Question for those taking L Glutamine

After visiting my Naturopath, he had me immediately start taking l-glutamine. He went into this whole discussion how good it is for people with UC. It basically repairs the cells of the GI tract, in short.

I don't know you Martha but stat taking it right away! It's just about the most harmless amino acid there is and way back when things we tough, I went from mushy to formed in 48 hours! Not saying everyone responds this well but l glutamine really is the body's best resource for efficiently healing the mucosal walls, one of the reasons its implicated in easing symptoms of diarrhea so well. I believe bentonite clay is also very good for this purpose but acts differently in the sense that it absorbs water and is anti fungal and antimcrobial. But seriously, get that supplement out and mix 4g in water in the morning and 4g before you go to bed. Oohing wrong with a little extra for lunch too.

Hi I take 2 heaped teaspoons of L-Glutamine a day after research that suggests it repairs your intestinal tract. I have an IBD not known whether it is UC or CD i don't think I ever will know but I have a problem with being constipated NOT diarrhea (only when i eat 'trigger' foods) so I couldn't say but it takes months to repair apparently? Nevertheless there is nothing 'bad' in the L-Glutamine that I take so I can't see that it would do any harm?

L-Glutamine won't help you control your body's inflammatory response, but it will definitely help heal the damaged mucus layer that protects the epithelial tissue of the colon, which is the cause of your body's response in the first place - this has been shown by research (albeit on mice).

I take it and it has made a lot of difference. I take it along with L-Threonine, both by mouth and in a much smaller dose by enema. My stool has looked much more formed since I started this - and I am able to recover from long workouts with ease which is helping me put on good weight.

Bez73 said...
This is a very interesting post. I used to lift a lot of weights before my current flare and used to take l-Glutamine and creatine mixed with a Whey shake after training with out any trouble. I was unaware of its healing properties to the colon.

I used to weigh about 118kg but due to my current flare have gone down to 104kg but am now on the mend and hope to start training again soon.

Would it be fare to say that amino acids in general would be good for the Colon? As I have some branch chain amino acids which contain Leucine, Valine, Isolecine, Vitamin b6.??

Not sure about all amino acids, but I know threonine and cysteine are good at inducing mucin production which is really good for us UCers

Marauder93 said...
Anyone have an advice on dosage btw?

Here you go

Supplementation of L-glutamine tends to be dosed at 5g or above, with a recommended 'upper limit' of 14g or 0.75g/kg (the upper limit based on increasing ammonia levels in the blood, which is seen as an adverse effect of supplementation).

Due to the relative inefficacy of glutamine supplementation for increasing muscle mass, the optimal dosage is not known. The above recommended doses are sufficient for intestinal health reasons and for attenuating a possible relative glutamine deficiency (seen in instances of low protein intake or veganism).

Best.

Thanks a lot Guardian7!