But heres the truth: when you take vitamins by mouth, your body only absorbs a fraction of them
The traditional treatment of vitamin B12 deficiency is the intramuscular injection of cyanocobalamin, generally 1 mg/day for one week, followed by 1 mg/week for one month, and then 1 mg every 1 or 2 months ad perpetuum [4, 18, 19]
Deficiency may result from several things including: Pernicious anaemia where your body cannot absorb B12 efficiently from food Diets low in B12-rich foods Certain medications, including some contraceptive pills, that interfere with absorption Low B12 levels can manifest in several ways, and many of these symptoms directly affect hair health
Mild tenderness or redness at the injection site may occur temporarily
Shaking the vial vigorously Creates foam and degrades the peptide