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Can zinc gummies cause constipation? 

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Prospects of enhancing dietary zinc bioavailability with food-derived zinc-chelating peptides
M. Chinonye Udechukwu, Stephanie A. Collins, Chibuike C. Udenigwe, Chibuike C. Udenigwe 
12 Oct 2016-Food & Function
70 Citations
The presence of dietary fibre and phytates impedes intestinal zinc absorption, as they can form insoluble complexes with zinc, decreasing its bioavailability.
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Zinc: The trace element of major importance in human nutrition and health -
Jayant D Deshpande, Mohini M Joshi, Purushottam A. Giri 
01 Jan 2013-International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health
89 Citations
Zinc can reduce the duration, severity and incidence of diarrhea in children.
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Zinc and intestinal function.
Carol E. Semrad
01 Oct 1999-Current Gastroenterology Reports
39 Citations
Diarrhea is both a sign and a cause of zinc deficiency.
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Dietary inulin intake and age can affect intestinal absorption of zinc and copper in rats.
Charles Coudray, Christine Feillet-Coudray, Elyett Gueux, Andrzej Mazur, Yves Rayssiguier 
01 Jan 2006-Journal of Nutrition
50 Citations
In conclusion, age and dietary inulin intake can significantly affect intestinal absorption of zinc and copper in rats.
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Oral zinc supplementation in persistent diarrhoea in infants.
H. P. S. Sachdev, Naveen K Mittal, H. S. Yadav 
01 Mar 1990-Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
54 Citations
It is concluded that in persistent diarrhoea there is depletion of zinc with the progression of disease and oral zinc administration can improve the zinc status.
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Zinc distribution in blood components, inflammatory status, and clinical indexes of disease activity during zinc supplementation in inflammatory rheumatic diseases
Anne Peretz, Jean Neve, Orner Jeghers, François Pelen 
01 May 1993-The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
25 Citations
Zinc supplementation increased plasma zinc to a similar extent in patients and in control subjects, which suggested no impairment of zinc intestinal absorption as a result of the inflammatory process.
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The Site of Zinc Absorption in the Rat Small Intestine
J. H. Emes, D. Arthur 
01 Jan 1975-Experimental Biology and Medicine
13 Citations
It is possible that the difference in the intestinal zinc content may reflect the rate of zinc absorption in the tissue.
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Protective Role of Aspirin, Vitamin C, and Zinc and their Effects on Zinc Status in the DMH-Induced Colon Carcinoma Model
Pamela Christudoss, R. Selvakumar, Anna B. Pulimood, Jude Joseph Fleming, George Mathew 
30 Aug 2013-Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
10 Citations
The inhibitory effects are associated with maintaining the colonic tissue zinc levels and zinc enzymes at near normal without significant changes.

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