Doctors best curcumin c3

I got this in the mail today from vitamin shoppe. I'm now starting to realize the c3 makes it different? I have 500 mg pills. If I'm understanding correctly the c3 is piperline which is an added pepper to improve absorption? The rest is 95% curcumin. To reach 3 g I need to take 6 pills correct? Regardless of the c3?

Totes, what you got in the mail is exactly what I take. And I take six capsules per day to get the three grams that works for me.

I take all six caps with dinner but you can spread the six over breakfast and dinner if you prefer. When I take 12 capsules/day while flaring, I do half with breakfast and half with dinner.

I've been using this brand for two straight years and haven't had problems with the pepper.

I think the C3 means three different formulations of curcumin. Here's the blurb from Amazon

Best Curcumin C3 Complex contains a standardized extract of Curcuma longa root and supplies 95% total curcumin- oids, including curcumin, bisdemethoxy curcumin and demethoxy curcumin

Good luck! I hope you see results. Remember to start with one capsule and work up to six over five or six days. And remember that those of us who have had clearly identifiable results saw them once we got to two or three grams per day.

If it's working, you'll just feel better. Less frequency, less urgency, less pain (if you have it). When I was having a bad flare, I felt results within a week of getting to the max dose. I don't know how quickly it will work if your flare is mild.

Forgot to mention that the capsules are hard to swallow so I always eat something right after taking them. I started doing that because once I took my capsules and about 10 minutes later, I burped and a large cloud of yellow powder came out of my mouth. It took me about 10 seconds to realize what was happening but before I did, I was seriously freaked out wondering if my insides were drying up and crumbling. 😀

Waaaaaaaaaaaaay back I took something called Inflaguard, which was a mix of Curcumin, Boswellia, and Devil's Claw, I believe. It didn't do much of anything for me but it contained no pepper. I'm starting to wonder if I did Curcumin with the pepper thing that maybe it would have worked better. I'm doing pretty good right now so there's probably no need to rock the boat but I might have to stash this info in my memory banks for future use.

Excellent topic. :)

Happy to hear its working for a lot of people. My UC doc in Vermont just printed me this recent study proving 3grams was effective during a flare up -- he forgot my naturopath had already suggested I take curcumin 3 years ago.

Vitamin Shoppe makes their own brand and its 800mg capsules I believe. I take this now. Still alternate with Inflaguard, but even living in NYC, Inflaguard isn't readily available and quite expensive.

If you ask InSoFla, she will suggest Life Extension's brand, because its super concentrated where you may only need 1-2 capsules daily.

Right now I supplement with 2-3grams daily, and during a flare up to 7grams daily.

I have a huge bottle of organic turmeric, and some veggie capsules (the kind to make up your own capsules) does anyone happen to know if that would be okay.

I am paying about 30 bucks for 120 500 mg capsules, taking 4 per day it lasts one month.

Is there a better deal out there ?