Zinc question

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icanrace

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Posted 12/9/2008 7:27 PM (GMT 0)

does anyone know if supplementing with Zinc has any impact (good, bad or neither) on UC?

quincy

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Posted 12/9/2008 8:15 PM (GMT 0)

I supplement with an extra zinc...10mg, 20mg if I have a cold. There is some zinc in my multi and I eat foods with zinc. I don't think I exceed 30 daily....

There are long periods that I don't take the supplement, and haven't noticed a - or + regarding UC.

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Sara14

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Posted 12/9/2008 9:19 PM (GMT 0)

I was on a daily zinc supplement for about a year after I found out I was deficient in it. It had no effect on my UC. I still take a supplement about once a week.

Zinc is one of the only minerals/vitamins absorbed in the colon, not the small intestine, so I wonder if many UCers are deficient in this.

icanrace

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Posted 12/9/2008 10:49 PM (GMT 0)

thanks for the responses!

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