For those following a plant-based diet, it is particularly important to supplement with iron and vitamin D alongside B12
For patients with pernicious anaemia or malabsorption disorders , intramuscular hydroxocobalamin injections represent the standard treatment in the UK, as oral supplementation cannot overcome the absorption defect
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We order vitamin B12 and folate testing when a person with Down syndrome we are evaluating has symptoms described above, has a lab abnormality for which follow up testing of vitamin B12 and/or folate is indicated, or the person has a condition in which deficiency is common (e.g., celiac disease)
The B12 found in supplements typically doesn't need stomach acid to be absorbed
As for the potential side effects of B12...there may be some, but not everybody gets them