Do I Have Vitamin B2 Deficiency (Riboflavin Deficiency)?

Do you have cracks (lesions) at the corners of your mouth?

Do you have swollen, cracked lips?

Do you have a painful, smooth and purplish red tongue?

Do you have swollen gums?

Do you have a sore throat?

Do you have red, greasy, scaly patches that may appear around your nose, between the nose and the lips, on the ears and eyelids, and in your genital area?

Do you have red, burning, itching or tearing eyes?

Do you have red, itchy or painful eyelids?

Do you have extreme sensitivity to light?

Do you have chronic fatigue and weakness?

Do you have a hair loss?

Do you have diagnosis of anemia?

Do you have diagnosis of cataract?

Based on your answers it is unlikely that you have a vitamin B2 deficiency. Vitamin B2, also called riboflavin is one of the B vitamins. Food rich in riboflavin are: milk, cheese, liver, meat, fish, eggs, and enriched cereals. Riboflavin is important for the proper functioning, growth and development of cells, energy production and metabolic processes. The recommended daily amount of riboflavin is 1, 1 milligrams for women and 1, 3 milligrams for men. Most people in the US consume the right amount of riboflavin through their food. People who exclude animal products from their diet have a high risk of vitamin B2 deficiency.

Based on your answers there is a possibility that you have a vitamin B2 deficiency. Vitamin B2 or riboflavin is a water-soluble B vitamin that is extremely important for your metabolism. Riboflavin deficiency often occurs in combination with deficiencies of other B vitamins. A diet low in riboflavin or impaired absorption of food is usually to blame for a deficiency. Diagnosis is based on physical examination and urine tests. Treatment includes high doses of riboflavin supplements. Riboflavin is not toxic, so you will not have problems if you accidentally take too much of it. Your doctor may recommend taking other B vitamin supplements as well.

n Based on your answers there is a high possibility that you have a vitamin B2 deficiency. Vitamin B2 is also known as riboflavin. Riboflavin deficiency is linked to a number of serious conditions such as impaired metabolic processes, preeclampsia in pregnant women, cataract, migraine headache and heart disease. Riboflavin deficiency can be caused by decreased intake or impaired utilization of riboflavin. Alcoholics, anorexic and lactose intolerant individuals have a high risk for riboflavin deficiency. Timely treatment with riboflavin supplements can reverse the early changes associated with riboflavin deficiency. Riboflavin is often found in multivitamin preparations.