Zinc question and Vitamin A

[Guest guest]

Hi Nicola and Bill

Francesca is also low in zinc. GOSH have increased her Forceval

capsules to 2 per day and Liz said this would sort it (the only

reason they didn't give 2 per day in the first place was because they

feel it's too high in Vitamin A - d'oh thanks for noticing that

Francesca's low in Vitamin A anyway!) However, I'm not convinced

it's enough and am supplementing zinc on top.

Bill, Francesca's hair had stopped growing, not thinning or losing

anyway, but just not growing - do you think zinc is a factor? Can

you over-do the zinc?

Does anyone know the implications of being low in Vitamin A?

Thanks

, mum to Francesca, Keto Kid since Sept 03

> > s bloods have come back as low in zinc, whats the

significance of

> > this?

> > Nicola

[Guest guest]

,

I don't think that you can overdo the zinc. It may need something else

to be properly absorbed. It may need to be taken with or without other

things being present. Hair growth might be due to protein being a bit

low. Not sure about it. I haven't researched it at all.

Maybe if you are taking mineral oil or milk of magnesia or something

else for constipation, it interferes with the absorbtion of the zinc?

Bill

wendymmw wrote:

> Hi Nicola and Bill

>

> Francesca is also low in zinc. GOSH have increased her Forceval

> capsules to 2 per day and Liz said this would sort it (the only

> reason they didn't give 2 per day in the first place was because they

> feel it's too high in Vitamin A - d'oh thanks for noticing that

> Francesca's low in Vitamin A anyway!) However, I'm not convinced

> it's enough and am supplementing zinc on top.

>

> Bill, Francesca's hair had stopped growing, not thinning or losing

> anyway, but just not growing - do you think zinc is a factor? Can

> you over-do the zinc?

>

> Does anyone know the implications of being low in Vitamin A?

>

> Thanks

>

> , mum to Francesca, Keto Kid since Sept 03

>

[Guest guest]

,

I don't think that you can overdo the zinc. It may need something else

to be properly absorbed. It may need to be taken with or without other

things being present. Hair growth might be due to protein being a bit

low. Not sure about it. I haven't researched it at all.

Maybe if you are taking mineral oil or milk of magnesia or something

else for constipation, it interferes with the absorbtion of the zinc?

Bill

wendymmw wrote:

> Hi Nicola and Bill

>

> Francesca is also low in zinc. GOSH have increased her Forceval

> capsules to 2 per day and Liz said this would sort it (the only

> reason they didn't give 2 per day in the first place was because they

> feel it's too high in Vitamin A - d'oh thanks for noticing that

> Francesca's low in Vitamin A anyway!) However, I'm not convinced

> it's enough and am supplementing zinc on top.

>

> Bill, Francesca's hair had stopped growing, not thinning or losing

> anyway, but just not growing - do you think zinc is a factor? Can

> you over-do the zinc?

>

> Does anyone know the implications of being low in Vitamin A?

>

> Thanks

>

> , mum to Francesca, Keto Kid since Sept 03

>

[Guest guest]

,

I don't think that you can overdo the zinc. It may need something else

to be properly absorbed. It may need to be taken with or without other

things being present. Hair growth might be due to protein being a bit

low. Not sure about it. I haven't researched it at all.

Maybe if you are taking mineral oil or milk of magnesia or something

else for constipation, it interferes with the absorbtion of the zinc?

Bill

wendymmw wrote:

> Hi Nicola and Bill

>

> Francesca is also low in zinc. GOSH have increased her Forceval

> capsules to 2 per day and Liz said this would sort it (the only

> reason they didn't give 2 per day in the first place was because they

> feel it's too high in Vitamin A - d'oh thanks for noticing that

> Francesca's low in Vitamin A anyway!) However, I'm not convinced

> it's enough and am supplementing zinc on top.

>

> Bill, Francesca's hair had stopped growing, not thinning or losing

> anyway, but just not growing - do you think zinc is a factor? Can

> you over-do the zinc?

>

> Does anyone know the implications of being low in Vitamin A?

>

> Thanks

>

> , mum to Francesca, Keto Kid since Sept 03

>