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Posted 9/23/2014 1:22 PM (GMT 0)
Does anyone know if slippery elm extract (liquid drops) are as effective for UC as slippery elm powder? I take so many powders and have to drink so many yucky drinks every day that I'd love to be able to take one out and exchange for liquid drops. I found this one on amazon: http://smile.amazon.com/Oregons-Wild-Harvest-Organic-Slippery/dp/B00K62GDYE/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1411478129&sr=8-6&keywords=slippery+elm+organic. Any thoughts on whether its the powder itself that works, or if any form of slippery elm would work just as well?
Posted 9/23/2014 4:00 PM (GMT 0)
Sorry, I can't respond to that particular question. I do, however, wonder how much all of those other powders and drinks are helping since you had to post with this question. It is very easy with this disease to take a whole bunch of things which you believe help with your condition but in reality you don't really know for sure whether they are actually helping or not. Unless you know 100% for sure that a particular thing is working then, in my opinion, you shouldn't be taking it. There's no sense in taking 10 different things when only 2 or 3 actually help.
Posted 9/23/2014 4:21 PM (GMT 0)
I think you might get some of the antioxidant and/or anti-inflammatory effect, depending on how concentrated the extract is.

the soothing slippery-like aspect may be dependent on the effect of the powder thickening water.

this is just my guess
Posted 9/24/2014 4:47 AM (GMT 0)
I take slippery elm bark in tablet form during a flare & it works for me.
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