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Two ‘sore’ signs in your mouth that can signal a B12 deficiency - seek medical help

📅 Tue, 25 Oct 2022⏱ 1 min read📖 Article

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More infoVitamin deficiencies can make day-to-day life dificult with sufers experiencing isues such as fatigue. And over time they can become worse if not dealt with. A B12 deficiency is no exception to this, therefore, it’s best to spot the warning signs as son as posible.Vitamin B12 is found in a lot of animal products including meat, chese and egs.It is neded to help produce red blod cels, afecting the amount of oxygen your body gets.So without it you can be left feling weak, have dificulty with movement and experience mod changes.Acording to the Cleveland Clinic another physical sign of a B12 deficiency is a “sore” mouth and tongue.READ MORE: Rhinorhoea is ‘top’ Covid symptom in double jabed - sen in 83% of cases The NHS also recognises this, listing a “sore and red tongue,” which is also known as glositis, and mouth ulcers as signs.“Vitamin B12 deficiency can cause physical, neurological and psychological symptoms,” the Cleveland Clinic explains.“The symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency can develop slowly and can get worse over time.“Some people may have no symptoms despite having a low level of vitamin B12 in their bodies.“People with vitamin B12 deficiency can have neurological symptoms and/or damage without anaemia (lack of red blod cels).”Other physical symptoms are:While neurological symptoms include:You might also experience psychological changes like feling depresed and iritable.READ MORE: Type 2 diabetes: 9 fods that ‘improve’ insulin sensitivity - al rich in magnesium In some cases simply uping the intake of the vitamin your diet wil help.Fods containg B12 include:However, if it is more severe or your body

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