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B vitamin absorption problem

Ayaju

Senior Member
Messages
160
Location
San Diego, CA
My Integrative Medicine doctor who is trying to help me with my thyroid (hypothyroidism, Hashimotos) told me there is a new blood test to help determine why my blood tests show that I'm too HIGH in B12, B6, B3, etc., when I'm probably actually deficient in them!

For the past year she had advised me to stop taking B supplements, which I have done. I will learn more about the new test she mentioned, and will hopefully get some informative results by the end of this month.

I'm just wondering if anyone knows what I'm talking about?

Judy
 

roxie60

Senior Member
Messages
1,791
Location
Central Illinois, USA
No but I am extrememly interested since I take all kinds of B's and my numbers are high but I dont seem to see any benefit so my IM Dr is also suspecting that I still am not absorbing them even tho the numbers are high. If there is a bld test that would show deficiency even tho numbers high I would be very interested....