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Posted 4/22/2014 10:32 PM (GMT 0)
Hi all,

How much B12 is considered good? I just got my blood report. It says the standard range is >=200 pg/mL while my count is >1000. Should I be concerned?
Posted 4/23/2014 5:48 PM (GMT 0)
Hi SMfromCA,  I'm glad you asked this.  My count is >2000 and my doctor told me not to worry, that the excess comes out in urine.  I'm curious to hear other responses.   The reason for my test was fatigue, which I still am struggling with.

 

Posted 4/23/2014 5:53 PM (GMT 0)
smfromca, my count has also been > 2000 so i wouldn't worry too much. i stopped taking my b-12 shots after it got so high and now it stays in a normal ranges.
Posted 4/23/2014 7:00 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the responses. Makes me feel a bit better. @dawn227, I had the same reason for the test. I have been getting really tired/fatigued and can barely go through the afternoon lately. Emailed my Dr. and he asked to get tested for vitamine levels, thyroids, and blood counts. Looks like I am low on hbg.... no surprise there, wanted to see if the B12 is normal....
Posted 4/23/2014 7:19 PM (GMT 0)
If your B12 is higher than normal and you haven't been supplementing with extra B12, it's possible that you could actually be deficient. Abnormal gut bacteria balance can lead to a test result that reads as excess B12 (but your body really doesn't have enough). This is pretty common in j-pouchers who mostly have screwy gut bacteria due to the pouch. If you have all of the other symptoms of B12 deficiency, I would consider supplementing empirically.
Posted 4/23/2014 7:50 PM (GMT 0)
That's interesting Pluot, thank you.
Posted 4/23/2014 8:15 PM (GMT 0)
That definitely is interesting. Is there a way to find out if that is in fact the case? If the blood test shows excess B12, how do we know that it's actually the opposite? BTW, I don't have a J pouch and I am not even sure if >1000 is actually high count. The test results don't show a high -low range like the other tests, it just says normal is =>200
Posted 4/24/2014 6:50 PM (GMT 0)
My B12 is very high...in the 1400 range. I asked my gastro doc about that, and he said it's probably because I have an enzyme in my digestive tract that breaks it down very efficiently. I do take a very small amount in my multivitamin.

Obviously, I consume enough of it in foods.

But,,,,I can't get a straight answer from research, but I'm not worrying about it unless it continued to climb.

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Posted 4/25/2014 3:50 PM (GMT 0)
SMfromCA,  my lab result sheet reads, reference range is between 200 to 1100. 

I don't have a J pouch either, but B12 deficiency symptoms can be fatigue, weakness, confusion/foggy brain, sore tongue.  I have all of these so I'm going to talk to my GI when I see him next week.

 

Posted 4/25/2014 8:11 PM (GMT 0)
dawn227, by that range I should be close to the upper range, but I am sure having those symptoms (well, not sure about the sore tongue...). To be fair thought, there could be a number of things causing these symptoms. My doctor, after looking at the reports said I could be having a sleep quality issue. I have seen in the past that even having severe gas during the night can cause me to have poor quality of sleep (and the poor wife next to me....) which would cause these symptoms the next day. Only thing is, it's generally a one-off occurrence not for days, and I am not having a sever gas issue....
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