Zinc deficiency is a relatively common problem in clinical practice, and the deficiency can cause a variety of physiological metabolic disorders in the human body. Mild zinc deficiency can eat more zinc-containing animal foods, and moderate to severe zinc deficiency can take zinc supplementation drugs, such as zinc sulfate or zinc gluconate.

Suggestions for zinc supplementation:

Zinc plays an irreplaceable role in many physiological functions and metabolic processes in the human body. Zinc deficiency can be caused by a prolonged lack of zinc-rich foods in the diet, or by increased loss of zinc due to injury or bleeding. Patients with zinc deficiency may suffer from poor appetite, thinning hair, light color, easy breakage, and easy shedding. Zinc deficiency for a long time, but also cause slow growth, loss of libido, poor development of sexual organs.

In general, if the zinc deficiency is not serious, you can eat more animal foods, such as various fish, chicken liver, duck liver, goose liver, pig liver, chicken, duck, beef, mutton, pork, you can also eat some soybeans, mung beans, soybeans, peanuts and other seed foods.

Zinc deficiency in serious cases can take drugs containing zinc. The more common ones are zinc sulfate or zinc gluconate. Generally children with zinc deficiency caused by loss of appetite, take zinc gluconate oral solution, after a month, children's appetite will improve significantly.

Daily Note:

Zinc supplements have a certain degree of irritation to the gastrointestinal mucosa and should be taken after meals.

A portion of patients with severe zinc deficiency who are not able to take oral zinc supplements can choose intravenous zinc sulfate.

The resistance of people with zinc deficiency is relatively weak, and they are prone to various infections, so they should strengthen their care.

The above mentioned medicines should be used under the guidance of a doctor.