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Vitamin B12 helps your body produce red blood cells and DNA cells, it also helps with nerve function and cell metabolism
For example, while the injection covers B, B, B, B, B, you still need other vitamins (like vitamin C, B folate, B if not supplemented separately, etc.) and minerals (iron, zinc, etc.) from food
Alternate injection sites to prevent damage to an area with repeated injections
Other conditions that make Vitamin B12 absorption more difficult are: Weight loss surgery or another operation that removed part of your stomach Heavy drinking Taking acid-reducing medication for a long time Certain health issues may also lead to the development of vitamin B12 deficiency such as atrophic gastritis, pernicious anemia, Crohns disease, celiac disease, immune system disorders, Graves disease and lupus
It's also known as folate deficiency anemia or cobalamin deficiency