Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Support Group

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) describes a sense of exhaustion and post-exertion malaise, even when you have gotten enough rest and sleep. The disease is characterized by six months of incapacitating fatigue experienced as profound exhaustion and extremely poor stamina, and problems with concentration and short-term memory. The cause is unknown, but it is a...

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L Glutamine, who has tried it?

CFSWarrior
CFSWarrior
Possibly one of the best supplements I can reccomend is L glutamine, is protects and builds the lining of your gut, is essential to your immune system, and actually calms down the anxiety and yucky feeling that comes with CFS.

Has anyone here tried it? Cheers :)
4everyoung1
4everyoung1
what dosage works for you ?
Ali5tair
Ali5tair
Have been on it for about 2 years. Make sure its enterically coated (wil pass through the stomach) with a capsule that doesn't contain colourings or ingredients that trigger food intollerance issues.

I have a soluable CD14 reading above 10,000 (twice the upper safe level) so anything that helps repair the gut is good.

I avoid SSRI's AntiDepressants and Asprin and NSAI's as they all damage the GI tract lining and make it more permiable.
Ali5tair
Ali5tair
1500mg at night and 500mg in morning.
Ali5tair
Ali5tair
My soluable CD14 reading is going up still but (more slowly now) thats probably the virus/s still working its way in the gut.

http://www.me-cfs.org.au/news/research/gut-inflammation-in-cfs/

http://www.mecfswa.org.au/News_and_Media/News_Details/Normalization_of_leaky_gut_in_ME-CFS/Default.aspx

http://www.google.com.au/#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&source=hp&q=leaky+gut+diet+plan&pbx=1&oq=leaky+gut+diet+&aq=1&aqi=g4&aql=1&gs_sm=c&gs_upl=1907l1907l0l4586l1l1l0l0l0l0l317l317l3-1l1l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=77a2c99cc24530ed&biw=939&bih=534

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21065-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-eased-by-cancer-drug.html
deleted_user
deleted_user
yes I agree-I have been using it for years. I usually put the powder form in my smoothie-but I have heard it is better on an empty stomach.
CFSWarrior
CFSWarrior
I use up to 50-60 grams a day (that is not a miss print!)

I have a bodybuilding background.
Ali5tair
Ali5tair
EVIDENCE FOR GLUTATHIONE DEFICIENCY IN CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME Paul R Cheney MD, PhD conference presentation at London, April 1999

'Chronic Fatigue Syndrome has recently been linked to activation of a novel, low molecular weight (37 Kda) Rnase L (1). Such activity would be expected to significantly impair key enzyme systems important to human function. Recent studies have also suggested that xenobiotic toxicity plays a substantial role in the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome (2). Urinary xenobiotics which are likely of gut microbial origin, correlate with the severity of and types of symptoms associated with chronic fatigue syndrome. We will present evidence of impairment of glutathione synthesis and function in chronic fatigue syndrome. Dysfunction in this key detoxification system would be expected to cause portal circulation toxicity as well as other xenobiotic toxicity now reported for chronic fatigue syndrome.'

1. Suhadolnik, JR; Peterson, DL; O'Brien, K; Cheney PR et al. "Biochemical Evidences for a Novel Low Molecular Weight 2-SA-Dependent RnaseL in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome" Journal of lnterferon and Cytokine Research, 17:377-385 (1997)
2. McGregor, NR; Dunstan, RN et al. "Preliminary Determination of a Molecular Basis to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome" Biochemical and Molecular Medicine, 57:73-80 (1996)