Questions about D-Ribose

[Guest guest]

One of my doctors has recommended that I take d-ribose as a treatment for

ME/CFIDS, a chronic illness I have had for many years. D-ribose is a

monosaccharide, a 5-carbon sugar, that is critical in metabolism in cells.

A deficiency is thought to be one of the sources of fatigue in ME/CFIDS

(chronic fatigue syndrome).

The doctor suggested this to me several months ago, but I had turned it down

on the basis that the only sugars allowed on SCD were honey and fruits.

Since it is a monosaccharide, though, which I finally learned today, it

seems to me that it should be legal.

Does anybody else on SCD take this sugar? I found some articles about

D-Ribose use in fibromyalgia and ME/CFIDS that sounded very promising.

http://tinyurl.com/5do9ah

and

http://www.chronicfatiguesupport.com/library/showarticle.cfm/id/7565

or http://tinyurl.com/5fhz5z

Thanks.

Ellen in Toronto, Canada

SCD 5 months

[Guest guest]

I hadn't come across d-ribose in my recent research on energy and

cellular/muscular metabolism. Intriguing. I'll have to do some more

reading. I'm trying to manage a deteriorating nervous system that

causes issues with cellular metabolism and neuromuscular

communication.

Since d-ribose is a monosaccharide that should make it OK on SCD.

However I would suggest contacting Corvalen, the manufacturer of d-

ribose that the article recommended. The ingredient list for

Corvalen d-ribose indicated 5 g of carbohydrate and sugar along with

d-ribose, which made me wonder what the sources are. In other words,

the ingredients along with the d-ribose might be polysaccharide even

if the d-ribose is monosaccharide. Perhaps there are other sources

of d-ribose that might be less troubling in terms of staying SCD-

legal.

And of course there's no guarantee that your body will tolerate it.

So if you decide to give it a try, start slowly and cautiously.

Kim M.

SCD 5 years

>

> One of my doctors has recommended that I take d-ribose as a

treatment for

> ME/CFIDS, a chronic illness I have had for many years. D-ribose is

a

> monosaccharide, a 5-carbon sugar, that is critical in metabolism in

cells.

> A deficiency is thought to be one of the sources of fatigue in

ME/CFIDS

> (chronic fatigue syndrome).

>>

> Thanks.

>

> Ellen in Toronto, Canada

>

> SCD 5 months

>