So powdered L-Glutamine was a bad idea...

Decided I needed to go down the supplement route, and after much research, I purposefully chose supplements that were said to help with depression as well as UC. So I bought the L-glutamine powder, because the capsules would have had me swallowing like ten a day. But powder is troublesome!

With pills you know where you stand, you take a certain amount a day. But with powder it's so open. I'm so eager to get the benefit that I never level the scoops, I always go for 'just a bit more'. Then I'll take some at random points during the day, just because I'm able to genuinely put just a bit more, it's not like taking a whole pill. To the point where I have no idea how many grams a day I'm actually taking because I never measure it out accurately.

...I need some more self-control.

I've read that most of it gets used up in the stomach and small intestine and doesn't make it to the large bowel, so I'm worried about that. Anybody know of any ways to ensure enough of it gets down there? I thought maybe drinking it with milk, or taking something like omeprazole? Probably not, I was just speculating... But I really want to find ANY way to maximise the benefit.

Also whoever wrote that it was tasteless either has no tastebuds or got a very different substance to me... It's vile!

But anyway, I've only been on it a few days and I think it's already helping with formation :) I started hemp oil a couple of weeks before that, and that stopped my bleeding. Hopefully I'm on the right track :)

Make sure you are keeping track of how much you are taking. If you take too much it can cause more damage than good for your UC!

I could be wrong about how the colonocytes get the amino acid, but I figured that it was first taken up by the body and delivered to them via the bloodstream like most other nutrients. If thats the case, you dont need to worry about where it is absorbed.

Hope it keeps helping! Remember that it can take a long time to see improvement with it so keep at it and dont get discouraged!

I'm not sure why you have to be so precise anyway.

Τoo much of L-glutamine causes me constipation.

Marauder93 said...

King of the Toilet said...
I'm not sure why you have to be so precise anyway.

Τoo much of L-glutamine causes me constipation.

You answered your own question here.... But in addition to this, high L-glutamine levels have been linked to a number of health conditions

Oh, wasn't aware of this...

I've read people taking like 30g so I thought under 10g was okay.