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Posted 9/13/2012 3:19 AM (GMT 0)
Hey guys,

I had blood on wiping and blood embedded within the stool last week when I was taking Metamucil

As soon as I stopped taking Metamucil and taking CoQ10, my bleeding stopped completely, no trace on wiping

I did some research and it seems that CoQ10 recycles antioxidents, and Glutathione is another 'master' antioxident, with NAC being the precursor of Glutathione.

My colitis was chemically induced by taking generic Accutane (Sotret by Ranbaxy) and hope that this information will be useful to anyone seeking alternatives.

Googling any of those + ulcerative colitis gives interesting research articles.

Have any of you guys tried CoQ10, Glutathione or N-Acetyl-Cysteine?

Post Edited (fightUC) : 9/12/2012 10:41:34 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 9/13/2012 7:30 AM (GMT 0)
I took CoQ10...I believe it's derived from tobacco.
It didn't have a negative effect, and I was thinking to take it again. I don't remember if it had any different effect on my UC when I stopped it.

I take NAC on occasion...I do get a lot of gas from it, however. I only take it in the evening if I do.

There are other fibres you can try such as Inulin or methylcellulose.

Which metamucil exactly were you using?

q
Posted 9/13/2012 2:57 PM (GMT 0)
I was taking the Metamucil pills, kinda like this one:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L1a_zgF18Ns/TmTIoN5FURI/AAAAAAAAAX0/csfQa-Y5IJI/s320/41kXlcHK5-L._SL500_AA300_PIbundle-2%252CTopRight%252C0%252C0_AA300_SH20_.jpg

How are you doing now quincy? have you tried slippery elm bark powder or Astralagus extract?
Posted 9/13/2012 4:26 PM (GMT 0)
Hi..doing fine UC-wise. No, haven't tried slippery elm bark or astralagus extract.

I see the packaging has changed for the capsules..the one we get in Canada is blue (but not with calcium in it)...is it 525 mg in each capsule? I can't find it on the site.

q
Posted 9/13/2012 6:59 PM (GMT 0)
I tried CoQ10 a few years back without results good or bad.  As I recall, it was pretty expensive. 

I have been using Metamucil for a year or so now.  I had pretty severe gas when I first started but that went away after a month or so.  I take the powdered stuff, not the capsules.

Mary

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