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You may not get enough B12 in your diet if you are: Vegan Vegetarian Over 50 Living with digestive conditions that affect nutrient absorption, such as IBS, celiac, or Crohns disease Taking certain medications like metformin or proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) What are the symptoms of B12 deficiency
Instead, experts recommend that you take specific B12 pills which contain around 1,000 micrograms of B12 each day, as opposed to the approximate 250mg in regular supplements
However, approximately 1% of any oral dose is absorbed passively through diffusion across the intestinal mucosa, regardless of intrinsic factor
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Gastric surgery or bowel resection that has removed the part of the gut where B12 is absorbed
