Supps for stomach repair?
OneScrewLoose 02 Nov 2008
4eva 02 Nov 2008
Glutamine helps heal your GI tract. The powder is more economical to use.
Some people found supplementing calcium helped their acid indigestion problem.
Digestive enzymes might be worth a try. There are also special enzymes for food allergies and intolerences that might be worth looking into.
Chewing DLG (form of licorice)tablets before meals helps increase mucous production which coats your stomach and helps prevent ulcers. If you have high blood pressure you might be careful with this or any forms of licorice.
tomnook 02 Nov 2008
ajnast4r 02 Nov 2008
see a doctor with experience with celiac... not all GI docs have a good understanding of it.
no digestive enzymes unless cleared as ulcer free from your doc... the proteases will eat through and enlarge the ulcers if you have them.
zinc-carnosine (pepzinGI)
probiotics
reduce acid, reduce inflammation, eat (food not supplements) turmeric & green tea.
OneScrewLoose 03 Nov 2008
For my stomach I am currently taking Pro-Biotic plus from Biogenesis, L-Salivarious at night, and protonix @ 20mg once a day, just as a heads up for what I am already doing. I also take enzymes 3x a day with no negative effects. If I am taking enzymes and they don't bother me, would it be safe to assume that those orange-peel tablets will be fine?
Also, for healing, what probiotic would you recommend (or is the l-salivarious enough?)
I drink green tea at least once a day, usually twice. As far as the turmeric, should I try to find the whole rhizome and just eat it like that?
Edited by OneScrewLoose, 03 November 2008 - 08:37 AM.
wayside 05 Nov 2008
Doesn't taste all that great. NOTE I am not recommending the site in the link, that's just one place I found it on-line.
tintinet 05 Nov 2008
Many swear by it. It tastes great, beneficial for the stomach or no.
smithx 06 Nov 2008
... has been taking an orange peel extract capsule on alternate days for the past three weeks with great success. Might be worth considering as long as you don't have a stomach ulcer - LEF market a cheaper (seemingly equivalent) version but my friend has been using this one : http://www.iherb.com...c...d=2181&at=0 . The reviews read well too.
I've tried this with mixed results.
The absolutely cheapest source I've found for this (and all LEF products) is on this site. Here's the link to this product:
http://www.healthmeg...2476_p28321.htm
$11.53 with free shipping is really good (compared to iHerb's $14.96 plus shipping), and I've never had a problem ordering from them (even if their site does look clunky).
OneScrewLoose 07 Nov 2008
Mixter 07 Nov 2008
Also, the amino acid L-Glutamine is the primary "fuel" for the digestive tract,
supplementing it would probably benefit your stomach as well.
Oh and when youre not in an acute phase, have a stomach endoscopy screening for H.pylori, too.
HTH
Edited by mixter, 07 November 2008 - 12:56 PM.
OneScrewLoose 09 Nov 2008
Limomene can definitely help your esophagus and stomach: http://www.lef.org/m..._stomach_01.htm
Also, the amino acid L-Glutamine is the primary "fuel" for the digestive tract,
supplementing it would probably benefit your stomach as well.
Oh and when youre not in an acute phase, have a stomach endoscopy screening for H.pylori, too.
HTH
I've been tested for that, and came up negative. Funny thing is though, I've had an alternative medicine doctor use applied applied kinesiology to say I have the worst H. Pylori infection he's ever seen. I'm always skeptical of things like this, but he was able find out I have a hietal hernia without me even mentioning it, so I was pretty impressed. He put me on Para Biotic plus from Biogenesis and L salivarious, which have been helping. I ordered some glutamine and Gr8-ophilus from NOW. I'm thinking of getting some of the orange stuff too.
OneScrewLoose 09 Nov 2008
FunkOdyssey 09 Nov 2008
#1 most researched and supported strain, Lactobacillus GG (available in the US as Culturelle). #2 most researched strain, actually a yeast, saccharomyces boulardii (this is used more to prevent diarrhea though, and is not a normal inhabitant of the human GI). Favorite rising star, Lactobacillus Plantarum 299v, available in the US only in Goodbelly (http://goodbelly.com/)
Edited by FunkOdyssey, 09 November 2008 - 02:50 PM.
sdxl 09 Nov 2008
According to Probi Lactobacillus plantarum 299v is also available as supplement in the US.Favorite rising star, Lactobacillus Plantarum 299v, available in the US only in Goodbelly (http://goodbelly.com/)
meatwad 09 Nov 2008
5 tabs early morning 5 at night, chew a few during the day after a week.
Since microorganisms metabolic byproducts are a multitude of vitamins you don't have to supplement with anything other than microorganisms. Start with your gut.
[will be ignored d/t price of pills]
OneScrewLoose 10 Nov 2008
tomnook 10 Nov 2008
Dr Ohirra's probiotics - "expensive" depending on how much you value feeling well.
5 tabs early morning 5 at night, chew a few during the day after a week.
Since microorganisms metabolic byproducts are a multitude of vitamins you don't have to supplement with anything other than microorganisms. Start with your gut.
[will be ignored d/t price of pills]
My friend with the gastritis and esophagitis took these for a month or so and, whilst they made no apparrent difference to his stomach problems, he told me they kept him "regular as clockwork" in the bowel department.
tomnook 10 Nov 2008
So did I waste my money on this? Will it be completely useless? And what of this?
My friend has now completed a 40-day course of the d-Limonene capsules (20 caps) and is now on Day 4 of taking 1 of these a day (with breakfast) - so far he has had no return of any of his gastric troubles.
Do you take a multivitamin OneScrewLoose ? My mate was originally taking 4 Orthocore caps a day - he stopped taking these at the same time he switched from Pariet to the d-Limonene caps - I was wondering if something in the multi caps may have been irritating an already inflamed stomach. It seems unbelievable that the limonene caps alone made such a difference so quickly.
OneScrewLoose 10 Nov 2008
4eva 10 Nov 2008
Dr Ohirra's probiotics - expensive depending on how much you value feeling well.
Good probiotics are not cheap. I use Ohirra's.
I did a quick check on Culturelle's price. You get 30 gelcaps for $20. I ordered a box of 60 gelcaps of Ohirra's from Swanson for $32 and change.
Quality probiotics are not cheap. Swanson probably has the best price for Ohirra's. I've seem a number of online prices at $42 and change. I don't think Ohirra's are more expensive than other quality brands.
Good bacteria don't come cheap.
Edited by 4eva, 10 November 2008 - 08:40 PM.
meatwad 11 Nov 2008
and the power plate (1999.00) along with ohirras and holy basil extract.
I have quit listening to the 'eat this herb for relaxation' crowd. i probably have bought / tried every herb from kratom
to corydalis...and none are 100% - they are just $ for the companies pimping them.
Ohirra is worth every penny for mental and physical effects. sauna is worth every penny for cardiac endurance,
and power plate is worth 10x what i paid for it for complete body makeover.
pay the price, most likely you've spent 1k on a tv, go buy a plate and sauna... cook yourself everyday for a week
then lay off for the rest of the month... power plate every day, ohirras every day, and holy basil with food.
OneScrewLoose 11 Nov 2008
luv2increase 11 Nov 2008
- Digestive enzymes with every meal.
- Probiotics on an empty stomach upon waking and on an empty stomach right before bed.
- If low on stomach acid, take betaine hcl before each meal.
- Get a food allergen test and don't eat the foods the test says your body has allergic reactions to
- Get the book Live Right 4 Your Type and follow it to a T ---> this if you decide not to get the allergen test
- Relieve yourself of stress ---> take adaptogenic herbs ---> my favs as of late are bacopa (50% standardized), rhodiola, and holy basil
- Meditate and exercise
- Be Happy Now
Good luck and send the check in the mail.
wayside 11 Nov 2008
http://www.jonbarron.../2008-10-27.php
http://www.jonbarron.../2008-11-10.php
tintinet 12 Nov 2008
I see a lot of brands of DGL chews on iherb. Any recommendations? And, would this be the probiotic to get?
If the reviewers are any guide, I'd guess so. Maybe I'll have to give that one a try. Probiotics never seemed to do anything for me before, even the expensive ones
OneScrewLoose 13 Nov 2008
I'm supposed to take the d-limoneme every other day, but I'm thinking for the first 10 days of taking it every day. Is this to much, and would I be wasting my money? I hate the taste of my acid reflux...
I also started on the zinc carnosine.
Also, the licorice extract I ordered makes a nice sweetener. Goes great in green tea.
Edited by OneScrewLoose, 13 November 2008 - 12:41 AM.