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Posted 4/12/2016 7:22 PM (GMT -5)
I'm supposed to be taking the liquid form of glutathione, but the taste is awful. I have chronic gastritis, and all the info I've found has been very conflicting as to weather it helps or hurts.

What has everyone's experiences been with it? Can I take it with something (like in Orange juice) to help the taste?
Posted 4/12/2016 8:17 PM (GMT -5)
Hi collagelyme - welcome to our community!

I'm sorry, but I'm not knowledgeable about liquid glutathione...but keep checking back, we have a lot of members here...so someone is likely to be able to help.

Because you are new here, it would be helpful for you to take a look at the "New to Lyme?..Start here!" thread at the top of the page. It's full of great information.
Posted 4/12/2016 9:28 PM (GMT -5)
I'm sort of in the same boat as you. Bought the liposomal glutathione and drank it with orange juice. Tasted awful even with the OJ! It's been sitting in my fridge since. Can't say I felt any difference from taking it that one time. But one dose might not be enough to feel benefit. Hope someone has more info for you....
Posted 4/12/2016 10:39 PM (GMT -5)
It's very beneficial. I agree it's pretty yucky tasting. I water mine down a bit and follow it with water. I've also purchased a gel capsule form of Liposomal Glutathione made by pure encapsulations. I purchased it at pure formulas online.

There was a recent discussion about Glutathione with a lot of great links

Here is the link to that thread.

www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=3607874
Posted 4/13/2016 1:47 AM (GMT -5)

collagelymie said...
I'm supposed to be taking the liquid form of glutathione, but the taste is awful. I have chronic gastritis, and all the info I've found has been very conflicting as to weather it helps or hurts.

What has everyone's experiences been with it? Can I take it with something (like in Orange juice) to help the taste?

I am not sure if I have mentioned this before on this forum I learned from my LLMD that Glutathione is in the sulfur class. Some people just cannot stomach it. Usually it is people with touchy stomachs already. I am one of those people. I would just throw it up all the time. I tried every. single. form. of it. Spray,pills,sublingual,suppository with no luck. I thought maybe my body would adapt to it. NOPE. Some patients do, I wasn't one. I have to do IVs of glutathione. Because IVs are not metabolized the same it doesn't give me an issue. I have been doing IVs for a year I notice a big difference in managing herxes smilewinkgrin . My stomach thanks me. It seems like a lot of the big name East coast LLMDs are finally catching on to glutathione's many benefits and they have patients do IVs.
Posted 4/13/2016 6:06 AM (GMT -5)
I've used liposomal glutathione (Nutrient Tree non-soy brand) a few times during my journey.

The taste is disgusting and it does leave a bit of an aftertaste.

For me, taking the lipo glut in a shot of pomegranate juice and shooting it down minimized the experience lol
Posted 4/13/2016 6:35 AM (GMT -5)
My son has been taking it for almost 2 years, every afternoon after school along with alka seltzer gold and lemon and also pinella brain nerve cleanse. Not sure how much it helps, but he won't do most forms of detox, so I stick with it. It is awful, I tried it, but washed down pretty fast with water.
Posted 4/13/2016 8:11 AM (GMT -5)
I take the liquid form no problem. I put it in a sippy cup (one that has a top and a straw) and fill it about half way up, add a pack of Emergen C, add the glutathione and mix it all together. Down the hatch no problem and let me tell you, I'm a gagger. There is no bad smell and I read somewhere that glutathione is best taken with vitamin C....so we're all good here. I notice a huge difference. I also get glutathione IV and it's awesome. You won't be sorry that you're taking it.

Hope that helps!

Jenny
Posted 4/13/2016 10:36 AM (GMT -5)
Jackie Moon,

My main Lyme symptom is nausea so it makes sense that I would have that feeling after taking it. I hoped it was just because that was the time my zofran wore off. I have one of the touchiest stomachs ever, sadly.
Posted 4/13/2016 11:00 PM (GMT -5)
Yah that's hard to say. I am nauseous often too. Zofran is great. So is ginger chews. Lots of people have ideas on here. I have a really sensitive gut too. I always have even before infections.

Oral glutathione I had a lot of stomach pain and intestinal discomfort. It was like swallowing a demon. Until it was out it just irritated everything.

Strangely I am fine with IV glutathione ( as long as it has no alcohol in it - I have bad alcohol intolerance )
Posted 4/13/2016 11:44 PM (GMT -5)
I got script for nebulized glutithione. ..collagelyme are you on nystatin? Is your tounge white ...have you tried Andrographis for infection and milk thistle and ala ,there is castor oil packs and coffee enemas too
Posted 4/14/2016 5:27 AM (GMT -5)
Glutathione is the most important anti-oxidant, but I am reminded of the song "The Climb" by Miley Cyrus. The lyrics say "Ain't about how fast I get there, Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side, It's the climb." Glutathione is the end product of the methylation pathway, but the products made along the way are equally important. If you supplement the end product (which is beneficial) but don't make the other products along the way, you will still be suffering and will not heal. If I supplemented with liposomal glutathione, I'd also be trying really hard to figure out what would get my pathway working correctly. Epigenetic changes are one potential issue, substrate depletion from Mg, Zn, and/or Cu can be another. There are often pH issues which decrease methylation and many times with infection, methylation impediment comes from farther back in the cycle in the urea cycle and neurotransmitter cycle.

Glutathione isn't a fix, it's something to help you get down your path to better health. It eases the burden until you can take another step.
Posted 4/14/2016 2:59 PM (GMT -5)
Glutathione has made difference for me. It does have a terrible taste, I mix mine with a couple of tablespoons of juice. I had to start out slow, just a few drops am and pm and build up over a few weeks. My LLMd also recommended NAC and ALA to help my body produce its own glutathione. You may want to ask your dr about them.
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