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Posted 3/20/2011 5:48 PM (GMT 0)
Someone earlier today began a thread indicating that L-Carnitine ‘cured’ his Crohn’s disease. I have been taking Carnitine for years for other reasons besides IBD (muscle building) and did not notice any effect on my IBD symptoms.

But that is not the point. Everyone is different. If the OP says that it helped him then I wanted to thank him for sharing this information. Perhaps it might help someone else. I really do not believe that the OP is a spammer, he did not recommend any specific product and carnitine is routinely manufactured by dozens of supplement companies.

Conventional wisdom is that carnitine is not effective for Crohn’s. This is the same conventional wisdom also dictates that probiotics, vitamin D, and soluble fiber have no effect on Crohn’s and many doctors still advise their patients that food has no effect on disorders of the digestive system. While these may apply to most people, there are some who have benefited from alternative treatments.
Posted 3/20/2011 11:01 PM (GMT 0)
It raises a red flag when the poster offers an e-mail address where he can be reached, if you have questions.

Also the use of the word 'cure'!!!! If you're not trying to push something, then why even indicate it's curative
properties.....
Posted 3/20/2011 11:46 PM (GMT 0)
I did not see that the OP left his email address. It must have been deleted by the time I read his post. I hoped his intentions were honorable and I wanted to wish him well for having found something that has helped him.
Posted 3/21/2011 2:50 AM (GMT 0)
Definately seemed like spam, and he did leave an email... What is OP?
Posted 3/21/2011 3:11 AM (GMT 0)
Other Person I think.
Posted 3/21/2011 5:02 AM (GMT 0)
OP = Original Poster
Posted 3/21/2011 6:16 AM (GMT 0)
One would certainly think if he wasn't a spammer and his intentions were honorable the 'OP' would post again on this thread...
Posted 3/21/2011 6:19 AM (GMT 0)
However, babeinthewoods, I did use L-Carnitine for the reason you stated a few years ago when my Crohn's wasn't as prevelent. Maybe it helped, or maybe the disease was just in check.... I may try it again
Posted 6/24/2013 6:23 AM (GMT 0)
reading up on L-carnitine as I take acetyl-L(ALC) and was reading today about the benefits of Propionyl-L(PLC)

FWIW I find when someone leaves their email address there is more integrity to their post and information, I've messaged a few off the boards and have learned a wealth of information. Personally I find the disguise of anonymity on healing well is not beneficial for honesty and integrity. But that's just my view.
Posted 6/24/2013 6:56 AM (GMT 0)
The word "cure" is what raises red flags for me, and I will almost immediately dismiss most of what they say. Even more so if they are looking at trying to get people to take certain brands of things. If they are offering their email address because they are selling something, that's even a bigger red flag.

I will really shake my head if they are telling people to get off of their current treatments and take xx supplements, and it will cure them. I think that is just down right dangerous and foolish.

I think it's fine that people say what may have helped them. There is nothing wrong with that. But anyone that claims cures, sells it, and tells you to drop your regular treatments all raises huge red flags for me and I tend to just flat out ignore them.
Posted 6/25/2017 7:56 PM (GMT 0)
Just had to chime in here only because I stumbled over this thread while doing research into Carnitine and needed to add that there are several studies that have been done prior to this posting and afterwards that all support the benefits of Carnitine in relationship to crohns. While it would be in error to call it a "cure" it would also be in error to dismiss it. It has also been shown to help reduce inflammatory markers and reduce LDL. Again, not a cure for inflammatory disorders nor one for high cholesterol, only that it can help. I didn't want anyone else stumbling over this again to think that Carnitine were on par with snake oil.
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