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Posted 6/14/2010 3:17 AM (GMT 0)
I have a supplement that is as follows:

Turmeric (curcuma longa) (root)  450mg

Turmeric Extract (curcuma longa) (root) 50mg

The bottle says to take one capsule daily.

My questions are--

---For UC should I be taking more than 1 capsule daily

--- What are the dosages of Turmeric that other people are taking per day

Thanks

L

Posted 6/14/2010 5:12 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Lynn,

I have been adding turmeric powder to rice for quite some time now and have noticed that it helped with inflamation. I just started a new job where I can rarely cook and eat the rice as before so I bought some turmeric tablets as a dietary supplement. The product I purchased is by Natures Way. It is 450mg turmeric extract and 50mg turmeric root, just the opposite of your supplement. Any way, I started taking one in the morning and one in the evening. Within about three days I had a remarkable turn around in my symptoms. I've been flaring for almost a year and this week my bleeding and urgency are almost totally gone. Coincidence? Maybe. Who knows, but I'll continue taking it. The recommended dosage on the bottle says one tablet three times per day. The two per day I'm taking really seems to be helping.

John
Posted 6/14/2010 11:50 AM (GMT 0)
Hi John--
Just to ask, why aren't you taking it three times per day?
Can you OD on the stuff?
Thanks!
L
Posted 6/14/2010 11:59 AM (GMT 0)
Lynn, what I generally do with supplements is to start gradually, at half the recommended dose per day or less, to make sure it sits OK, and then increase to the recommended. You might consider that kind of strategy?
Posted 6/14/2010 12:41 PM (GMT 0)
I take like four or five a day, but I also began with the reccomended dosage =)
Posted 6/14/2010 12:57 PM (GMT 0)
I've read that taking too much can cause ulcers!



I take 800mg/day.
Posted 6/14/2010 2:02 PM (GMT 0)
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/turmeric-000277.htm

http://3rdparty.naturalstandard.com/frameset.asp

http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/69401.cfm
Posted 6/14/2010 4:34 PM (GMT 0)
Turmeric seems kind of scary due to the fact that on the bottle it says to not take it if you have ulcers. I wonder if this only applies to certain kinds of ulcers? I most definitely do not want more ulcers. The recently posted links had something about it making stomach ulcers worse.
Posted 6/14/2010 5:41 PM (GMT 0)

Lynn4221 said...
Hi John--
Just to ask, why aren't you taking it three times per day?
Can you OD on the stuff?
Thanks!
L

I guess the main reason is that I want to see how my body reacts at the lower dose.  I also read that it's not reccomended if you have any kind of liver disease or are on any medications that tax your liver.  I'm on enough meds that I need to be carefull.  I'm still eating the rice with curry and turmeric when I can.  It seems that the rice helps to soothe also. 

John

Posted 6/16/2010 12:55 PM (GMT 0)
Just as a warning.

There is only peer reviewed scientific article talks about use of Curcumin in IBD but the results are not conclusive. I talked to my doctor about use of Curcumin and he refused as its hepatotoxic in higher dosage. His recommendation is to avoid it.

Its your call if you are planning to take without your doctor's consultation.
Posted 6/16/2010 1:29 PM (GMT 0)
Id be more worried about the drugs they give you doing damage than to your liver and kidneys than I would tumeric hurting anything. It also depends on if it is just tumeric or tumeric extract as to how much you take. I have a bottle of just plain tumeric and it says 1.44 grams per serving = 1440mg a day I think, but is is just plain tumeric, not extract.

I have taken NOW Boswellin, which has 100mg of curcumin, 150mg of tumeric root powder, and 250mg of boswellia, at 2 pills 3 times a day. Which is like double dosage, and didn't have any problems except I thought maybe my poop had some orange like residue on it. I took that for a few months, then backed down after things seem to get better.

All you can do is experiment yourself and see, but I know usually non drug cures tend to need higher doses or longer period of time to be effective usually, and everyone reacts differently, allergies etc.
Posted 6/17/2010 4:08 AM (GMT 0)
I add turmeric to my foods. Considering that Indians have been consuming turmeric for probably some hundreds if not thousands of years, I don't worry about it. I will take turmeric supplements when I'm flaring--about two a day.
Posted 5/11/2011 7:41 AM (GMT 0)
I don't take much, probably about one pill's worth a day. I add the turmeric powder to my foods.

If I'm flaring, I might take about two pill's worth a day.
Posted 5/11/2011 1:12 PM (GMT 0)
 

   i sprikle it on almost all my food...u can find it real cheap at an indian store or chinese store....i got a whole bag full for $3.75. its good on chicken, rice, veggies....the capsules i tried too...didnt seem towork for me...but maybe i wasnt taking enough....

Posted 5/11/2011 1:27 PM (GMT 0)
I take 400 mg of tumeric a day
Posted 5/11/2011 5:09 PM (GMT 0)
I take 3 tumeric suppliements a day, 450mg each (95%)
Posted 9/26/2011 5:58 PM (GMT 0)
Turmeric has a very poor absorption rate when taken in pill format (standalone). Turmeric is best absorbed with food, and/or with black pepper or bromelain. The black pepper route can inscrease absorption upwards of 2000%. I believe it's something like 1:10 ratio of black pepper:turmeric. I will mix the two together in a cup first, then spread on my dinner. If/when I take the pill format (at work) I take during my meal, but also take Bromelain (pills) with it to help with absorption.

Unfortunately, there are many cases like this where certain supplements are dependent on others for absorption, ie. Calcium is best absorbed with Vitamin D.
Posted 9/27/2011 1:28 AM (GMT 0)
My GI put me on 3 grams/day and Marc is right. I take Doctor's Best 1000 mg 3 times/day. It has black pepper. Lecithin and fat also help with absorption.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21649456

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20629184

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19519446
Posted 9/27/2011 4:27 PM (GMT 0)
I take 900 mg of extract twice a day. That is the stuff labeled 95% curcumin.


To get enough of plain tumeric, you have to swallow a TON. It is not really possible if you ask me. If I remember right, plain tumeric contains 5% curcumin which means you need to take/eat 34+ grams a day to get what I do with two pills of extract.

These sites are helpful,

www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/turmeric-000277.htm

www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11570.cfm

Dr. Weil recommends a pill that contains 2 grams of curcumin a day

www.drweil.com/drw/u/ART03123/Ulcerative-Colitis-Inflammatory-Bowel-Disease.html
Posted 9/27/2011 4:33 PM (GMT 0)
The ulcers issue is because it is a blood thinner like asprin but it is much milder. Almost all the supplements for UC carry this warning. I think even Fish oil does.

I take all of these types of supplements with food.

I do take the pill that has pepperine(black pepper)
Posted 2/11/2012 9:59 PM (GMT 0)
I was taking 4000mg of Curcumin a day for the last month or so. No adverse effects except yellowish stools.
It didn't seem to be making that much of a difference? Hard to say.
I still had to go on hydrocortisone enemas, along with my 4 tabs of Lialda every day.
So, now I just take 2000mg a day for a maintenance dose.
When the bottle runs out, I will see if NOT being on it makes any difference.
I also have terrible joint pain/tissue pain and was taking it to see if that went away or lessened.
Again, hard to say because I got glutened twice in the last month as well.
Its always something........
Go to PubMed. org and search Curcumin and IBD. I think the links are noted above.
Posted 2/13/2012 6:50 AM (GMT 0)
My doctor actually told me to take curcumin rather than fish oil as an anti-inflammatory. He is a professor at Baylor College of Medicine and he said studies have shown it to be more effective than fish oil pertaining to inflammation in the colon. At least this is what I understood him to say.
Posted 3/9/2012 8:54 PM (GMT 0)
Anyone have any turmeric advice?
I am taking it with some black pepper in the creamy turmeric tea.
J
Posted 3/9/2012 9:54 PM (GMT 0)
Interesting study on 2G of curcumin taken per day:

http://www.empowher.com/inflammatory-bowel-disease/content/inflammatory-bowel-disease-alternatives-plus-conventional-drugs-m?page=0,0

I've been taking it for the last 2-3 months and I think it has helped me.
Posted 7/30/2012 4:23 PM (GMT 0)
Most the literature and test studies say that you can take up to 12 grams a day. I would not recommend this much. 3 grams is more than enough to lower inflammation and not cause any problems. You can take this much on a consistence basis without side effects. Go on the web and check out the benefits of turmeric curcumin. There is no end to the benefits and it is a life saver for me.
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