Problems from a lack of vitamin K would result from:

1.) Absence of intestinal bacteria 2.) Prolonged antibiotic therapy 3.) Lack of bile to absorb the vitamin 4.) Gallbladder disease and injury 5.) Interference with prothrombin formation 6.) Result of anticoagulant therapy In CV disease 7.) Impaired absorption of the vitamin in the intestinal diseases affecting the mucosa and its absorbing surface. Eg. Celiac’s disease