What is pernicious anemia?

Pernicious anemia is a decrease in red blood cells that occurs when the body cannot properly absorb vitamin B12 from the gastrointestinal tract. It results from the deficiency vitamin B12 and is caused by atrophic gastritis, parietal cell loss, and lack of intrinsic factor.

How do members experience pernicious anemia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with pernicious anemia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for pernicious anemia*

*Data from patients with pernicious anemia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with pernicious anemia*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Medivitan)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
pernicious anemia (1)

*Data from patients with pernicious anemia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has pernicious anemia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 37
40s 70
50s 125
60s 116
70+ 67

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 45
Female 375

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What is pernicious anemia?

Pernicious anemia is a decrease in red blood cells that occurs when the body cannot properly absorb vitamin B12 from the gastrointestinal tract. It results from the deficiency vitamin B12 and is caused by atrophic gastritis, parietal cell loss, and lack of intrinsic factor.



Common symptoms reported by people with pernicious anemia

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for pernicious anemia

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Medivitan)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
127
Tried for
pernicious anemia (1)

Data from patients with pernicious anemia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with pernicious anemia

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Medivitan)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
pernicious anemia (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with pernicious anemia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has pernicious anemia on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 94 say pernicious anemia is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 37
40s 70
50s 125
60s 116
70+ 67
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 29
20-29 years 38
30-39 years 63
40-49 years 35
50-59 years 30
60-69 years 4
70+ years 2

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 45
Female 375

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 265
Not Diagnosed 5

These charts show data from pernicious anemia patients who have completed their condition history
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