starting Curcumin during a flare

I take curcumin phyotosome every flare, along with boswellia. In combo with prednisone, they really get my inflammation under control faster.

Every person is different, so nobody can say for sure if curcumin is or isn't making your flare worse. However, curcumin is a blood thinner, and sometimes if the ulcerations are really active, it may make bleeding easier. On the other hand, it can also increase blood flow to the area which helps with cramping and can increase healing.

With curcumin, you don't have to build up the dose. Lower doses usually won't do much. I usually take 3000mg per day in two divided doses (morning and evening) during an active flare. I stay on this level until I get prednisone down to a reasonable level, then I start coming off the anti-inflammatories.

There is some evidence that high dose curcumin chelates iron from the body. I have found this for myself, but every naturopath I talk to swears that it's not true. Still, when I take curcumin, my hemoglobin never goes above 120 (12.0), no matter how many iron IVs I get. As soon as I stop curcumin, my hemoglobin goes back to 135-145 (13.5-14.5). I've spoken to others who have noticed this too. So it may somehow stop iron absorption or affect the way iron is used in the body.

Hello! I saw your post and it totally resonated with me. This past year I have been in a stubborn flare I tried high doses of curcumin on a handful of separate occasions and I also determined for me it made me worse and gave me brutal stomach pain, there was zero benefit for me, although you see many people raving about it throughout the forum. It did not help me get out of a flare or do anything for my symptoms. As everyone says, I have learned over the past year, what works for some doesn't work for everyone, so If you feel it has made you worse with tracking everything, just stop it. I don't think it would be worth building up the dosage.

If you want to include crucumin in your diet during a flare and are not tolerating it well, I would suggest cooking with turmeric powder instead of taking supplements. Also look up recipes for golden milk which can be easily made at home even with non dairy milk. The idea of a crucumin supplement doesn't sound right to me because it would obviously be in very high doses . Some may find it useful but many won't tolerate . Too much of a good thing is not necessarily good and can have the opposite effect.

Tumeric adding to cooking and golden milk are not effective delivery methods. The amount of curcumin absorbed is marginal, and it only stays in the blood stream for an hour or so. It's why modern medicine invented curcumin supplements. The pure extract is the only one with proven efficacy.

Golden milk is loaded with saturated fat which is not good for someone that has a raw colon.