Glutemin
#342849 - 03/05/09 08:40 AM
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mrae
Reged: 02/05/09
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Loc: California
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Just wondering if anyone has heard of or tried Glutemin which is an amino acid. I called a health food store to see if they had a few products I was looking for and told them I had IBS-D and they suggeston Glutemin also. So thought Iwould ask all of you about it first.
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Re: Glutemin
#342851 - 03/05/09 08:53 AM
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Kappy
Reged: 10/09/08
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Loc: Mississippi
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That's a new one. It doesn't sound good to me. Just the name makes my tummy hurt.
Just did a google search, here's what I found on Wikipedia
"It is normal in nutritional tablet form to take as a sepository to increase its effects as most of the amino acids are absorbed in the lower stomach. In catabolic states of injury and illness, GLN becomes conditionally-essential (requiring intake from food or supplements). Glutamine has been studied extensively over the past 10-15 years and has been shown to be useful in treatment of serious illnesses, injury, trauma, burns, cancer and its treatment related side-effects as well as in wound healing for postoperative patients.[4][unreliable source?] That is why it is now also classified as a nutraceutical. Glutamine is also marketed as a supplement used for muscle growth in weightlifting, bodybuilding, endurance and other sports.[5]"
"In recent studies, glutamine-enriched diets have been linked with intestinal effects including maintenance of gut barrier function, and cell differentiation. This may relate to the fact that the intestinal extraction rate of glutamine is higher than that for other amino acids, and is therefore thought to be the most viable option when attempting to alleviate conditions relating to the gastrointestinal tract. These conditions were discovered after comparing plasma concentration within the gut between glutamine-enriched and non glutamine-enriched diets. However, even though glutamine is thought to have "cleansing" properties and effects, it is unknown to what extent glutamine has clinical benefits, due to the varied concentrations of glutamine in varieties of food."
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IBS-C, Gas, Bloating, HURTING!
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Glutamine
#342853 - 03/05/09 09:11 AM
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Syl
Reged: 03/13/05
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Loc: SK, CANADA
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Glutamine usually sold in the form of L-glutamine is a conditionally essential amino acid found in most proteins sources. It is the most frequently occurring amino acid in nature found in such things as beef, chicken, fish, eggs, wheat, cabbage, beets, beans, spinach, and parsley. Adequate amounts of glutamine are generally obtained through diet alone because the body is able to make glutamine on its own. There is no consensus view that supports the routine clinical use of glutamine supplements in any specific situation.
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Came upon this post after doing a search for l glutamine...I keep reading about this helping IBS...just wondering if there is anything new or more up to date regarding using this for IBS?
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IBS-D. Eating gluten and dairy free.
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Re: Glutamine
#368442 - 11/05/12 03:04 PM
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Syl
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There are many claims about its benefits but I have not seen any clinical reports indicating its particularly useful for managing IBS symptoms. 
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