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- knitty kitty replied to badastronaut's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms9Still unsure.....
Absolutely no danger of overdosing on the stuff. Thiamine is nontoxic, and safe. I had gotten to 1000 mg of Thiamine HCl a day at one point. Do continue taking the multivitamin with the other B vitamins. You may want to add a magnesium supplement because magnesium and thiamine make enzymes together. I like Magnesium l-Threonate (Neuro-Mag by life... -
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Thanks so much for your replies! no danger of overdosing on the stuff? or having the other B levels going out of whack? I do take a multivitamin with all te other B vitamins at the RDA level. I have bought the HCL version of Thiamine. How long do you need to use the Thiamine? a short periode on high levels and then back to a maintenance dosage? -
- knitty kitty replied to badastronaut's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms9
Still unsure.....
Kudos for trying thiamine! On the ingredients label it should say if it's thiamine hydrochloride (thiamine HCl) or thiamine mononitrate or something else. Thiamine mononitrate is shelf stable and not easily utilized in the body. Yes, go ahead and try a whole 100 mg tablet. Take with a meal. Don't take close to bedtime. Tomorrow take... -
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- lizzie42 posted a topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease0Help figuring out stomach pain
Hi, My 3 year old was diagnosed a couple months ago. We went gluten free, very strict, and everything improved. Energy, no more meltdowns, bad rash is mostly gone. She's doing great. Except she complains every day of stomach pain. She describes it as squeezing. Any ideas from anyone? We cut out oats and it didn't make any difference. She doesn...
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By knitty kitty · Posted
Absolutely no danger of overdosing on the stuff. Thiamine is nontoxic, and safe. I had gotten to 1000 mg of Thiamine HCl a day at one point. Do continue taking the multivitamin with the other B vitamins. You may want to add a magnesium supplement because magnesium and thiamine make enzymes together. I like Magnesium l-Threonate (Neuro-Mag by life extension). You may want to add a B Complex in addition to the multivitamin (take them at different times). All the B vitamins are water soluble. With Thiamine HCl, there's a "magic moment" about 500 mg, where sufficient thiamine can get into the cells by passive diffusion, and the difference is amazing. In thiamine insufficiency, the thiamine transporters (special gates into the cell) shut down. Thiamine cannot get into the cells until there's a higher concentration outside of the cell. Once that happens, the thiamine can get through and go to work inside the cells. If you're brave, start with 300 mg at one meal and 200 mg at the next meal. Increase as you feel comfortable. You may want to stay at one amount for a few days before increasing again. Just keep adding another 100 mg as long as you keep feeling improvement. If you feel uncomfortable, skip the next dose. Thiamine HCL is water soluble and excess is easily excreted. Don't take thiamine close to bedtime because you may feel too energized to sleep. Thiamine HCl may feel like riding in the back of a pick up truck on a gravel road. Benfotiamine feels like you're in a chauffeur driven Rolls Royce. TTFD feels like you're driving a Lamborghini. You'll get there no matter what kind of thiamine is taking you there. Just keep taking it. The health improvements can be very subtle, but you'll notice in the long run. I started with 500 mg of Thiamine HCl, to see what would happen and had amazing improvement within an hour. I took 300 mg with each of two meals and 100 mg with snacks. I eventually added in Benfotiamine (250 mg a couple of times a day) and reduced the thiamine HCl. Later I added in TTFD (50 mg) several times a day. Just experiment and see what feels right for you. Everyone is different and has a different level of deficiency. I kept having additional improvement with each type of thiamine. I've taken thiamine for almost fifteen years now. I still take all three kinds on maintenance doses. You have to experiment and see which ones work best for you in which combination. I'm right here if you need anything. You'll be fine. -
By badastronaut · Posted
Thanks so much for your replies! no danger of overdosing on the stuff? or having the other B levels going out of whack? I do take a multivitamin with all te other B vitamins at the RDA level. I have bought the HCL version of Thiamine. How long do you need to use the Thiamine? a short periode on high levels and then back to a maintenance dosage? -
By knitty kitty · Posted
Kudos for trying thiamine! On the ingredients label it should say if it's thiamine hydrochloride (thiamine HCl) or thiamine mononitrate or something else. Thiamine mononitrate is shelf stable and not easily utilized in the body. Yes, go ahead and try a whole 100 mg tablet. Take with a meal. Don't take close to bedtime. Tomorrow take a 100 mg tablet with two meals. The next day take two 100mg tablets at one meal and 100 mg at second meal. Keep increasing in this manner as long as you notice improvement. When I first started with thiamine hydrochloride, I felt like the lights in my head were being turned on floor by floor like in a tall skyscraper. It's just the brain working properly with sufficient thiamine. I worked up to 1000 mg a day. Lots if tablets. Benfotiamine and TTFD are stronger and are utilized easier, so not as many milligrams ate needed. I'm happy to answer any further questions! -
Hi, My 3 year old was diagnosed a couple months ago. We went gluten free, very strict, and everything improved. Energy, no more meltdowns, bad rash is mostly gone. She's doing great. Except she complains every day of stomach pain. She describes it as squeezing. Any ideas from anyone? We cut out oats and it didn't make any difference. She doesn't drink milk, though she has cheese. It doesn't seem to coincide with the cheese. She says it hurts when she wakes and then other random times during the day. We are SO strict with her food. We don't eat out, out whole house is gluten-free. I make everything from scratch. She eats very healthy. She's not picky and we do tons of fruit, veggies, meat, etc. we don't do a lot of processed food.
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By badastronaut · Posted
Ok so I couldn't find the thiamine you suggested but I was able to buy a bottle of 'standard' thiamine (100 mg). Should I just try half a tablet to see if I notice any difference? If it turns out it does have effect I can always buy the more expensive stuff. Or is that not a smart idea?
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