Guest guest Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 Not everyone experiences GI disturbances with zinc supplementation. We generally does at 220 mg per day and discontinued if a patient does manifest nausea and/or vomiting, or in the case of wound healing, when the wound has resolved. Taking it with a meal seems to help tolerance. We have not routinely dosed for our RNY patients though. Kathleen Mershon, RD Chief Clinical Dietitian San Joaquin Community Hospital-Bakersfield, CA Zinc supplementation Help, our coordinator wants zinc supplementation on the vitamin/mineral handout for everyone. I am concerned about dosage and side effects (stomach upset). I have used zinc for wound healing but with a limited amount of time to prevent toxicity. Does anyone else automatically supplement zinc and at what dose? TIA Gundermann RD, CDE Manager of Clinical Nutrition Services Good Samaritan Hospital Bon Secours Charity Health System (845) 368 - 5016 lgunderm@... The information in this communication is intended to be confidential to the individual(s) and/or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information of a Privileged or Confidential nature, which is subject to Federal and/or State privacy regulations. In the event that you are not the intended recipient or the agent of the intended recipient, do not copy or use the information contained within this communication, or allow it to be read, copied or utilized in any manner, by any other person(s). Should this communication be received in error please notify the sender immediately either by response email or by phone at 845-368-5016, and permanently delete the original e-mail, attachments(s), and any copies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 There are several studies showing that zinc helps diabetic neuropathy. I've been taking 50mg zinc for many years for healing problems, and the main thing you have to be careful of is to make sure that you get enough copper, as zinc supplementation can decrease copper absorption. - Mark > > > The following is a summary of what I have found. Are there any items > > that I have missed? > > > > It's interesting that it is seen in 48% of late stage lyme > > http://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/reprint/11/1/97.pdf > > with CARBAMAZEPINE being a significant help. > > > > I also note that it is associated with disrupt ion of serotonin > > pathways; so have anyone experience with trying to address it through > > this approach. > > > > " Four among five small studies indicate that administration of zinc > > has a beneficial effect on tinnitus " PMID: 17956792 > > > > " hypersensitivity to sound can be improved by pyridoxine treatment. " > > PMID: 16859191 pyridoxine is B6. > > > > " Progressive muscle relaxation according to son " PMID: 10923310 > > > > " the proportion of subjects reporting improvement in functional > > disability, photophobia, and phonophobia was significantly greater for > > acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine (AAC) than placebo from 2 h > > through 6 h postdose " PMID: 10524663 > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Thanks Mark, copper shouldn't be a problem since I have copper pipes. Edgar On Nov 14, 2007, at 11:31 AM, Mark London wrote: > There are several studies showing that zinc helps diabetic > neuropathy. > > I've been taking 50mg zinc for many years for healing problems, and > the main thing you have to be careful of is to make sure that you get > enough copper, as zinc supplementation can decrease copper > absorption. - Mark > > > > > > > The following is a summary of what I have found. Are there any > items > > > that I have missed? > > > > > > It's interesting that it is seen in 48% of late stage lyme > > > http://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/reprint/11/1/97.pdf > > > with CARBAMAZEPINE being a significant help. > > > > > > I also note that it is associated with disrupt ion of serotonin > > > pathways; so have anyone experience with trying to address it > through > > > this approach. > > > > > > " Four among five small studies indicate that administration of > zinc > > > has a beneficial effect on tinnitus " PMID: 17956792 > > > > > > " hypersensitivity to sound can be improved by pyridoxine > treatment. " > > > PMID: 16859191 pyridoxine is B6. > > > > > > " Progressive muscle relaxation according to son " PMID: > 10923310 > > > > > > " the proportion of subjects reporting improvement in functional > > > disability, photophobia, and phonophobia was significantly > greater for > > > acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine (AAC) than placebo from 2 h > > > through 6 h postdose " PMID: 10524663 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 > > My neurologist just told me that even though my zinc is low normal, > zinc supplementation might help neurological and peripheral > neuropathy problems associated with CFS. Does anyone have any > experience with this or know why this might be true? > > She also recommended CoQ-10 and SAMe. You have a good neurologist. The zinc has about a 90% probability of helping. 50 mg once or twice a day, with meals. > > Thanks, > Edgar > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 And for all those people with chirosis suffering fom hand leg and feet cramps. 250mg of zinc sulfate may do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 I have found that potassium is also a good idea. Banana's. From: Angelo <tommybad238@...>Subject: [ ] Zinc Supplementation Date: Saturday, August 29, 2009, 12:28 AM And for all those people with chirosis suffering fom hand leg and feet cramps. 250mg of zinc sulfate may do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 > hey mine is neuropathy r/t loss of sensory nerves to legs and feet muscles but I still have motor nerves so i am without proprioception at times and they burn and feel like electricity zaps them alot and it hurts; the interferon and ribavirin is a lethal dose but hey it did knock that virus back. the side effects are just now being looked at more closely but like I said the virus got knocked back......... the old remedy for cramps was quinine. remember ? > And for all those people with chirosis suffering fom hand leg and feet cramps. 250mg of zinc sulfate may do the trick. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Hi , I would do 220 mg zinc sulfate daily or maybe twice daily depending on how low the zinc level is. You should also check copper. Just be careful that your don't over supplement with zinc and lower the copper level. I think the ratio is 10:1, but you should check this. Zinc at this level should be continued only until levels are replete and then lowered. Hope this is helpful! a Serafino-Cross, MS, RD, LDN Baystate Health Springfield, MA In a message dated 6/2/2010 3:29:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, buytendorpsarah@... writes: Does anyone have a recommendation for Zinc supplementation for a patient 6 months post RNY gastric bypass. Presented with taste changes and labs drawn showed low Zinc. Thanks in advance, Buytendorp, RD, LDN Centegra Weight Loss Surgery Center Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 A popular regimen is 220mg ZnSO4 daily for 30 days (chronic long term use may interfere with copper). Is she taking the recommended 200% daily value for vit/min or 2 MVI per day? This should provide enough zinc. From what I understand, there is no reliable method of determining zinc status. Also, albumin is the primary binding protein for zinc, so would interpret that. Amy Long Carrera MS, RD, CNSC Clinical & Outpatient Dietitian Northridge Hospital Medical Center Center for Weight Loss Surgery Leavey Cancer Center 818-885-8500 x 4034 amy.long@... From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Buytendorp Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 12:30 PM Subject: Zinc Supplementation Does anyone have a recommendation for Zinc supplementation for a patient 6 months post RNY gastric bypass. Presented with taste changes and labs drawn showed low Zinc. Thanks in advance, Buytendorp, RD, LDN Centegra Weight Loss Surgery Center Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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