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Deficiency after gastric banding is therefore primarily related to: Reduced dietary intake and food tolerance , limiting consumption of B12-rich foods Use of acid-suppressing medicines (PPIs or H2RAs) , which can impair the release of B12 from food proteins and reduce absorption of food-bound B12 Crystalline B12 the form found in supplements and fortified foods does not require acid or pepsin for release
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There are many B12 deficiency signs and symptoms, including: Numbness Tingling, pins and needles Weakness, dizziness High homocysteine, low methionine Megaloblastic macrocytic anaemia Mild or moderate leukopenia (low white blood cells) Mild or moderate thrombocytopenia (low platelets) Enlarged red blood cells (macrocytosis) Abnormal white cell (neutrophils) Chronic fatigue or tiredness General weakness or lethargy General Signs and Symptoms: Ataxia, (unsteady walking) Paresthesia (prickling sensation) and weakness in peripheral nerves Confusion Infertility Vision loss Leg pains Shortness of breath Loss of appetite/weight loss Epigastric pain Osteoporosis Increased susceptibility to infection Failure to thrive in infants Vitiligo Premature greying of hair Burning feet Mental Changes Depression (including postpartum depression) Irritability Apathy Psychosis Sleepiness Suspiciousness (paranoia) Personality changes Memory loss Dementia, intellectual deterioration Hallucinations Violent behaviour Developmental delay and/or autistic behaviour in children Neurological signs and symptoms Abnormal sensations ie: pain, tingling, numbness of legs, arms, trunk A diminished sense of touch, pain and/or temperature Loss of position sense (awareness of body position) Weakness of limbs Clumsiness Tremor Symptoms mimicking Parkinsons disease or MS Spasticity of muscles Incontinence (urine or stool) Paralysis Vision changes Damage to the optic nerve neuritis, inflammation, atrophy Vascular Problems Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) Cerebral vascular accident Coronary artery disease Myocardial infarction Congestive heart failure Palpitations Orthostatic hypotension Deep vein thrombosis Pulmonary embolism 7 Why is B12 deficiency often underdiagnosed
HOW TO GET THERE Flight: Flight from Santiago Calama (2 hours 10 minutes) Bus: 20 hours from Santiago to Calama Calama San Pedro (1 hour) San Pedro de Quemez Location San Pedro de Quemez is located in Bolivia, in the Department of Potos
