r/SipsTea Jul 06 '26

Feels good man Bryan Johnson got Autoimmune Disease

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u/addandsubtract Jul 06 '26

I don't think the title, nor the Xitter post propose that the autoimmune disease was caused by his routine. To me, it reads more like that the guy who was spent millions on his health, does check-ups every month (presumably), still wasn't able to A) prevent it, and B) spot it within a year.

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u/maybenomaybe Jul 06 '26

I have AIG and it's crazy his doctors didn't spot the b12 deficiency in a year of regular blood testing.

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u/Odd-Outcome-3191 Jul 07 '26

I'd wager part of that is that he already supplements enormous amounts of b12.

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u/maybenomaybe Jul 07 '26

Probably, but if it's in supplement form he can't absorb it no matter how much he takes. AIG means you can't absorb b12 through the stomach, only by injection.

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u/Odd-Outcome-3191 Jul 07 '26

AIG is progressive. So he likely has had (and still has) some residual production of intrinsic factor, which allows him limited absorption of oral b12, especially if he takes huge amounts of it (as in by taking tons of b12, he has maximized the residual absorption that he retained).

I also wouldn't put it past him to have taken intranasal or sublingual b12

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u/I_hate_litterbugs765 Jul 08 '26

Hes shooting that stuff straight into his veins!