I've heard many people recently state they are get the B-12 shot? Why?
2006-12-26 13:46:24 · 12 answers · asked by phunwon2000 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Pernicious anemia, hyperthyroidism, malabsorbtion of B12 from food,
2006-12-26 13:52:21 · answer #1 · answered by Mom of Three 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is a way to treat a type of anemia and also it does give you a lot of energy.
The injections are the best way to take b12; you cannot get anything from the tablets or capsules. There is a nasal b12 that is okay but not as good as the injections.
B12 deficiency is the cause of several forms of anemia. The treatment for this disease was first devised by William Murphy who bled dogs to make them anemic and then fed them various substances to see what (if anything) would make them healthy again. He discovered that ingesting large amounts of liver seemed to cure the disease. George Minot and George Whipple then set about to chemically isolate the curative substance and ultimately were able to isolate vitamin B12 from the liver. For this, all three shared the 1934 Nobel Prize in Medicine.
The chemical structure of the molecule was determined by Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin and her team in 1956, based on crystallographic data.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanocobalamin
2006-12-26 21:53:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I'm a nurse. They lack it in their system. This usually comes from red meat and animals. Vegans would be a good example of a person of who would need this shot in the future. It's a shot a person gets every month. This gives them what their body is missing like vitamins. I don't know how other to explain it to you. I hope you are able to have some idea of what the shot does for people.
2006-12-26 21:53:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
The B vitimans is very good for you,they supply the body will lots of vital nutrents that feed our cells...You can also buy B-12 at the drug counter ,it is a liquiod and you take one dropper full,put it under your tongue and hold it a minute,then swallow..The druggest can show you the one you need,they work much better than a tablet...They give you more entergy,and will make you feel better.....
2006-12-26 22:12:15 · answer #4 · answered by slickcut 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
some people have low levels of stomach acid so they may have a problem getting Vit B12 into their systems orally. I had to get those shots.
2006-12-26 21:48:43 · answer #5 · answered by evilive 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
b12 is good for your immune system and helps when you're body is stressed from illness or overwork. The only thing you have to be careful of is getting deficient in the other b vits, you'll want to be sure to take a good multi b to prevent that
2006-12-26 21:51:34 · answer #6 · answered by Madikam 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Vitamins B-12 shots are given to people who have pernicous anemia. If you don't have that then you don't need the shots.
2006-12-26 21:48:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
B12 gives you energy and it is found in dark green leafy veggies.
2006-12-26 21:47:53 · answer #8 · answered by jupitor 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it enablees people like my wife who has a vitaminB12 deficiency to live a normal life instead of being always tired.
2006-12-26 21:48:39 · answer #9 · answered by hharry_m_uk 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
cuz they wanna feel the enhanced capabilitude of translating carbs to verve, Creamsauce.
2006-12-26 21:49:03 · answer #10 · answered by (_)iiiiD 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋