hi eshthaer and mom2six
i was 8 when i was diagnised with W D. I am now 48. I was on medication for 40 years without any major problems, apart from the side efects of D-Pen. As you asked if one should take the medication before food or so. If one can tolerate on empty stomach it is better. How ever saying this it may differ according to your body accepting . i use to take D Pen between two meals I also used to keep at least four hours gap between two meals, How ever as I grew up my body did not like me taking medicine on empty stomach. I now take zinc sulfate (not Acetate) on nearly empty stomach . My doctor in London sugested that after taking zinc if i wanted to take a buscuit or very most a glasss of millk it is fine. I have been doing this and i a hven't come across any problem. Coming to liqiud zinc and Galzin. I think the main ingredient of the medicine should be 50mg of zinc in any form should do the job of bindfing copper. As zinc is the main thing wheter it is sulfate or aacetate or any other form is irrelavent except if there are other ingredients mixed with it which are not permmited to be taken by the doctors. As your son was diagnised early he will be oK to expect normal life of expectancy. hope you wll..
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- By kalapi
- Posted March 11, 2008 at 12:18 pm · 2 replies
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- By Dvora
- Posted March 12, 2008 at 8:36 am
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I'm glad it's working for you.
But, it's probably better to not take milk with zinc. The calcium prevents the zinc from being absorbed correctly. (I think they use the same receptors in the stomach or digestive tract.)
- By kalapi
- Posted March 15, 2008 at 12:48 pm
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Thank you for letting me know about milk. I usaly do not take milk but if I have upset stomach then I take milk with Zinc. On my medication bottle it says not to take any antacids with zinc. so I use to take milk instead. I don't know if the antacids works similarly as milk.
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