Glucosamine Chondroitin

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No PSC involved in my case, but my English Mastiff has both hip and knee

issues. Can't walk or get up and down without his glucosamine chondroitin.

With it, you'd never know he had problems. I swear by the stuff.

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Andi, I have been taking glucosamine with chondroitin for about 5 years and it does seem to help. My husband takes it and say it has done wonders for him. It was recommended to us by my brother in law in Cincinnati who after taking it has been able to resume his tennis and golf games. At first you need to take a higher dose and then after about 4-6 weeks the dose can be dropped back some. I hope it helps you. Blessings, Barby - KS UC - 1965, ileostomy - 1972, BCIR (continent pouch) 1994, PSC - 1995, arthritis 2007married 27 years , 5 sons, 2 daughters in law, 1 granddaughter born 6/06 and 2 golden retrievers

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My uncle, who does not have PSC, took this for awhile and said it did

wonders for him. He was forced to stop it, however, because of cost -

i understand it is quite expensive. Also, i believe it is one of

those supplements that can sometimes contain suspect ingredients.

Especially since this is one of the more complicated supplements, plz

be sure that whichever company you purchase it from complies

with " Good Manufacturing Practices " (GMP) standards. That's not a

perfect guarantee of safety - it's the industry's voluntary self-

regulation that in theory replaces the FDA - but it's better than

nothing. tx,

Nina in Philly

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There are people who claim GC is a miracle drug. There are others who

say that GC had no effect. The medical studies have been inconclusive,

however it doesn't appear that GC has any negative effects on the body.

Nina made a good point, that you need to check the source and make

sure they are a reputable company. There are many GC products on the

market, and some are worthless.

I take GC (I don't have PSC). I'm not sure if the GC is effective, or

if my knee stability is a result of my daily running and stretching

program. But I continue to take it. A month supply costs between $30-40.

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I've been using Glucosamine/Chondroitin for several years now for my

shoulders. I'd had my shoulders x-rayed and there was nothing to see

but they made audible cracking/grinding noise while simply rotating my

arms. Swimming made it worse.

I thought that perhaps I could stop using the Glucosamine/Chondroitin

and tried but the pain returned so I started using it again.

By the way, don't get the prep that also contains MSM since this has a

tendency to affect liver function test results which is an obvious

problem for us getting routine liver function tests done.

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But the question has to be, does MSM affect the LFT results or liver function? I think that's the whole point of taking it. I don't take MSM (methylsulfonylmethane - a metabolite of DMSO - dimethylsulfoxide), but I do take a related compound, SAMe (s-adenosyl-methionine). Both of them are (or contribute to) components of the bile transport cycle.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, - I can handle neutron transport theory, but my head really spins with bile transport theory! )

We use MSM and DMSO to reduce inflammation in horses. I would NOT recommend DMSO in humans (although some do). It is an extremely potent industrial solvent.

Arne

56 - UC 1977, PSC 2000

Alive and (mostly) well in Minnesota

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....By the way, don't get the prep that also contains MSM since this has a

tendency to affect liver function test results which is an obvious

problem for us getting routine liver function tests done.

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For all of you who buy Glucosamine condrontin, is there a place where

you find the cost to be reasonable? I buy it for my 82 year old mum

who also has some arthritis and I find them quite expensive. What

are your sources? Thanks-

Rita

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We buy ours at Sam's Club. This site (http://www.wellnesstrader.com) has pretty

good prices. If you buy enough, shipping is free. I get my SAMe and milk

thistle from them.

Arne

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For all of you who buy Glucosamine condrontin, is there a place where

you find the cost to be reasonable? I

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> For all of you who buy Glucosamine condrontin, is there a place

where

> you find the cost to be reasonable? I buy it for my 82 year old mum

> who also has some arthritis and I find them quite expensive. What

> are your sources? Thanks-

> Rita

I bought most of my supplements at COSTCO (similar to SAMS) We have

both out here on the west coast.

Costco.com

Everything can be ordered online. They have a good rotation of

product coming in with freshness dates of 2009, 2010

I bought the " Kirkland " Extra strength Glucosamine HCI 1500mg,

Chondroitin Sulfate 1200mg

Price: $21.69/170 tablets/serving size two tablets per day

Andi PSC/Crohns 01/02 Modesto California

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I have bought from Walgreens and Walmart and sometimes have bought the

Bbuy one get one free just to cut down on cost but for quite a number

the dosage is about 4 tabs a day and so you buy a 120 bottle and that

is only for a month. I have Sams but not Costco where I live. I will

check Costco online for the cost also. Thanks for the responses.

Rita

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My Dr. has told me to not take glucosamine or any other over the counter stuff. He was very emphatic. What do your docs say about taking these supplements?

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My Dr. has told me to not take glucosamine or any other over the counter stuff. >>>> My hep has ok'd glucosamine for me. Blessings, Barby - KS UC - 1965, ileostomy - 1972, BCIR (continent pouch) 1994, PSC - 1995, arthritis 2007married 27 years , 5 sons, 2 daughters in law, 1 granddaughter born 6/06 and 2 golden retrievers

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My hep has OK'd glucosamine (and milk thistle, and SAMe)

Arne

56 - UC 1977, PSC 2000

Alive and (mostly) well in Minnesota

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My Dr. has told me to not take glucosamine or any other over the counter

stuff. >>>>

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But the question has to be, does MSM affect the LFT results or liver

function? I think that's the whole point of taking it. I don't take

MSM (methylsulfonylmethane - a metabolite of DMSO -

dimethylsulfoxide), but I do take a related compound, SAMe

(s-adenosyl-methionine). Both of them are (or contribute to)

components of the bile transport cycle.

Re: above

Whether the MSM affects LFT results or liver function, my point really

was that MSM can skew the test results in an upward fashion. That

isn't terribly helpful when it's the test results that are being

monitored.

In my case, because I'd discovered this nugget of info while I was in

the process of being diagnosed for PSC, my gastroenterologist decided

it'd be safer from a monitoring perspective to d/c the MSM.

Of course, with my LFT results being monitored routinely to see how

I'm doing on URSO, the potential is there to reconsider the MSM since

we'll have more reliable data for my LFTs in the absence of MSM.

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My hepatologist didn't indicate I needed to stop the glucosamine -

chondroitin.

As to sourcing it out, the pharmacy section in the grocery store I use

is no more expensive than going to Costco so it saves me a trip. The

brand I get is son which is considered to be a fairly reputable

OTC brand.