Long-term vitamin deficiency causes avitaminosis or hypovitaminosis. If the deficiency is caused due to inadequate nutritional intake, then it is called primary deficiency, and if it is due to an underlying health condition like malabsorption, then it is called secondary deficiency. Vitamin D is the most common vitamin deficiency.
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What medicine should I take for low vitamin D and B12?
Query: Hi doctor, I am 46 years old male. In my health check-up, I saw my vitamin D range was 25 ng/mL, and my vitamin B12 range was 181 pg/mL. Do I need any medicine? I am suffering from laziness. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the attachment (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Please answer my questions. What is your BP (blood pressure) usually? What is your daily routine? Do you have the habit of smoking and alcohol? From the above reports, I can find out a ... Read Full »
What should I do to bring my reports to the normal range?
Query: Hello doctor, I did my body checkup. I found that some of the reports are not in the normal range. So, I just want to know if I need to check further for some diseases. What should I do to bring it to the normal range? Currently, I am very normal. The following are not in the normal range: Total RB... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have just gone through your reports (attachments removed to protect patient identity). I do not think you have to worry much. The only thing that looks abnormal is vitamin D levels which are low, possibly due to sedentary lifestyle and less sun exposure and obesit... Read Full »