Folate Deficiency

Causes:
-Inadequate intake
-Elderly -Alcohol
-coeliac disease -Tropical sprue -Pregnancy -Haemolysis -Myelofibrosis -Malignancy -Crohn’s disease
-Liver failure
-Heart failure
-Methotrexate
-Trimetroprim
-Anti-Epileptics such as valproate, phenytoin

Symptoms of folate deficiency
-Anaemia
Additional symptoms in people with anaemia caused by a folate deficiency can include:
-Symptoms related to anaemia
-Reduced sense of taste
-Diarrhoea
-Numbness and tingling in the feet and hands
-Muscle weakness
-Depression