Is Zinc Salts Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Zinc Salts? Is Zinc Salts safe for nursing mother and child? Does Zinc Salts extracts into breast milk? Does Zinc Salts has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Zinc Salts influence milk supply or can Zinc Salts decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Zinc Salts lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Zinc Salts is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Zinc Salts is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Zinc Salts does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
- Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Zinc Salts safe in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher dosage.
- Score calculated using the DrLact safety Version 1.2 model, this score ranges from 0 to 8 and measures overall safety of drug in lactation. Scores are primarily calculated using publicly available case studies, research papers, other scientific journals and publically available data.
Answer by Dr. Ru: About Zinc Salts usage in lactation
Zinc (Zn) is an essential element for nutrition. It is present in many foods.Recommended daily allowance of Zn is 8 to 15 mg. (Moran Hall 2010). Millions of people worldwide are Zn-deficient.It is used as a treatment for Wilson's disease and Acrodermatitis Enteropathica. Zn is involved in the regulation process of lactation (Lee 2016).Pasteurization of the milk does not affect the concentration of Zn and other trace elements (Mohd Taufek-2016). The average concentration of Zn in breastmilk is 4 to 16 mg / L (Picciano 1976, Hannan 2005, Dórea 2012) which is independent of plasma levels and maternal daily intake (Krebs 1995, Chierici 1999, Hannan 2009).Intestinal absorption of zinc is almost doubled during pregnancy and lactation (Fung 1997).Zinc levels in the infant are dependent on Zinc levels in the breast milk (Dumrongwongsiri 2015)With a varied and balanced diet, an extra intake of minerals is not needed. Excessive intake of Zinc may cause gastrointestinal problems and Pancytopenia (Irving 2003).
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