CurQD has anyone tried it

[florida2001]

This was sent to me by someone and I was wondering if anyone has experience with this and what are your thoughts


https://curqd.com/

 

[Entchen]

There is mixed but overall only poor or very weak support for herbal supplements containing curcumin, a compound of turmeric, in treating IBD symptoms.

Most existing studies on curcumin in IBD have been poor quality in terms of both level of experimental control and number of participants. Because herbal supplements are usually overall less dangerous for most people – although that is not always the case! – there is a far lower bar to receive approval to sell them compared to a medication.

Another challenge is that the US and Canada (I am not sure about other countries) lack laws regulating whether and how companies standardize the amount of curcumin or other herbs in supplements— so it would be difficult to know exactly how much of the herbal supplement a person would be receiving in any given capsule or any given bottle. (The same is true for vitamins as well. Eep!)

One paper about curcumin in IBD: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33155879/

 

[my little penguin]

Please remember you have an 8 year old child
Unproven supplements are not recommended for children especially those diagnosed with early onset IBD .
Scientifically proven therapies are the best path for kids
There are more than a few research studies for early onset pediatric IBD .
Substances that are not studied/proven /recommended for small children -are not a good idea to “try”
Adults are different they know the risks and are not growing/developing.

every person you know will know someone who tried some crazy off the wall thing to “cure” their GI symptoms
We constantly repeated “that’s great thanks for thinking of us but XXX will be following the medical advice of their pediatric Gi for medical decisions/medications..”

 

[Bufford]

I gave it a try several years ago, and I had some good results with it, that lasted nearly a couple of years to the point I thought that I found the cure. But with time I started getting heart problems with it including palpitations, dizziness to the point of vomiting and I had to go off of it. My heart settled down with time, and the chrons symptoms came back.
My take on this are that herbal supplements are as serious as many prescription medications are, so be careful. You may want to try it both naturally from the supermarket and grind it, or try the herbal supplements that are dosed. Pay attention to the potential side effects.

 

[florida2001]

Please remember you have an 8 year old child
Unproven supplements are not recommended for children especially those diagnosed with early onset IBD .
Scientifically proven therapies are the best path for kids
There are more than a few research studies for early onset pediatric IBD .
Substances that are not studied/proven /recommended for small children -are not a good idea to “try”
Adults are different they know the risks and are not growing/developing.

every person you know will know someone who tried some crazy off the wall thing to “cure” their GI symptoms
We constantly repeated “that’s great thanks for thinking of us but XXX will be following the medical advice of their pediatric Gi for medical decisions/medications..”

I do agree and wuld not replace this as a treatment plan in child. Thought about this as supplement to add to medical treatment plan.

 

[my little penguin]

Same thoughts as above
Supplements are not regulated and should not be given to a chronically ill child.
Only supplements to use for children are ones approved and recommended by your child pediatric Gi.
Supplements are not without risk and some have more risk than pharmaceuticals.

 

[Bufford]

I would agree, taking supplements is really about experimentation, its one thing to do it to one's own body because we can feel the effects and early warnings to make an assessment. But to provide it to a child or even to another person would not be a good idea as we have no idea of how their body is being affected, it would be all too easy to create an overdose or toxic situation. We may know our own body, but we cannot know for sure what others are feeling.