Joyfulgreetings Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Tumeric is supposed to be good for inflammation. Can anyone tell me if they have used it and had success with their PANDAS kids? I know Advil is advised but I was wondering if there was a more natural route or just adding tumeric in addition to help. Especially during a flare... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wombat140 Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 (edited) I've heard that one, though I haven't tried it myself yet. It's actually spelt turmeric, with an r, so if you put that into the forum search box you'll find a bit of information. The active substance in turmeric is called curcumin, and apparently if you buy turmeric supplements you should try and get one that states its curcumin content, as they vary. Some supplements are actually sold under the name curcumin rather than turmeric. There's also a turmeric extract called Enhansa which is used in much the same way. Anyone tried this? Edited February 22, 2013 by Wombat140 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopeny Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 We have been using enhansa from silsby. It's always hard to know what's working but I have been very happy with it, my daughter had bad joint pain and it's gone (although now we are dealing with nerve damage from Lyme) I have the mom instinct that enhansa is really helping. Actually I just hung up the phone from getting a refill. It's not expensive and insurance may cover it. I would highly recommend, there are so many benefits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyfulgreetings Posted February 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Thanks, both of you! I'm going to give it a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopeny Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 I recommend staying at the lower dose 150 mg for at least two weeks. There will be a die off when you start so you can keep it low to minimize the herx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerofprayer Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 What would be dieing off? Do we know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy4Him Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 We use curcumin. It is a powerful antioxidant. We get Jarrow's brand: 500 mg curcumin 95. It is actually 500 mg of tumeric concentrate. My husband and I take if, our DS does not, but it has helped inflammatiion in my tennis elbow, so it may help with pandas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopeny Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 http://leesilsby.com/enhansa-dosing-protocol we are using for yeast and inflammation, but see this ink for more info on herx/ die off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkGutBacteria Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 Aside from its antiinflammatory role, curcumin helps the body make more of a natural antimicrobial compound called cathelicidin, so taking curcumin may help antibiotics work better. Originally cathelicidin was thought to be produced solely as a result of vitamin D binding to its receptor (VDR), but new research shows curcumin may use some other mechanism. This might be good news for kids whose PANS gets worse on vitmain D. (Although there's still the issue of some bacteria adapting to resist cathelicidin, like some kinds of Salmonella). See http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22841393 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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