Jarrow Formulas L-Glutamine 2 g, Dietary Supplement for Muscle Tissue, Multifunctional Amino Acid, Immune Support, 1000 g (2.2 lb) Powder, Approximately 500 Day Supply

Definitely helps my gut issues. Seems to helping my mental health too surprisingly.
Back in 2017, my wife and I had some serious food poisoning that wasn’t resolving on it’s own. Even our dog got sick from samples of the same meat we ate. I had it worse than she did and the ER treated us differently with IV fluids and antibiotics for 7 hrs. Eight days later I started breaking out in hives. Then sometimes I’d be in a lot of abdominal pain, my stool would be very narrow and difficult to go. CT scans would show the walls of my intestines were swollen. After months of doctors and testing, colonoscopy, upper endoscopy, you name it, I started getting a lot of shrugged shoulders from doctors. I would hear guesses like it might be IBS or IBD, or Crohn’s, or Celaic, or Leaky Gut, or just plain constipation. But no one had any definitive answers or course of action. At first it was thought I had C-Diff but tested negative. I tested negative for Celiac too. Eventually allergy tests showed I had become allergic to dairy, soy, tree nuts, egg whites and a high allergy to wheat. I didn’t have food allergies before the food poisoning and ER visit. I could eat most of a pizza by myself or all the bread I’d like with no issue. Then after the ER visit, just one cracker would cause a skin reaction 2-3 hrs later. No one had any course of treatment for me other than just being careful what I eat.Nearest we could figure is the high doses of antibiotics at the ER had negatively affected the bacteria in my gut. A lot of my body’s responses looked like an autoimmune problem. My eyelids and nail beds burned like they were sunburnt. The sun would cause my whole body to tingle at times. I’d wake up in the middle of the night completely red a few times. Mostly I’d have blotches of hives on my neck or shoulders or sides or thighs. Always in random places and 2-3 hours after eating. Over time most of the skin reactions diminished by me staying away from the foods that would trigger them. But this was over months and years of trial and error and trying different supplements as well. I’m a biker, a mechanic, I camp and hike and like the outdoors. Rain and bad weather don’t bother me. Strenuous activities and hard work don’t bother me. I went from being kind of rugged to being sensitive to frickin’ food.I recently learned about L-Glutamine’s benefits for people with gut issues. Some of the stories sounded familiar. I bought the powder assuming I would need to start with 2-4 teaspoons and didn’t want to have to take a lot of capsules to achieve that. My first day was with 2 tsp. By the middle of that day my gut was moving easier. By the 3rd day I was only taking 1 tsp to feel the benefits of a smoother moving gut. I also felt like I had more of the energy I use to have when I was younger, I’m 52 now. And my mood was better. By the end of a week I was trying foods that would normally cause me issues. Now I’m not pushing my luck, I think cheese and wheat are still a bit of a problem for me. But things are definitely moving more normally and I don’t have that feeling like I was constipated or having difficulty going to the restroom.Now the mood benefits seem too good to be true. Maybe it’s a coincidence or a placebo effect. I started having night terrors middle of last year while trying to get off of Amatriptyline that I was prescribed to help me sleep due to disc pain in my back. The night terrors were pretty intense, leaving me distraught the next day. Over a few months of working with a therapist, doing meditative yoga, drinking calming teas, etc, I was able to start sleeping better. The night terrors mostly stopped about 2 months before taking the L-Glutamine. But I would still get frequent daytime anxiety and would wake up feeling overwhelmed for the first few minutes sometimes. Since being on the L-Glutamine the daytime anxiety is almost non-existent. I am more positive, sleeping better, and waking up looking forward to the day. I sleep through about 6-7 hrs on most occasions. I think this is going to continue to improve. I am skeptical about the L-Glutamine having such a dramatic impact on so many problems I’ve been having. But there is a strong connection to gut health and mental health.I think I could have started with the capsules. As bad as my gut problems were, I think the regular dose would have been sufficient in my case. Once I am done with the 2 lbs of powder, I will try the capsules. The powder isn’t bad just a little inconvenient, especially if I’m out camping. I am also taking Aloe Vera capsules (1/day) and Glutathione Reduced (1/day). I’m not sure they are having any effect. The L-Glutamine’s effect on it’s own was pretty dramatic so maybe that’s masking what the other two are doing for me. I have been a little gassier than usual on the L-Glutamine, but I’ll take that over the issues I was having before.

I usually order this kind of product from iHerb, but it’s quite expensive. So, I decided to order from here instead. However, I’ve had issues with both of my orders. The first time, the bottle arrived cracked, and in the second order, the foil seal was already ripped halfway open. At first, I thought the product itself was defective, but I later realized that the issue might not be with the product at all. It’s possible that border security is tearing packages open for inspection and then trying to put them back together in a way that isn’t noticeable.