Zinc and Reduced Abdominal Pain

• Nutritional and Supplemental Interventions for Prevention and Treatment of Oral Mucositis in Pediatric Oncology.

  • 2025-11-11
  • Systematic Review
  • Nutrients 17(22)
  • • Razvan Mihai Horhat
    • Alexandru Alexandru
    • Cristiana-Smaranda Ivan
    • Norberth-Istvan Varga
    • Madalina-Ianca Suba
    • Elena Ciurariu
    • Monica Susan
    • Razvan Susan
    • Adrian Cote

  • PubMed: 41305573
  • DOI: 10.3390/nu17223521

  4 Insights on

  • Reduced Abdominal Pain

  • High evidence
  • Rigorous Journal
  • Clinical

  Interventions tested included systemic supplements (e.g., glutamine, zinc, and bovine colostrum), topically applied agents (e.g., honey, vitamin E, Aloe vera, and olive oil), and nutrient-containing rinses (e.g., chamomile, Caphosol, and Traumeel S). Honey-based interventions showed promising outcomes.

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No