Advanced turmeric

[SuziCutie]

Is this turmeric safe for us GCA/PMR folk to take with prednisone. I have osteoarthritis in few places and saw an ad claiming it’s helps??

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Only one way to find if the claims are true or just marketing hype!! However - are you on any other medications besides pred?

This

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/241...

found that taking curcurim (the active substance in turmeric) with pred improved the effect on arthritis in rats ...

Some people find turmeric in the sort of dose found in capsules upsets their stomach but you have to try to find out if that includes you.

[SuziCutie in reply to PMRpro]

Only on pred and asthma inhalers plus a few vitamins. Been taking magnesium at night and it does appear to help with sleeping. Also seems to upset my tum 😬 so going to try magnesium glycinate. Apparently it’s a cure all wonder supplement 😂😂😂. Will let you know 😳😳

[piglette]

I complained to the Advertising Standards Authority about a company saying their turmeric helped PMR! Amazingly enough I won and they had to remove the ad. Having said that I do use turmeric in cooking as it is supposed to help. There was a bit of research in this wit Dr Michael Mosley and it was found that fresh or powdered turmeric was a lot better. I think turmeric is helpful having said all this!

[HeronNS]

Neglected in all this is ginger, in the same family as turmeric, which has proven anti-inflammatory properties. I used to have a cup of ginger tea every evening (made with grated fresh gingerroot) which I am sure was helpful. I don't seem to need it any more as I head down into a vanishingly small dose of pred, but I used to notice the difference if I missed it for a couple of evenings. Ginger doesn't seem to come with the various caveats surrounding turmeric, nor does it irreparably stain fabric....

[Theziggy]

Michael Mosley also championed tumeric coffee thebloodsugardiet.com/surpr...

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Theziggy]

The most interesting thing I took from that article is the fact that using it in cooking so it is taken after heating or with fat is more effective. Dietary versions of many things are better for us than the expensive and packaged in a capsule/tablet versions ...

[S4ndy]

I make Golden Milk which is tumeric and a twist of black pepper and milk (or plant based milk) simmered for a short while then a small spoon of honey added. This helps me with colds and viruses. I tried Tumeric supplements for a couple of months to see if it had any effect on my PMR but it did not. So I am not wasting money on them. I do use tumeric in cooking and golden milk as above. As an aside my GP is from an Indian family and his mum swears by golden milk and he uses it too so had no problem discussing tumeric's benefits with him

[Artsister]

Even though it’s supposed to have good effects, it did give me runny stools. ☹️ So I had to stop taking it.

[cherrysteps]

I asked the pharmacist a while back and he said it was ok with pred.