Folic acid deficiency Report for Patients Like You

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Experiencing Folic acid deficiency
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toyotaas Sex: M Data Quality: 2 stars HIV 6 yrs Mental Symptoms : none Physical Symptoms : none 760 VL 0 toyotaas ▼ Infection: 02/06 Dx: 06/06

Folic acid deficiency Report

Folic acid deficiency happens when the body does not get enough folic acid. Folic acid is one of the B vitamins, and it helps your body make new cells, including new red blood cells.

What we've learned from patients who report Folic acid deficiency

Symptom severities

Severe	1
Moderate	2
Mild	2
None	6

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Folic acid deficiency

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Folic acid deficiency
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Folic Acid	6
5-methyltetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF)	4
Folbee	1
Actifolate	1
Chewable gummy adult multivitamins	1
Prenatal Plus	1
Dessicated liver	1
Folic Acid Prescription	1
Methylfolate (l-methylfolate)	1
Equate Complete Multivitamin	1

Last updated: May 20, 2013