Glutamine to treat colitis?

[Paula101]

If anyone has colitis, would you be so kind as to share your treatments to help the condition ?

My nephew has just been diagnosed, has now come off steriods & on a new med that does not suit him at all. The meds don't help & he's getting awful headaches and suffering another bout of rectal bleeding so needs to get back Drs.

He can't tolerate fibre at the moment and is finding out what foods suit etc.

I've advised Kefir for the probiotics & glutamine but as I say any colitis sufferers out there who have had success treating without the need of a GP would be most appreciated.

Happy New Year to you all & good health.

Paula 🙏

[humanbean]

I've taken glutamine powder. I was taking roughly a teaspoon in water every day for many months. Body builders use glutamine too, although I can never remember why, and they take it in much, much higher doses than I ever did. It did help me a lot and I have absolutely no regrets about taking it.

Eventually, however, I seemed to reach the point where my gut suddenly got a lot worse. I stopped taking the glutamine powder and the severe pain vanished very quickly.

Glutamine is sensitive to heat and can be destroyed by heat. Take glutamine powder in room temperature water or tap water, and take it well away from hot drinks and hot food.

Glutamine is sold in capsules as well as a powder. The capsules are too low a dose to do any good, and the powder allows for more control of dose. Also, loose powder is much more economical than capsules.

[Paula101 in reply to humanbean]

HB, thank you for replying. I too find glutamine helpful but I didn't know it was heat sensitive so thanks for the tip.

My nephew just needs to get on board now and learn to help himself.

Thanks again

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

It might be worth posting on the Crohn's and Colitis Support forum, although I'm never sure whether some of these other forums are into "self help" like we are here.

healthunlocked.com/crohns-c...

[Paula101 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Thank you SS for the link. I'll see what they can do for me. Much appreciated 😊

[Marz in reply to Paula101]

Am afraid I was banned on the Crohns and Colitis Forum having done a few posts about the importance of testing for VitD - B12 etc and how it had helped me. I had years of complications with Crohns - several surgical interventions - having been diagnosed at 27. Now a healthier 72 😊 All the drugs they tried me on in the early days made me feel more ill. So I felt I had a great deal to offer. Hey Ho ! Drugs are not always the answer as we know ...

I do believe being gluten and dairy free is very helpful and an anti-inflammatory diet too.

Testing VitD would be useful - also B12 - Folate & Ferritin. He is possibly suffering with absorption issues which will be affecting his overall health ...

Am afraid it's self-help and patience when it comes to our guts 😊

[Paula101 in reply to Marz]

Sorry for the delay in thanking you Marz, been away for a few days.

I'll remind my nephew about importance of Vit D and B12 plus anything else he may be deficient in. He needs to get any results from GP that may show deficiencies.

He is most definitely suffering with absorption issues so needs to heal his gut particularly as his procedure could see inflammation.

I agree drugs are not always the answer and we must look out for ourselves.

Thanks again 👍🏻

[bantam12]

If he has ulcerative colitis he should be treated by a gastroenterologist

I have been on Asacol for the last 20 years and it's kept me in remission but obviously doesn't suit everyone.

Best to keep off fibre and anything that may cause a flare, actually a so called "healthy diet" is not always the best for UC sufferers, white bread, limited veg, fruit and avoid anything spicy.

[Paula101 in reply to bantam12]

Hi Bantam. Thinking about it I think my sister told me it was UC and I think he's due another Gastro appt. He did find he couldn't cope with brown bread and was better with white, I'll remind him about keeping a diary, that's a good idea.

I'll tell my sister about the Asacol too.

Thanks again

[elwins]

I suffer from colitis but I control mine by diet. Find grains cause me problems especially wheat and corn cause problems. You really need to keep a diary of what you eat to see which foods cause a flair up. Some people find going gluten free helps. Hope this helps

[Paula101 in reply to elwins]

Thanks elwins, your post is helpful. I've recommended to my nephew going gluten free as I find it helpful being Hashi's, I think it's dawning on him he's going to need to sort his diet out. I agree, the diary is a good idea. Thank you.

[Barrister]

I have Colitis and got a lot of information from a group called potty people and their website is perskyfarms.com.

Clemmie

[Paula101 in reply to Barrister]

Thanks Clemmie. I'll most certainly check out the website and tell my nephew about it as the sooner he learns about his condition and how best to treat it the better.

Much appreciated.

Paula

[Angel_of_the_North]

I don't have colitis, just IBS, but I take about 2.5g a day. Bulkpowders.co.uk is a decent supplier. Bodybuilders take it because it is depleted by strenuous exercise and is abundant is muscle tissue, so supplementing it means you can do harder workouts and recover better.

[Paula101 in reply to Angel_of_the_North]

Hi Angel. Sorry for not getting back sooner to thank you, I've been away.

I'll check out Bulkpowders.

[PoDundee]

I take glutamine as it heals the gut lining. My last MRI scan showed no damage to my gut lining. Looks like it has worked. Worth a try.

[Paula101 in reply to PoDundee]

Hello PoDundee. Thanks so much for your reply, I'm sorry I've not thanked you sooner, I've been away.

Now the fact our MRI showed no damage to your gut was fascinating to read. Glutamine is great, I benefit from it myself and your MRI story seems like solid proof it's does us all good. Nice one 👍🏻

I'm armed with info for my nephew and in time he'll be able to take it all in, it's a shock to him that he has a chronic illness & he's still getting his head around it all.

Good health to you.

Paula 😊