tumeric/curcumin supplements

Ive been taking curcumin supplements for just over a month now and haven't really noticed any improvements in ANY aspect of my health. I read it can help with your mood kind of like sam E but I haven't noticed that, I also read that it can help with colitis symptoms but I am still having bleeding. No change thus far. Im taking 665mg 95% curcuminnoids 630mg twice a day. Anyone else take curcumin supplements? What is your experience?

I think you were expecting curcumin to be a magic wand. Its not. Curcuminoids work with a ton of different stuff in the body so its a LOT gradual process. If you have to see any effect, it would take months, if not years to note the change. Plus, you have no idea about the formulation in details, apart from 95% curcuminoids. There are lot of stuff you use in addition to Turmeric to enhance its effects. I don't know all of them but I remember my mom always uses black pepper along with turmeric. That was ALWAYS what she would give me when I have any throat issues, tbsp of turmeric with a pinch of black pepper in milk. I hated it, but sure it must have had some sense.

Otherwise, you may want to try BCM-95 or Meriva form of curcumin. Its synthetically produced by binding phospholipid molecule so that it crosses lipid cell membrane. This molecule does not exist in nature so we really don't know what effects this guy will give. That said, Baylor college has worked on BCM-95 molecule in cancer subjects (its their product). Have published some work. In Ayurvedic literature, there are some recipes where turmeric is mixed with ghee. I 'suspect' those guys must have figured out that the fat in ghee helps curcumin does some kind of job, may be similar to BCM-95 / Meriva.

In conclusion, I personally don't think it will put you in remission in just 1.2gm of curcumin. If you really want to try, jack up the dose to 2capsules 3X a day and maintain it for a few months. It 'may' show some benefit.

Supplements effects are going to be about as noticeable as eating more broccoli or drinking skimmed milk instead of whole. You have to trust the science, which there isn't a lot for most supplements, and trust that you are getting a benefit. Anecdotes need to be ignored. That most internet anecdotes consist of somebody trying something for a very short time then quitting because it didn't do anything should be treated as noise. Telling people about supplements and evidence is valuable and so is telling people it turned your pee green. Yes, they aren't magic wands and you just have to decide if evidence supports you taking one and taking it forever. I tossed most of my supplements and added Curcumin back recently at least until the pills run out.

UC comes back no matter what and has little rhyme or reason to it. My days of testing diets, supplements and drugs on myself and thinking I have learned something are over. Just more obsessing over something I am better off forgetting about. The most powerful UC meds are not even twice as effective as a placebo. Something like 50% v. 30%. I do still play citizen scientist with sunscreen.

I've been using this one daily for about a year, and I'm pretty certain it has kept me in remission.

http://amzn.com/B005MZXLKY?tag=epswo-20

@IamCurious,
Nobody 'declared' that curcumin would you put in remission, but noticing its potent TNF-alpha blocking activity, I wouldn't be surprised if someone comes out and tells me that it helps them after taking copious amounts of it.
Pretty much what the king said above ^^.

Why do people prefer Doctor's Best? Seems like the Best Naturals has more Curcuminods per pill and is WAY cheaper? I'm talking about this one: http://amzn.com/B005MZXLKY?tag=epswo-20