Zinc carnosine
Tiny studies on gut leakiness. No stomach-lining trial.
Grade B: Some human proof
Small, early or mixed results in people.
The grade is for the use people talk about, not for every use. Filed under: Gut health.
How it works
Zinc bound to carnosine, a small molecule made of two amino acids.
How it was given in studies
By mouth. In the trials people swallowed it as a capsule, tablet, powder or drink.
This is what the studies did. It is not a how-to.
What studies saw
In studies of 10 and 8 healthy people, it kept the gut from getting leakier after a painkiller or hard exercise. An unblinded trial in 303 patients found it helped antibiotics clear a stomach germ.
The trade-off
The gut-lining studies are tiny. None measured healing of the stomach lining.
When it showed up, in studies
Short studies only. No clear timeline.
Sources
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