She should get tested to see what is going on. B12 is absorbed before the colon. She might be getting more than you think. However, potassium and magnesium may lost more thru diarrhea. Crohn's is more damaging for malabsorption.
It is hard to say, she should be getting counseling from a dietician at the doctor's.
mrsD
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Originally Posted by MelodyL
I have a question about Colitis. I'm putting it here because this is about vitamins and minerals, etc.
If a 31 year old woman has colitis, and everything she eats goes right through her, shouldn't she be taking SOME SORT OF VITAMIN SUPPLMENT, B-12, Omegas, I mean, shouldn't a person who goes to the bathroom all day long, well doesn't that imply that she is NOT getting any nutrition whatsoever.
This person weighs about 110 lbs, is tall, very very thin, smokes all day long and drinks more than one should drink.
So isn't this a time bomb waiting to go off?
I know that a regular person doesn't quite get all their nutrition from food, but wouldn't a person with colitis have to be especially diligent about supplementation?
I've mentioned this to her family. They think I'm nuts.
thanks much
Mel
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