slippery elm question

I have been using the slippery elm powder all week and I have a few questions.

I have been mixing a tablespoon of the powder and a little bit of cinnamon in a cup of hot water to make a thick tea. I am making and drinking the tea 3x per day as suggested by InSoFla -- I also saw the same recommendation on another site for treatment of UC.

Is there a time frame to use and then to discontinue use of the slippery elm? I cannot find that information anywhere.
I know InSoFla had a really nice protocol written out that stated that the slippery elm was a good natural alternative to 5ASA's (please correct me if I am misquoting). I know that people with IBD take 5ASA's continuously, so I just was checking in to see if the same could be applied to slippery elm.

Thanks--
J

JayGuitar,

Please keep us updated on your progress. I have been interested in adding slippery elm into my diet as well. Let us know how things are going and if you notice any changes ;)

As I posted in few other threads, I started slippery elm just a few weeks ago, having mild symptoms, mostly gas, some manageable urgency, loose BM, discomfort and occasional pain or cramping. I've bought the capsules and after few days of experimenting when and how, I established my routine.
All my other meds and supplements aside, I take slippery elm just before bedtime. I take 8 capsules but divide them. I empty 4 into the glass of water or juice, mix with VSL#3DS and fiber. Drink this mixture and take the other 4 capsules at once. I don't mix slippery elm with hot water, maybe sometimes with warm. If it's juice, it straight from the fridge. It sits just for a couple of minutes, and then I drink it. So it doesn't look like I do follow the rule, but it looks like it's working. All my symptoms are gone, I have formed BM 1-2 day. Sometimes have just a little blood but it's red fresh, probably from my internal hemmies. No pain, no cramping, no urgency (I wake on the alarm clock, not on my need to go).

Testing this for about two-three weeks, I decided to buy a slippery elm in bulk, and just have gotten my first pound from Mountain Rose Herb. Comparing prices on line, reading some opinions about other suppliers, I decided to use a source somebody had mentioned on this forum before.

JayGuitar,

So glad the slippery elm powder is helping you!

Once you have it for a few weeks, you could try and reduce the canasa to once a day - at bedtime, and see how it works, no?

Also, what about the L-GLutamine for colonic repair?

Still continuing with the slippery elm powder tea as recommended by InSoFla. It has been a week and I definitely feel a positive difference.
J

JayGuitar,

That's great news! Keep taking it.

BTW. as far the L-Glutamine is concerned, there are 2 ways to take it, and I would recommend you try the latter.

1) for D - which is not your problem, you would take 1 teaspoon in a little water or juice on an empty stomach

2) for colonic repair - use 1 scoop ( I use 2 scoops) in a protein shake

InSoFla

What exactly does 'colonic repair' mean? For maintenance?

Its been about 2 weeks since I am using 10gm of L-Glutamine (middle of the day, suspended in water) and 1tbsp of slippery elm bark powder (from Bulk Herb Store, if that matters) in my smoothie in the morning, an hour after breakfast and I have not observed any noticeable change. May be it will take some time but not at the moment. Will continue till I run out of both the products, which will be about 6-8 months. If I see any change, will reorder, else will discontinue.

FlyFishinJax-
If you get to this you will see all of the slippery elm posts.
j