VITAMIN B-6 is a water-soluble vitamin found in three forms: pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine. Pyridoxine is the form most frequently used in vitamin supplements. Vitamin B-6 is important in the synthesis of heme. Heme is a component of hemoglobin.
Lack of vitamin B-6 severe rare. Alcohol drinkers and patients with acute diarrheal syndrome may be exposed to the risk of deficiency of vitamin B-6. The symptoms of vitamin B-6 deficiency include acute depression, nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy), pain in the mouth, and scaly around the mouth, nose, and eyes. Lack of vitamin B-6 which can cause acute heart attacks and acute anemia.
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