Intestinal disturbances on Thiamine

Anyone on high dose Thiamine experiencing frequent small bowel movements and copious amount of flatulence. Not constipation or loose.

Dr C. doesn’t seem concerned.

[park_bear]

Yes - 2 grams 2x/day caused me excess peristalsis. Doing better now that I have reduced the dosage to 1.2 grams once daily.

No flatulence from the B1 but mannitol can cause that bigtime.

[AmyLindy in reply to park_bear]

Mannitol can fuel a car!

[Despe in reply to AmyLindy]

[Hidden]

No flatulence, constipation or diarrhea for me at 3 grams or 4grams /day, even with 12~15 grams of xylitol .

Art

[Kia17 in reply to Hidden]

Art

Do you take any L-Dopa or alike?

[Hidden in reply to Kia17]

Kia,

I do not have PD.....I thought you were aware of that?

Art

[Kia17 in reply to Hidden]

Art

I knew that but when you said you have no problem with Thiamine, I thought I could be wrong.May I ask why do you take these supplements?

[Hidden in reply to Kia17]

Kia,

Oh, well about the thiamine, I felt that if I was going to be in a discussion about thiamine with people, then in order to be prepared, I should try it for a lengthy period so i can have at least a minimum of experience with it.

Art

[Kia17 in reply to Hidden]

Art

I also remember that you were researching for few of your friends with the PD.

You have tried almost every single supplements in the market. Please correct me if I am wrong.Don’t you think they might have adverse effects on your health?

[Hidden in reply to Kia17]

Kia,

With only a few exceptions over a period of decades, you are correct, I have tried many supplements that I have read about, but my first priority is almost always a very good safety profile and then as much scientific evidence for effectiveness as possible followed by larger anecdotal evidence. Also keep in mind that these are mainly short term experiments and as such, I may only take a supplement for two or three months and discontinue it if I find no or not enough benefit to warrant its use.

As to my health, I am currently doing fairly well....knock on wood!

Art

[Kia17 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you Art

Keep it up

Kia

[KERRINGTON]

No, on 3 to 4 gms....just regularity now

[jimcaster]

No. I started at 3 grams daily and reduced to 2, but had no intestinal issues at either level.

[marion11005]

Me neither, at 4 or 2 gms. Are you taking mannitol?

[Hidden in reply to marion11005]

No mannitol, no medication and no supplements just 2.5 grams of Thiamine

[Kia17]

No GI disturbances for me @ 3grs daily.If new to Thiamine ,it will take a few weeks for the gut to adapt.

[Hidden in reply to Kia17]

Not that new 48 days in!

[Kia17 in reply to Hidden]

Why not sending an email to Dr Costantini?

[Hidden in reply to Kia17]

Exchanged emails about 10 days ago. He wasn’t concerned basically he said stick with it for another 2 months. It’s just inconvenient when travelling. Guess I’ll have to manage dose and food intake accordingly

[park_bear in reply to Hidden]

Beano may help to reduce the flatulence.

[Hidden in reply to park_bear]

Thanks park_bear

I think that Thiamine may have flushed out( pun intended) an underlying problem. “Beano” is a kids comic in the U.K. but I’ll find an equivalent enzyme mix! Thanks again