Copper Deficiency symptoms and Precautions

Copper deficiency may result in weakness of the body, digestive disturbances, and impaired respiration. Anemia due to copper deficiency has not been reported in adults. All medicinal iron preparations contain traces of copper. Infants, especially those who are born premature, may develop copper deficiency, which usually presents itself as chronic diarrhea, and later develops into anaemia which does not respond to iron. Copper deficiency has been reported in protein energy malnutrition.

Precautions

• Taking copper in excess is poisonous and food cooked in copper vessels with poor tin-plating can cause severe vomiting and diarrhea with abdominal pain.
• Drinking acid drinks in copper vessels can also produce the same symptoms.

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