Folic acid?

[05mummy07]

When I had my MW appt last week she prescribed folic acid for me at a higher dose.... Anyone know why this might be, she's only upped it to 5mg, but still she didn't explain why I needed a higher dose.

 

[missmayhem]

i'm on the higher dose due to having spina bifida in a very mild form

are you over weight as sometimes they do that for high BMI (yet again moi)

that or it could be a mistake

 

[05mummy07]

Ahh think you might have hit the nail on the head I have too high a BMI, that must be why then!

 

[cranberry987]

I think they prescribe it for ppl with high BMI as theres more likelyhood that youre insulin resistant which affects the ability of the body to process folic acid, so if you pump in more fa you get the same effect (thats my understanding at least). theres no harm in it anyway, they rly should have explained why tho, mine is equally rubbish tho so dont worry about it.

 

[missmayhem]

at last i have been on some use today

 

[Yaymum2b]

I'm on 5 mg Folic acid due to being Diabetic.