: B12 levels from the urine organic acid

test,

> right? Drawing blood and peeing in cup this afternoon for my son's

> labs.

>

> For some reason I began reading about B12 last night and found that

> Zantac can cause malabsorption of B12 since it inhibits hydrochloric

> acid production and B12 needs hydrochloric acid. My boy has been on

> Zantac since he was 3 months old!

>

My son's pediatrician misdiagnosed my son with reflux because he was

gagging on soft foods. He prescribed medication, which ended up being

worse than the gagging. Since it only happened on soft foods, we just

stopped giving him soft foods and the gagging almost completely

stopped. At 33 months he was appropriately diagnosed with hypotonia.

The low muscle tone in his mouth (tongue, etc.) was causing the

gagging. Get him rechecked.

[Guest guest]

>

> I'm going to get info re: B12 levels from the urine organic acid

test,

> right? Drawing blood and peeing in cup this afternoon for my son's

> labs.

>

> For some reason I began reading about B12 last night and found that

> Zantac can cause malabsorption of B12 since it inhibits hydrochloric

> acid production and B12 needs hydrochloric acid. My boy has been on

> Zantac since he was 3 months old!

>

My son's pediatrician misdiagnosed my son with reflux because he was

gagging on soft foods. He prescribed medication, which ended up being

worse than the gagging. Since it only happened on soft foods, we just

stopped giving him soft foods and the gagging almost completely

stopped. At 33 months he was appropriately diagnosed with hypotonia.

The low muscle tone in his mouth (tongue, etc.) was causing the

gagging. Get him rechecked.

[Guest guest]

> >

> > I'm going to get info re: B12 levels from the urine organic acid

> test,

> > right? Drawing blood and peeing in cup this afternoon for my

son's

> > labs.

> >

> > For some reason I began reading about B12 last night and found

that

> > Zantac can cause malabsorption of B12 since it inhibits

hydrochloric

> > acid production and B12 needs hydrochloric acid. My boy has

been on

> > Zantac since he was 3 months old!

> >

> My son's pediatrician misdiagnosed my son with reflux because he

was

> gagging on soft foods. He prescribed medication, which ended up

being

> worse than the gagging. Since it only happened on soft foods, we

just

> stopped giving him soft foods and the gagging almost completely

> stopped. At 33 months he was appropriately diagnosed with

hypotonia.

> The low muscle tone in his mouth (tongue, etc.) was causing the

> gagging. Get him rechecked.

>

[Guest guest]

Oh - I was reading that with the urine organic acids panel you'd get

methylmalonic acid results which will tell you if there is a B12

deficiency. We had the blood drawn and urine sample collected last

Fri so it's too late for that round. He's not anemic, but I also

read that neurological issues can be present without anemia. Oh

well, we'll see what these labs turn up. He's doing great and has

made progress on the Vitamin E at 200 IU but it could be better. So

if these blood level E results are low to normal (after being on

200IU for 16 days prior), I plan to increase. Thank you for

responding.

> > >

> > > I'm going to get info re: B12 levels from the urine organic

acid

> > test,

> > > right? Drawing blood and peeing in cup this afternoon for my

> son's

> > > labs.

> > >

> > > For some reason I began reading about B12 last night and found

> that

> > > Zantac can cause malabsorption of B12 since it inhibits

> hydrochloric

> > > acid production and B12 needs hydrochloric acid. My boy has

> been on

> > > Zantac since he was 3 months old!

> > >

> > My son's pediatrician misdiagnosed my son with reflux because he

> was

> > gagging on soft foods. He prescribed medication, which ended up

> being

> > worse than the gagging. Since it only happened on soft foods, we

> just

> > stopped giving him soft foods and the gagging almost completely

> > stopped. At 33 months he was appropriately diagnosed with

> hypotonia.

> > The low muscle tone in his mouth (tongue, etc.) was causing the

> > gagging. Get him rechecked.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

> >

> > I'm going to get info re: B12 levels from the urine organic acid

> test,

> > right? Drawing blood and peeing in cup this afternoon for my

son's

> > labs.

> >

> > For some reason I began reading about B12 last night and found

that

> > Zantac can cause malabsorption of B12 since it inhibits

hydrochloric

> > acid production and B12 needs hydrochloric acid. My boy has

been on

> > Zantac since he was 3 months old!

> >

> My son's pediatrician misdiagnosed my son with reflux because he

was

> gagging on soft foods. He prescribed medication, which ended up

being

> worse than the gagging. Since it only happened on soft foods, we

just

> stopped giving him soft foods and the gagging almost completely

> stopped. At 33 months he was appropriately diagnosed with

hypotonia.

> The low muscle tone in his mouth (tongue, etc.) was causing the

> gagging. Get him rechecked.

>

[Guest guest]

Actually methylmalonic acid is measured in a urinary organic acid

test and will deterimine if b12 is deficient. High levels indicate

b12 deficiency.

> > >

> > > I'm going to get info re: B12 levels from the urine organic

acid

> > test,

> > > right? Drawing blood and peeing in cup this afternoon for my

> son's

> > > labs.

> > >

> > > For some reason I began reading about B12 last night and found

> that

> > > Zantac can cause malabsorption of B12 since it inhibits

> hydrochloric

> > > acid production and B12 needs hydrochloric acid. My boy has

> been on

> > > Zantac since he was 3 months old!

> > >

> > My son's pediatrician misdiagnosed my son with reflux because he

> was

> > gagging on soft foods. He prescribed medication, which ended up

> being

> > worse than the gagging. Since it only happened on soft foods, we

> just

> > stopped giving him soft foods and the gagging almost completely

> > stopped. At 33 months he was appropriately diagnosed with

> hypotonia.

> > The low muscle tone in his mouth (tongue, etc.) was causing the

> > gagging. Get him rechecked.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Oh - I was reading that with the urine organic acids panel you'd get

methylmalonic acid results which will tell you if there is a B12

deficiency. We had the blood drawn and urine sample collected last

Fri so it's too late for that round. He's not anemic, but I also

read that neurological issues can be present without anemia. Oh

well, we'll see what these labs turn up. He's doing great and has

made progress on the Vitamin E at 200 IU but it could be better. So

if these blood level E results are low to normal (after being on

200IU for 16 days prior), I plan to increase. Thank you for

responding.

> > >

> > > I'm going to get info re: B12 levels from the urine organic

acid

> > test,

> > > right? Drawing blood and peeing in cup this afternoon for my

> son's

> > > labs.

> > >

> > > For some reason I began reading about B12 last night and found

> that

> > > Zantac can cause malabsorption of B12 since it inhibits

> hydrochloric

> > > acid production and B12 needs hydrochloric acid. My boy has

> been on

> > > Zantac since he was 3 months old!

> > >

> > My son's pediatrician misdiagnosed my son with reflux because he

> was

> > gagging on soft foods. He prescribed medication, which ended up

> being

> > worse than the gagging. Since it only happened on soft foods, we

> just

> > stopped giving him soft foods and the gagging almost completely

> > stopped. At 33 months he was appropriately diagnosed with

> hypotonia.

> > The low muscle tone in his mouth (tongue, etc.) was causing the

> > gagging. Get him rechecked.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Actually methylmalonic acid is measured in a urinary organic acid

test and will deterimine if b12 is deficient. High levels indicate

b12 deficiency.

> > >

> > > I'm going to get info re: B12 levels from the urine organic

acid

> > test,

> > > right? Drawing blood and peeing in cup this afternoon for my

> son's

> > > labs.

> > >

> > > For some reason I began reading about B12 last night and found

> that

> > > Zantac can cause malabsorption of B12 since it inhibits

> hydrochloric

> > > acid production and B12 needs hydrochloric acid. My boy has

> been on

> > > Zantac since he was 3 months old!

> > >

> > My son's pediatrician misdiagnosed my son with reflux because he

> was

> > gagging on soft foods. He prescribed medication, which ended up

> being

> > worse than the gagging. Since it only happened on soft foods, we

> just

> > stopped giving him soft foods and the gagging almost completely

> > stopped. At 33 months he was appropriately diagnosed with

> hypotonia.

> > The low muscle tone in his mouth (tongue, etc.) was causing the

> > gagging. Get him rechecked.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks deverelementary! Looks like our messages crossed in the same

posting batch. That's what I was thinking but then got nervous that

his labs would not reveal anything re: B12. It's going to be a long

week waiting for the results.

> > > >

> > > > I'm going to get info re: B12 levels from the urine organic

> acid

> > > test,

> > > > right? Drawing blood and peeing in cup this afternoon for my

> > son's

> > > > labs.

> > > >

> > > > For some reason I began reading about B12 last night and

found

> > that

> > > > Zantac can cause malabsorption of B12 since it inhibits

> > hydrochloric

> > > > acid production and B12 needs hydrochloric acid. My boy has

> > been on

> > > > Zantac since he was 3 months old!

> > > >

> > > My son's pediatrician misdiagnosed my son with reflux because

he

> > was

> > > gagging on soft foods. He prescribed medication, which ended up

> > being

> > > worse than the gagging. Since it only happened on soft foods,

we

> > just

> > > stopped giving him soft foods and the gagging almost completely

> > > stopped. At 33 months he was appropriately diagnosed with

> > hypotonia.

> > > The low muscle tone in his mouth (tongue, etc.) was causing the

> > > gagging. Get him rechecked.

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks deverelementary! Looks like our messages crossed in the same

posting batch. That's what I was thinking but then got nervous that

his labs would not reveal anything re: B12. It's going to be a long

week waiting for the results.

> > > >

> > > > I'm going to get info re: B12 levels from the urine organic

> acid

> > > test,

> > > > right? Drawing blood and peeing in cup this afternoon for my

> > son's

> > > > labs.

> > > >

> > > > For some reason I began reading about B12 last night and

found

> > that

> > > > Zantac can cause malabsorption of B12 since it inhibits

> > hydrochloric

> > > > acid production and B12 needs hydrochloric acid. My boy has

> > been on

> > > > Zantac since he was 3 months old!

> > > >

> > > My son's pediatrician misdiagnosed my son with reflux because

he

> > was

> > > gagging on soft foods. He prescribed medication, which ended up

> > being

> > > worse than the gagging. Since it only happened on soft foods,

we

> > just

> > > stopped giving him soft foods and the gagging almost completely

> > > stopped. At 33 months he was appropriately diagnosed with

> > hypotonia.

> > > The low muscle tone in his mouth (tongue, etc.) was causing the

> > > gagging. Get him rechecked.

> > >

> >

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