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Lack of vitamin B1 (thiamine)


By vitamin deficiencies and vitamin B1 (beriberi) predispose pregnancy, lactation, heavy physical labor, febrile diseases, hyperthyroidism, diabetes mellitus. The daily need for vitamin is about 2 mg.

Symptoms and flow. The widespread loss of peripheral nerves (polyneuritis) and the cardiovascular system. Patients complain of fatigue, headaches, shortness of breath, palpitation on exertion. Disturb paresthesia (a feeling of "pins and needles") and a decrease in skin sensitivity leg and then the other parts of the body, a feeling of weakness and heaviness in the legs, lameness, swelling, rapid pulse, low blood pressure. Possible functions of the digestive system disorders, vision, mind.

Detection is carried out on the basis of clinical presentation, thiamine levels in daily urine below 100 micrograms, cocarboxylase content in red blood cells below 20-40 mg / l.

Treatment. Assign vitamin B1 in combination with other vitamins (niacin, riboflavin, vitamin B6), symptomatic therapy. Eat foods high in vitamin B1 rye bread and wheat, yeast, peas, eggs yolk, pork.