L Glutamine?

[hal000]

Hi.............Has anyone had any experience with L Glutamine?

I've found a ntritional supplement from a UK company (Biocare) that suggests it can help speed up the recovery process.

I've done a quick search on google and it seems to divide opinion.

Many thanks, Hal

[larry mac]

I got a can of it and used it for a while after I was first diagnosed. I couldn't tell anything one way or the other. I did have an exceptionally speedy recovery however. I think body builders use that stuff, and a lot of amino acids.

best regards and a speedy recovery, lm

[hal000]

Thanks for that Larry, I think I've just lost a bit of confience when it comes to what I ingest and what harm it can do.

Stupidly I've spent yrs with ill health and only just been diagnosed (didn't fit the regular symptoms), I'm eager to make a recovery but worried I may make matters worse by not being patient.

I guess, give it a go and hope for the best, Hal

[CLeeB]

I have been using glutamine for the last few months. Recently tried to back off some of the supplements including glutamine, and found that GI symptoms increased again. So, I'm back to taking it twice a day. I do think it helps, and in complete contrast with Larry Mac, I do not seem to be on the speedy recovery track. I'm in month 8 of gluten-free and still having some symptoms (although things overall are much MUCH better than last spring/summer).

I think it's worth a trial to see if it helps you.

[Wonka]

I'm on L-glutamine as well. My gut is improving so I think it has helped. I am over a year gluten free (diagnosed Nov 07) and I'm taking quite a long time to heal. My anemia has resolved but my ferritin is still way too low (13 up from 9 in april). I have discovered other food intolerances (all legumes, all nightshades and carregeenan) and going off of those foods have made quite a difference in how I feel. I also have adrenal fatigue, so I'm on support for that. It took a few weeks on those supplements and then I noticed an increase in my energy. This recovery, for me, has been very slow but still recovering. I need to remind myself just how sick I had been, so that I don't get overwhelmed with still not being 100% well yet. I did go undiagnosed for 32 years, so my road to health has been a bit rocky.

[caek-is-a-lie]

Hey thanks for this info. I'm going to see my Dr. tomorrow and will ask her about this. I'm hyper sensitive and would love anything that can help in recovery.

[Tallforagirl]

Hey thanks for this info. I'm going to see my Dr. tomorrow and will ask her about this. I'm hyper sensitive and would love anything that can help in recovery.

I tried L-glutamine for about a month, and it didn't seem to make any difference. My B12 was a bit low, and I had injections of that, which did seem to help with the extreme fatigue I had.

[caek-is-a-lie]

My doctor gave me some of this today so I'm trying it. She says it also helps control sugar cravings and that they give it to their diabetics to help with that. I'm all for less sugar cravings! I'll let you know how it works after I've been on it for awhile.