[4aulkner]

Originally Posted by Pipbub

I've been trying to dig through this thread and the forums, so pardon me if this has been addressed and I missed it!

I'm curious about how difficult it is to raise B12 levels through diet rather than supplementation. My B12 levels are sitting around 310 right now. I don't have dairy or bread/cereal, so I'm not really getting much of the fortified stuff. Is it feasible to get levels up to better levels through dietary means rather than supplementation? Duck eggs, fish, and the like. I tend to have unpleasant reactions to medications (and am allergic to nickel which to my understanding nickel and cobalt allergies often go together?), so I've been a bit nervous about trying B12 supplements though I do not know if I would even absorb enough from what I'd be eating. I've been doing a mostly paleo diet for a bit over a year so unfortunately while they suspect possible celiac or gluten issues, the blood test turned up negative so I am waiting to see a gastroenterologist.

My doctor made the mistake of doing a blood test after I'd been gluten free for a while (and if you're paleo, I suspect you are GF?). The reason it could have been negative is because you have to be eating gluten in order for the anti-bodies to show up in the blood test. If you're not eating gluten regularly just before the test, it will be negative. Too often the idea of celiac or gluten sensitivity is simply dismissed without numbers to "prove" it. Glad you're seeing a gastro person - course if they do find celiac, the solution will be to go gluten free. As far as raising B12 levels through diet, I'm clueless. I take a liquid and it says it hypoallergenic but its formulated with methycobalamin. Not sure what that means . . .but hope all the info on here helps!