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For those of you trying to heal your guts with L-Glutamine, what is a safe and effective dose?

flag	asked Aug 14 at 23:24 Zym 201●8

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I take 2-3 grams per day for work out recovery. My guts are fine – ben61820 Aug 14 at 23:44

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My guts are fine as well, but I've taken as high as 10g in the past, 5g for post workout recovery and 5g for GH release before bed. – foreveryoung Aug 14 at 23:56

@forever, was all that in 1gram pills? So you'd be taking five at a time? I'm just wary of that much white powder in those caps dumping into my guts – ben61820 Aug 15 at 0:33

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No. I used VPX pharmaceutical l-glutamine powder. Just powder, no pills. I only dosed that high during the Spring season of lightweight crew because my training volume was so high. There are a lot of companies that make just l-glutamine powder with no additives, I just happened to use VPX. Right now I think I have Optimum Nutrition. – foreveryoung Aug 15 at 0:45

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amazon.com/VPX-Ultra-Glutamine-Powder-Servings/dp/… . 1tsp=5g. – foreveryoung Aug 15 at 0:52

Dan · Answer 1 · 2012-08-14 23:33:10Z UTC

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This guy at my health food store says that he cured his Crohn's with L-Glutamine, 20g a day; 5g 4x a day.

answered Aug 14 at 23:33

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Crowlover · Answer 2 · 2012-08-15 00:14:22Z UTC

Zym I used Perm-A-Vite by Allergy Research Group per my doctor at the time, to heal my Leaky Gut and it worked. It has a fair amount of l-Glutamine so this may help you figure out your dose.

I did pre and post testing and have also done follow-up testing. The testing isn't necessary per se, I'm just telling you that I did it out of curiosity and out of disbelief (denial) that I actually had l.g.! I had no overt GI symptoms but... indeed I did have it. Anyway, the PermAVite worked.

My doc had me on a hefty dose of this (along with a clean diet of course).
I used 2 servings (Tablespoons) twice a day for 60 days and then 1 servings twice a day for another 3 months. Less time might have worked but I just kept at it until I could do the re-test. My doc did recommend using it for at least 90 days though.

One serving/Tbs has 3.7 g L-Glutamine. 4 x 3.7 = 14.8 g total for the initial 60 days

The other ingredients are helpful though too, not just the L-Glutamine. I have several family member, friends and clients who have also used this quite successfully.

http://www.allergyresearchgroup.com/Perm-A-vite-Powder-300-Grams-10.6-oz.-p-188.html

Oh and I should add that I used a ton of VSL3 along with the PermAVite.

Good luck to you

JayJay · Answer 3 · 2012-08-15 01:18:52Z UTC

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Not to hijack, but is there not appreciable amounts in bone broth?

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I don't know, is there? – Dan Aug 18 at 11:52

Mahem · Answer 4 · 2012-08-18 08:10:48Z UTC

I think that higher doses (up to 20g/day) help cure acute symptoms, while lower amounts (1-5g per day) are effective for prevention. I use it to cure herpes labialis and find it extremely effective in dosages of 20-25g per day with absolutely no gut problems. I use only Glutamine manufactured by the japanese aminoacid giant Kyowa, which is thought to be one of the best manufacturers.

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