Welcome to EmpowHER. Pernicious anemia is a type of vitamin B12 anemia. The body needs vitamin B12 to make red blood cells. You get this vitamin from eating foods such as meat, poultry, shellfish, eggs, and dairy products.
A special protein, called intrinsic factor, helps your intestines absorb vitamin B12. This protein is released by cells in the stomach. When the stomach does not make enough intrinsic factor, the intestine cannot properly absorb vitamin B12.
Common causes of pernicious anemia include:
Weakened stomach lining (atrophic gastritis)
An autoimmune condition in which the body's immune system attacks intrinsic factor protein or the cells that make it.
This is something you will have to discuss with your healthcare provider.
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HI Anon,
Welcome to EmpowHER. Pernicious anemia is a type of vitamin B12 anemia. The body needs vitamin B12 to make red blood cells. You get this vitamin from eating foods such as meat, poultry, shellfish, eggs, and dairy products.
A special protein, called intrinsic factor, helps your intestines absorb vitamin B12. This protein is released by cells in the stomach. When the stomach does not make enough intrinsic factor, the intestine cannot properly absorb vitamin B12.
Common causes of pernicious anemia include:
Weakened stomach lining (atrophic gastritis)
An autoimmune condition in which the body's immune system attacks intrinsic factor protein or the cells that make it.
This is something you will have to discuss with your healthcare provider.
Here are some resources for you
Thyroid - Women's Health Group
Anemia
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Daisy
August 6, 2012 - 9:13amThis Comment
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