Reduce Tingling and Numbness from Neuropathy With Powdered L-Glutamine

By anonymous Caring.com community member

The drugs used for chemotherapy have the unfortunate side effect of stripping the protective coating from nerve endings, resulting in tingling, numbness, pain, and loss of balance. The damage can last up to 15 weeks or even be permanent. The amino acid L-glutamine has been shown to speed up the repair process, but your parent needs to take a lot of it to get noticeable benefits. So skip the 500-milligram capsules and buy the powdered form popular with bodybuilders instead. Take two scoops twice a day (studies used 15 grams twice a day) mixed with a liquid such as juice or Gatorade.

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Ain Cee

5 months ago

Dear Team Doctors prescribed Glutamine to my mother. She is ovarian cancer patient and chemo therapy is in process. She is residing in Pakistan and Glutamine is not available there. can any one tell me the authentic refrence for buying glutamineon line thanks

skyguy302

8 months ago

very informative I feel like there is hope afterall

timothy110366

12 months ago

Are you supposed to use Co-Q10 with this for best results.

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Reduce Tingling and Numbness from Neuropathy With Powdered L-Glutamine

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