Reply to "When to recheck B12 and folate?"

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Update and follow up question.....My B12 was 1106 in January when I was getting monthly injections and taking it sublingual daily. I stopped sublingual when the doc said just do the monthly injections. My B12 now (8 months later) is 465 and was tested right before my monthly B12 injection.

I'm wondering what I should consider for ongoing supplementation as I am back to the low normal range (though my low was 247 before starting injections). My PCP isn't concerned, but is not proactive/doesn't seem to understand the correlation with IBD. My GI team watches it more closely.

I'm also wondering if this is an indicator of possible Crohns versus pouchitis (which has been a mystery in my case in the last several years of extensive testing). UPDATE: I found a post where Jan talks about B12 deficiency being linked to chronic pouchitis and Crohns. I haven't found much in the way of studies discussing a link to pouchitis, so I am very curious about this.

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