Evidence brief · Supplement
Zinc-Carnosine for Gut-barrier protection
Evidence grade C — NSAID damage
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 1
- graded outcome
- 0
- references listed
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1 at grade C — 1 graded row
What is known
Each outcome with its grade (how strong the evidence is, A to D), the size of the effect where the entry records one, and how often studies agree.
- Gut-barrier protectionEvidence grade C
NSAID damage
Smallmixed
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Thin evidence: Gut-barrier protection (grade C).
The evidence in words
The verdict
For gut-barrier protection, Zinc-Carnosine earns evidence grade C (small effect, mixed consistency) — the evidence is limited or mixed. NSAID damage
How it might work
It adheres to damaged mucosa, providing zinc locally for repair and antioxidant defense.
How to use it
75 mg/day (delivering zinc + L-carnosine), often split.
Safety & cautions
Generally safe; counts toward total zinc intake (watch copper with chronic high use).
Bottom line
A targeted gut-lining supplement with real gastric-protection evidence. 75 mg/day; mind total zinc.
How it is used
As the entry records it, from the studies it summarises. Not a recommendation for you — doses that suit a trial population may not suit you.
- Standard
- 75 mg/day, split.
Goes with
- Zinc-CarnosineRead the full Zinc-Carnosine monographEvidence grade C
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Zinc-Carnosine for Gastric-ulcer healingEvidence grade C — Often adjunctiveEvidence grade C
- Zinc-Carnosine for Gastritis / gut-barrierEvidence grade C — AdjunctEvidence grade C
- DGL (Licorice)Deglycyrrhizinated licorice for heartburn and ulcers — the 'DGL' form removes licorice's blood-pressure danger.Evidence grade C
- DGL (Licorice) for Dyspepsia / refluxEvidence grade C — Symptom reliefEvidence grade C
Sources
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Last revised . A grade is this entry's reading of the evidence, not medical advice.