Suggest Treatment For Bloating, Rashes On Face And Muscle Fatigue

Posted on Mon, 23 Mar 2015

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Question : What would be the cause of weight gain only in the stomach area and rash on the face and muscle failure. I'm a vegetarian , fitness instructor, do heavy cardio at least 4 hours a day. If I didn't I would probably weigh 300 lbs. I would like to be training for my first full marathon soon and cannot with the , now muscle failure. I have already been to my doctor, because I am he is not taking me seriously. I have a lump in my neck. I did have it scanned and he said my thyroid was fine. I also have had blood test done for virus, and lyme disease.

Answered by Kathy Shattler (30 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Please add 8 mg of zinc to your diet

Detailed Answer:
Vegetarian athletes are very prone to zinc deficiency and some of the signs of deficiency are poor performance, rash, muscle fatigue. Generally 8 mg of zinc is what is needed every day, so perhaps to replete begin with 15 mg. of zinc until you feel better and then make certain you get at least 8 mg per day for maintenance.

Avoid phytates as these will interfere with zinc absorption as will calcium, iron, broccoli, grains and legumes. So take zinc separately from these other nutrients.
Good sources of zinc are milk, cheese, yogurt, garbonzo beans, almonds and cashews. I hope this solves your problem. Here's to your marathon!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T