Group: Specific Diets & Nutrition

Specific Diets & Nutrition
Created: 2012/01/01, Members: 104, Messages: 22775

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Zinc

fuddy
fuddy
Posts: 34
Joined: 2004/01/07
United States
2008/06/14, 10:53 AM
I'm curious if anyone's had a negative reaction to zinc.
If I take any type of zinc supplement for say a week, I bloat up big-time. It even happens if I gobble too many pumpkin seeds in one sitting (they're rich in zinc). I feel like a baloon for about twenty-four hours. ??
Taurie
Taurie
Posts: 374
Joined: 2003/10/15
United States
2008/06/19, 04:57 PM
Are you sure it's the zinc and not the salt?

I do know that not having enough zinc can cause water retention, but I never heard of having too much zinc does.

Though, if I take a zinc lozenge on an empty stomach I get nauseous.