Q: What are the side effects from taking gluthathione ? NAC ? cyste
asked by:DoctorQuestion on November 10th, 2007
Could you please tell me what known side effects are there from gluthathione. Thanks
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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov
, MD
replied on December 7th, 2007
Alternative Medicine Answer A3423
Research suggests that glutathione taken orally is not well absorbed across the GI tract. A study of acute oral administration of a very large dose (3 grams) of oral glutathione found that it is not possible to increase the circulation of glutathione in a clinically relevant way. However, glutathione concentrations can be raised by increased intake of the precursor "cysteine".
Cysteine is taken like N-acetyl L-cysteine (NAC). Reported side effects from taking NAC are: blurred vision, nausea and vomiting.
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