L-Glutamine vs Probiotics for digestion
Short answer: For digestion, more users report improvement with L-Glutamine — 90% of 21 reports, versus 81% of 59 for Probiotics.
L-Glutamine has 19 meta-analyses and 117 randomized trials on PubMed; Probiotics has 2,293 and 2,235.
Based on 86 reports about L-Glutamine and 373 about Probiotics. Not medical advice.
| L-Glutamine Supplement | Probiotics Supplement | |
|---|---|---|
| User score | 38 | 43 |
| Verdict | Mostly positive | Mostly positive |
| Positive of reports that state an outcome | 63% | 61% |
| Reports | 86 | 373 |
| Research | AResearch: Strong | AResearch: Strong |
| Meta-analyses / RCTs | 19 / 117 | 2,293 / 2,235 |
| Mainly used for | ||
| Appetite % reporting improvement | — | 100% (2) |
| Focus % reporting improvement | 100% (2) | 70% (10) |
| Energy % reporting improvement | 75% (4) | 78% (9) |
| Sleep % reporting improvement | 50% (2) | 67% (6) |
| Anxiety % reporting improvement | 60% (10) | 88% (25) |
| Mood % reporting improvement | 89% (9) | 100% (45) |
| Performance % reporting improvement | 50% (2) | — |
| Recovery % reporting improvement | 80% (5) | — |
| Digestion % reporting improvement | 90% (21) | 81% (59) |
| Libido % reporting improvement | 100% (2) | — |
| Skin & hair % reporting improvement | — | 100% (5) |
| Immunity % reporting improvement | — | 100% (2) |
| Common side effects | anxiety, stomach issues, weird feeling, glutamate spikes | stomach issues, brain fog, diarrhea, withdrawal |
| Typical dose reported | 5 g | daily |
Dentoxol mouthwashes, Plantago major extract, thyme honey extract, zinc oxide paste, vitamin B complex combined with GeneTime, and the consumption of L-glutamine are effective in diminishing the severity of OM. Pain intensity was lower with doxepin mouthwashes and diphenhydramine-lidocaine-antacid mouthwashes.
Acta Odontol Latinoam, 2023 ↗“Ashwaghanda, Phosphatidylserine, L-Glutamine, Probiotics, CurcuBrain (Longvida) etc. most of them didn't provide any meaningful and noticeable benefits”
Some combinations of probiotics or strains may be beneficial in IBS. However, certainty in the evidence for efficacy by GRADE criteria was low to very low across almost all of our analyses.
Gastroenterology, 2023 ↗“I take red yeast rice, coq10, vitamin d, vitamin c, a probiotic and a multivitamin.”
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