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Dr. Grey AI

Condition

Tuberculosis (TB)

Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection of the lungs, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and spread through airborne droplets, that takes months of antibiotics to clear. Vitamin D and zinc have the most research as nutritional support alongside those medicines, with moderate evidence for each, and in one small study of 120 people, height went up with vitamin D. Evidence for vitamin A, arginine, and vitamins C and E is limited, so the picture is still early.

Supplements studied
1
Graded outcomes
1
Trials
3
People studied
174

Evidence by supplement

  • Strong
  • Moderate
  • Limited
  • Very limited

1 supplement

Vitamin D

Vitamin D: outcomes studied for Tuberculosis (TB)
GradeOutcomeEffectSizeStudiesPeopleStudies list
Height

Small Increase

Improves (the measure goes up)Small effect120 people
Tuberculosis riskChanges; see studies1 study

Studies that measured tuberculosis risk

Tuberculosis SymptomsImproves (the measure goes down)1 study120 people

Studies that measured tuberculosis symptoms

Key findings

  • HeightVitamin DImproves (the measure goes up)

The Tuberculosis Nutritional Support protocol

2 primary supplements · 6 supporting supplements

  • Vitamin DHigh-dose: 50,000–100,000 IU weekly or 4,000–10,000 IU daily during treatment (per physician)
  • Zinc15–45 mg daily during TB treatment

See the full protocol

Studies cited

1 study from PubMed

  1. The effect of breathing exercises on fatigue in tuberculosis patients: a randomized controlled trial.Rev Assoc Med Bras, 1992 · PMID 39630726

Supplement stack for Tuberculosis (TB)