DGL puts my UC in remission.

DGL treatment puts my UC in remission.

I have lived with UC over 9 years. With the use of Rx drug (Mesalamine), sometimes plus steroids, I have suffered enough from the UC and the side effects of Rx. I had a severe flare up months ago due to stress, and the Rx drug can not control it. I was so worried! Luckily, I read a book talking about using DGL(deglycyrrhizinzted licorice) to treat UC. It is a cheap remedy, which sells at Vitamin shoppe, nutrition house or on line. For all these years I have tried so many things, I did not expect much from DGL, but I gave it a try anyway. Surprisingly, it works like a miracle to me. I started 3 times a day between meals (with empty stomach), it helps so much to relief my symptoms. Then I slowly reduced and stopped the use of Rx drug. After the symptoms gets better each week, I reduce the use of DGL as well. Right now after about 8 weeks with DGL, I only take it once in the early morning, my UC is under control! It tastes terrible, but compare with the suffer of UC, it is so worth it. The brand I use is Enzymatic Therapy.
At the mean time, I eat more Veggie protein, such as soymilk, tofu, protein bar. I have turned to vegetarian about 3 years ago; it helps a lot to reduce the stress of GI track. Hope everyone with UC can find a way to keep it in remission and live a normal life. Good luck!

wendy2009 said...
DGL treatment puts my UC in remission.

I have lived with UC over 9 years. With the use of Rx drug (Mesalamine), sometimes plus steroids, I have suffered enough from the UC and the side effects of Rx. I had a severe flare up months ago due to stress, and the Rx drug can not control it. I was so worried! Luckily, I read a book talking about using DGL(deglycyrrhizinzted licorice) to treat UC. It is a cheap remedy, which sells at Vitamin shoppe, nutrition house or on line. For all these years I have tried so many things, I did not expect much from DGL, but I gave it a try anyway. Surprisingly, it works like a miracle to me. I started 3 times a day between meals (with empty stomach), it helps so much to relief my symptoms. Then I slowly reduced and stopped the use of Rx drug. After the symptoms gets better each week, I reduce the use of DGL as well. Right now after about 8 weeks with DGL, I only take it once in the early morning, my UC is under control! It tastes terrible, but compare with the suffer of UC, it is so worth it. The brand I use is Enzymatic Therapy.
At the mean time, I eat more Veggie protein, such as soymilk, tofu, protein bar. I have turned to vegetarian about 3 years ago; it helps a lot to reduce the stress of GI track. Hope everyone with UC can find a way to keep it in remission and live a normal life. Good luck!

Another Salesman abusing Healingwell to market a product.

The moment these guys mention a brand name than you know it's salestalk

The OP did list a brand, in the third line from the bottom.

I don't get too annoyed by spam unless they link to a website or make repeated posts...don't know why the website link annoys me.

I wasn't sure what to think of this post...I think it's probably not spam, but if it is, it's not very good spam in that the brand isn't exceedingly obvoius. I didn't notice the brand name until I read it the second time.

Yeah I'm always skeptical. And, if it wasn't a spammer, sorry wendy2009! Anyways, the spamish ones always seem to have bad English.

I've heard of DGL calming upset stomach and IBS symptoms, but its not considered to be effective against UC by the herbal industry. Maybe the original poster also had IBS and saw relief as a result?

Deglycyrrhizinated licorice, also known as de-glycyrrhizinated licorice, or commonly referred to by the acronym DGL, is typically used as an herbal supplement in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers. It is made from licorice from which the glycyrrhizin has been removed.

The usual dosage is 760 mg, chewed, 20 minutes before a meal. Studies of DGL in humans and animals against placebos showed that DGL significantly reduced the size of gastric ulcers and hastened healing, with 44% of the subjects obtaining complete healing, as opposed to 6% of the control group.[citation needed] DGL has also been found to be an effective treatment for duodenal ulcers.[citation needed] In another study a group of 40 patients who had duodenal ulcers for 4–12 years were treated with 3 grams of DGL a day for 8 weeks, or 4.5 grams a day for 12 weeks, with all subjects showing vast improvement, with the higher dosage being the most significant.[citation needed] An additional study shows that DGL's therapeutic effect is equal to the effect of cimetidine.[citation needed] There have been no known cases of overdose, and very little reported side effects (nausea and diarrhea sometimes reported).

There are no known drug interactions with drugs used to treat ulcers. In Europe, South Africa, and Canada, DGL is marketed in a medicinal preparation called Caved-S. In the U.S., DGL is marketed as a herbal supplement.

DGL has also been reported to help treat aphthous ulcers (canker sores).



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