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Low zinc in autoimmune atrophic gastritis

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Is having low zinc and high copper typical of autoimmune atrophic gastritis? Does the gastritis affect zinc absorption in particular or is it not correlated?

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Achlorhydria (lack of stomach acid) doesn't affect zinc absorption. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/269...

H. pylori infection (which causes gastritis) doesn't significantly affect copper levels. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

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Babette

I don't have PA or gastritis (that I know of) but do have low zinc that seems to be causing low platelets, and Hashimoto's. Hope this helps.

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