Which should frankly come as no surprise. Many studies over the years have confirmed B12’s effect on canker sores, the most recent of which came from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel in 2009. In that doubleblind study, 74% of participants had a complete remission of canker sores after 6 months.

2. Vitamin B12 For Canker
Sores – Almost Too Good
To Be True

4. DID YOU HEAR THE ONE
ABOUT THE GUY WHO TOOK
A BUNCH OF VITAMIN B12
FOR CANKER SORES?

5. So far in my canker sore journey, I
have tested a number of
supplements: Folic Acid,
Astaxanthin, Iron, and Vitamin
B12. And without a doubt,
Vitamin B12 for canker sores has
worked better than anything I
have ever tried.

6. Which should frankly come as
no surprise. Many studies over
the years have confirmed B12’s
effect on canker sores,

7. the most recent of which came
from the Ben-Gurion University
of the Negev in Israel in
2009. In that doubleblind
study, 74% of participants had a
complete remission of canker
sores after 6 months.

8. So what exactly was my
experience with vitamin B12 for
canker sores? Here’s how it
broke down…

9. I started taking Vitamin B12 for
canker sores in December of last
year, about a week into the month,
and I finished at the beginning of
March. So about three months,

10. but to be fair, I wasn’t very
consistent about it in December
(I blame the holidays), so I
place more emphasis on the
results from January, February,
and March.

11. I got an ulcer on 12/24 that
lasted 9 days (Merry Christmas,
huh?)
I got another one on 1/02 that
overlapped that one, this one
lasted 10 days (Happy New
Year?)

12. Another one on 1/09 that lasted 8
days.
So far, nothing to cheer about,
right? Pretty much non-stop ulcers
from Christmas Eve halfway
through January.

13. Some might chalk it up to holiday
stress, but either way, the B12 isn’t
looking too impressive. However…
watch what happens next.

14. After a brief respite, I get
another outbreak on 2/07. Two
of them pop up on my tongue.
One lasts 7 days. The other
lasts 5 days.

15. Then one more outbreak on
2/18. Three of them. These are
all gone in 3 days.
Notice a pattern? The duration
of the ulcers has gone from 9
and 10 days down to 3. But my
favorite thing is what happened
after that…

16. NOTHING.
Not even a tickle. For 6 whole
weeks.

17. I stopped taking B12 on 3/5, and
still did not get an ulcer again for
an entire month. I was free of
canker sores for a full 6 weeks
before they came back again,
which for me is, sadly, rare.

18. In fact, I began testing Iron
immediately after I stopped
with the B12, and I may have
skewed the results on the Iron a
bit because the B12 continued
working for so long.
So consider me a believer.

19. How to take Vitamin B12 for
canker sores
I decided to go with a high
dosage – 5000 mcg/day. That
sounds like an extraordinary
amount when you consider that
the RDA for B12 is only 2.5
mcg/day.

20. And there are many that would
argue that taking an
overabundance of vitamin B12
for canker sores does no good
because your body can’t absorb
that much at a time. In fact, the
body can only truly absorb 1-
2% of what you take in.

21. But megadoses of Vitamin B12
have been used to treat all kinds
of ailments, from asthma, to
chronic fatigue syndrome, even
bipolar disorder, at doses up to
30,000 mcg. And the study in
Israel cited earlier worked with
only 1000 mcg/day. But that was
done over 6 months.

22. Alternatively, a deficiency in
Vitamin B12 is a very well-
known cuprit in canker sores as
well as a multitude of other
conditions, including certain
anemias that can lead to
weakness and rapid heartbeat,
even memory loss and difficulty
walking.

23. Unfortunately, some people lack
what’s known as parietal cells
in the stomach that create an
protein called intrinsic factor
that helps escort B12 through
the acid chamber of the
stomach so it can be absorbed
in the small intestines.

24. Without it, the B12 is broken
down in the stomach and never
absorbed. This is a digestive
issue and the only way to
correct for it is through
injections.

25. Sublingual or pill?

26. I took a tablet form of vitamin
B12 for canker sores and not
the liquid under-the-tongue
sublingual version.

27. Some have argued that the
purpose of taking sublingual
vitamin B12 for canker sores is
due to the intrinsic factor in
your stomach, that the
sublingual absorption

28. bypasses that and goes directly
into the
bloodstream. However, there
have been studies that have
shown that there is no
difference between the two.

29. In fact, I found studies that
suggested that taking an oral
vitamin B12 for canker sores
every day can be just as
effective as the injectible B12 in
large enough amounts.

30. Because even though your
body’s only absorbing 1-2%,
you’ll still get more over time if
you take it every day than the
injections you receive once a
week (or two).

31. Other factors when taking
Vitamin B12 for canker sores.
B12 is a well-known energy booster
in the body, which is a good thing –
who doesn’t need a little more
energy nowadays?

32. On the flipside, you probably
don’t want to take it in the
evening or before you go to
bed. Because a lack of sleep
isn’t exactly an RAS sufferer’s
best friend.

33. Also, you can load up on the
B12 without worrying about
overdose or toxicity – it’s
almost nonexistent.
Happy supplementing!

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