amino acids

Articles on l- arginine i find confusing. The suggestion that it can cause extra diarrhea in colitis, i have experienced the reverse, albeit i use l-Citrulline, powder, pharmaceutical grade.
Firstly, i have had Pan- UC for about 5 years,terrible disease. The anti-inflammatories, , Mesren/pentassa, made me exhausted, caused a chronic cough, and damaged my testosterone production.
On research, the enteric coating used, known as Phythalates, are toxic. They were banned from use in babies bottles and even water bottles and toys. so why are we given them? Maybe we don't matter. I stopped taking them after going onto D3.
I controlled my colitis with high dose Vit D3, 40,000 IU, split dose, 1st 18 months , then gradually reduced. After nearly 3 years, i take just 10,000 IU. It controlled it very well, but did not cure, inflammation still showed on endocopy, albeit much reduced, over the years.
I would suggest i have actually cured colitis, i have over the last 8 months, used amino acid, an essential amino acid, L-Tryptophan, powder, much cheaper than tablets, plus i took high dose, 10 -15 grams daily, again split.
I recently, after 6 months on L-Tryptophan, had a sigmoidoscopy, to remove what was described as a Nalm, a polyp. On viewing camera inside, inflammation was gone, albut last couple of inches. Polyp came back from testing, as no inflammatory markers, brilliant news. I recon i have now totally cured with continued tryptophan, i did use tryptophan tablet, 1g, inserted in rectum,as a suppository, about 10 times over a month, and it albut stopped urgency, by now nearly gone.
Now back to L Arginine, i use again, powder, again, pharmaceutical quality, L Citrulline, just recently introduced.
Research seems to indicate problems with high dose, (diarrhea) i used about 15g, divided.
Stools went from slightly loose, nearly normal, to normal, plus peristalsis, (normal bowel action/muscle) returned, brilliant.
I have always been using fibergel at least twice daily for years, to ensure i never get any stasis in bowel.
The bodies use of amino acids are extremely complex, it appears they are ignored by the British NHS, in my case, i would say, amino acids, especially L Tryptophan, is the answer, look it up, tryptophan and colitis/chrones.
My consultant commented in a letter to my GP," this patient is controlling his Colitis with Tryptophan", as if to suggest he was aware of it's potential!
My experience with Colitis has been horrendous, articles i have read are even worse, my sentiment is everything is about cause and effect, i would suggest the cause of colitis, is the inability to absorb sufficient amino acids, in the case of Tryptophan, an essential one, and difficult to get the body to absorb this, especially once any bowel disease. All this can be done using doing this as a "Complementary supplement", what do you have to loose?
i purchase these on line, tablets much too small a dose, consequently very expensive, powders brilliant value.
Good luck, by the way, i am not medically trained, just trying to be a survivor, and i would say, achieving just that!
There is a cynical view of all this, and i am cynical, being 67, and that is the American pharmaceutical industry, managed once to ban tryptophan, they cannot patent it, basically they do not want us to use such substances, basically, it's part of food/protein, can that be a bad thing?

richard neville said...
Articles on l- arginine i find confusing. The suggestion that it can cause extra diarrhea in colitis, i have experienced the reverse, albeit i use l-Citrulline, powder, pharmaceutical grade.
Firstly, i have had Pan- UC for about 5 years,terrible disease. The anti-inflammatories, , Mesren/pentassa, made me exhausted, caused a chronic cough, and damaged my testosterone production.
On research, the enteric coating used, known as Phythalates, are toxic. They were banned from use in babies bottles and even water bottles and toys. so why are we given them? Maybe we don't matter. I stopped taking them after going onto D3.
I controlled my colitis with high dose Vit D3, 40,000 IU, split dose, 1st 18 months , then gradually reduced. After nearly 3 years, i take just 10,000 IU. It controlled it very well, but did not cure, inflammation still showed on endocopy, albeit much reduced, over the years.
I would suggest i have actually cured colitis, i have over the last 8 months, used amino acid, an essential amino acid, L-Tryptophan, powder, much cheaper than tablets, plus i took high dose, 10 -15 grams daily, again split.
I recently, after 6 months on L-Tryptophan, had a sigmoidoscopy, to remove what was described as a Nalm, a polyp. On viewing camera inside, inflammation was gone, albut last couple of inches. Polyp came back from testing, as no inflammatory markers, brilliant news. I recon i have now totally cured with continued tryptophan, i did use tryptophan tablet, 1g, inserted in rectum,as a suppository, about 10 times over a month, and it albut stopped urgency, by now nearly gone.
Now back to L Arginine, i use again, powder, again, pharmaceutical quality, L Citrulline, just recently introduced.
Research seems to indicate problems with high dose, (diarrhea) i used about 15g, divided.
Stools went from slightly loose, nearly normal, to normal, plus peristalsis, (normal bowel action/muscle) returned, brilliant.
I have always been using fibergel at least twice daily for years, to ensure i never get any stasis in bowel.
The bodies use of amino acids are extremely complex, it appears they are ignored by the British NHS, in my case, i would say, amino acids, especially L Tryptophan, is the answer, look it up, tryptophan and colitis/chrones.
My consultant commented in a letter to my GP," this patient is controlling his Colitis with Tryptophan", as if to suggest he was aware of it's potential!
My experience with Colitis has been horrendous, articles i have read are even worse, my sentiment is everything is about cause and effect, i would suggest the cause of colitis, is the inability to absorb sufficient amino acids, in the case of Tryptophan, an essential one, and difficult to get the body to absorb this, especially once any bowel disease. All this can be done using doing this as a "Complementary supplement", what do you have to loose?
i purchase these on line, tablets much too small a dose, consequently very expensive, powders brilliant value.
Good luck, by the way, i am not medically trained, just trying to be a survivor, and i would say, achieving just that!
There is a cynical view of all this, and i am cynical, being 67, and that is the American pharmaceutical industry, managed once to ban tryptophan, they cannot patent it, basically they do not want us to use such substances, basically, it's part of food/protein, can that be a bad thing?

hi! i have a tireddness feeling and mood problem, therefore i tried to use natural trytophan, but it causes diarrhea.
Is it normal at begining of taking trytophan ?
I take a little amount... max 2-3 g.

But i causes diarher, i tried to lift d vit too, not soo high, but to approx. 8000 NE ...
It is also irritating my stomach/ bovel.