Understanding vitamin B-12 deficiency anemia
Intrinsic Factor is another name you hear all the time in conjunction with vitamin B12 deficiency anemia and pernicious anemia. It is a glycoprotein that is produced by cells in your stomach. The intrinsic factor is vital in B12 distribution through your body.
When the intrinsic factor is not being produced your intestinal bacteria eat up the bulk of the vitamin B12 that is ingested. The rest is simply excreted. So if you aren’t producing the intrinsic factor it doesn’t matter if you are getting enough vitamin B12. The B12 needs to get to the right place in [...]
Pernicious Anemia is one of many different types of anemia. Having anemia means that your body does not have enough red blood cells that are healthy. Because of this the blood can not distribute oxygen properly to the cells in your body.