Glutamine

I'm curious if anyone here has taken glutamine supplement(s)? I've just begun a new workout routine with a personal trainer and he recommended taking glutamine to help build muscle. My only concern is that supposedly glutamine serves a fuel for the immune system, which I'm not exactly thrilled about.

Just curious if anyone else here has taken any kind of glutamine supplement and if they saw any negative effects on their UC...

The lady at Sangsters, who seemed to know a lot about probiotics and the digestive system gave me a flyer yesterday recommending Glutamine. She also gave me one all about reducing Histamine levels. Glutamine by Prairie Naturals claims it has the ability to repair a leaky gut by maintaining the structural integrity of the bowels..... Who knows really. As for taking something because you are working out -- eat an egg daily, drink choco milk after working out (if you can handle the milk) and don't worry about it. Herchel Walker eats only bread and salad, and only eats once a day, does 1500 situps and pushups every morning and then works out later in the day...... our bodies adapt.

You have already gotten answers on this, but I wanted to chime in that the Integrative doc I see highly recommends glutamine for UC. I am taking a supplement that contains it, and I am not sure it is doing a lot, but it certainly isn't hurting anything.

Good luck!

Same here. I take Glutamine supplements for my IBD.

No wonder I'm building muscles faster than I used to.