Malabsorption
Folate is absorbed principally in the proximal jejunum.
Malabsorption causing folate deficiency may be due to:
- gluten-induced enteropathy
- resection of the small bowel
- Crohn's disease
- tropical sprue
- Whipple's disease
- GI lymphoma
- congenital specific malabsorption
Reference
- Allen LH. Causes of vitamin B12 and folate deficiency. Food Nutr Bull. 2008 Jun;29(2 Suppl):S20-34; discussion S35-7.
Related pages
Create an account to add page annotations
Annotations allow you to add information to this page that would be handy to have on hand during a consultation. E.g. a website or number. This information will always show when you visit this page.