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Posted 6/16/2010 1:20 AM (GMT 0)
Hi guys,

I recently experienced a flare up and the natrapath recommeded Intestamine while also taking the drugs the doctors give you.

The ingredients per 5g serve are

Fat - total <1g

Carbohydrates - Total 2.2g

                           Sugars <1g

Dietary Fibre       0.4mg

Protein                1.6g

Sodium                <5mg

Glutamine            1.5g

Aloe Vera Extract (equiv aloe vera inner leaf juice) 500mg

Slippery elm bark powder 500mg

N-acetyl-d-glucosamine (from sea crustations) 500mg

Quercetin            200mg

Apple pectin        100mg

Has anyone tried it and found it to work well for them? It's meant to compliment your normal medication by allowing it to be absorbed into the body better.

I just recovered in record timing while on this as well as Colazide (first time on this medicine) and pregnisolone. The problem is I have no idea how much of an impact this stuff played and how much was just the drugs.

 

Posted 6/16/2010 1:31 AM (GMT 0)
I haven't tried it, but my Integrative doc says glutamine is very important for UC'ers, and I know aloe vera and slippery elm are also used often as well, so it sounds like a good list of ingredients!

It is so hard with meds and supplements-if you add them in at the same time and get better, it is hard to determine what made the difference, or if it was a combo of things. When it comes to adding things, I try (aside from when I am in severe flares and just need to get things under control as quickly as possible) to add things one at a time, and I try to wait at least a week before adding in something else.

I'd be inclined to think the meds themselves are likely to be the thing that helps the most, but everyone responds to things differently. For me, supplements can help me, but typically aren't enough to get me out of flares.

Yay that you are better so quickly though!
Posted 6/19/2010 1:37 PM (GMT 0)
Arrived yesterday, doing great so not starting it yet but I did read where you can take up to 80 grams of glutamine per day to heal your gut, then drop down to 10-20.
Posted 6/19/2010 4:41 PM (GMT 0)

carina86 said...
Hi guys,

I recently experienced a flare up and the natrapath recommeded Intestamine while also taking the drugs the doctors give you.

The ingredients per 5g serve are

Fat - total <1g

Carbohydrates - Total 2.2g

                           Sugars <1g

Dietary Fibre       0.4mg

Protein                1.6g

Sodium                <5mg

Glutamine            1.5g

Aloe Vera Extract (equiv aloe vera inner leaf juice) 500mg

Slippery elm bark powder 500mg

N-acetyl-d-glucosamine (from sea crustations) 500mg

Quercetin            200mg

Apple pectin        100mg

Has anyone tried it and found it to work well for them? It's meant to compliment your normal medication by allowing it to be absorbed into the body better.

I just recovered in record timing while on this as well as Colazide (first time on this medicine) and pregnisolone. The problem is I have no idea how much of an impact this stuff played and how much was just the drugs.

I have seen a similar posting o0n another board and I suspect that this is a another marketing ploy

Posted 6/19/2010 10:50 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Mudua,

This is not a marketing ploy and I'm sorry if it came across that way. If you have a look you can see that I'm an active member on this site posting a lot of questions about my condition. I have no vested interest in the product other than for my own health.

I am wanting other peoples oppinions on this medicine as I started using it at the same time as I started on Colazide and Pregnisolone and hence am unaware of how effective it has been. I listed all the ingredients as I dont know if this is sold outside of Australia and other people may have tried similar products. It is not some miracle cure sold from some website, I picked it up over the counter at the chemist for around $20AUD.

If anyone else has oppinions on this medicine I would love to hear them.
Posted 6/20/2010 8:21 AM (GMT 0)
it seems nothing extraordinary....

You should also be on fibre supplements and good probiotics.

q
Posted 6/20/2010 4:59 PM (GMT 0)
I have been wary of FOS Fructooligosaccharides in the past.

I am digesting well but this did upset the apple cart with some unexpected urgency. Going to layoff for a week and then try 1/4 the amount and see if I can ease into it.
Posted 6/23/2010 12:35 PM (GMT 0)
How important is fiber?
How do you guys stomach it?
I avoid fiber as much as I can as it makes me need to go all the time!
I can't imagine adding fiber supplements to my diet could improve my condition at all?
Posted 6/23/2010 6:07 PM (GMT 0)
There's a different between soluble fiber and insoluble fiber. The supplements (Metamucil, Benefiber, Citrucell) are soluble. Some have found these don't help, but I know it helps me a great deal, and my son was amazed at how the Metamucil clumped his poos together when coming out o a flare this spring. When I have to do without Metamucil for 5 days prior to my annual scoping, I am in much discomfort - straining, smaller, not as formed poos, more frequent.
If you try it, the trick is to start with a tiny amount for the first week then increase.
Posted 6/23/2010 6:20 PM (GMT 0)
I believe the metamucil is both soluble and insoluble...you do need both. It's more soluble, however...but both are necessary for good peristalsis and colon health.

They will also help probiotics work better.

Start slowly and increase slowly.

I started with one capsul daily with supper for a week, then added it to brunch (I don't eat 3 meals a day)...then added another with supper, then with brunch, etc...I'm now up to 6 with each meal.

q
Posted 6/24/2010 5:48 AM (GMT 0)
I started taking L-glutamine and think it's been helping me to finally reduce my prednisone. BM's aren't as formed as I would like but I'm not having pain or frequency/control issues like I had been. Maybe I need to take a little more. I try to get in 1 tsp. 2x per day. I'm also tolerating fresh produce and nuts for the first time in awhile.
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