 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 624 | The glutamine is supposed to be good for mucositis -- but it isn't particularly well-absorbed by the body. There's a drug in clinical trial (Aesgen) that is really L-glutamine in a novel delivery material that increases absorption 100x, and this apparently is great for reducing mucositis. Of course, as with the other promising drug, benzydamine, it is not yet through clinical trials in USA. Arghh!
Nevertheless I have seen some papers recommending about 2 g l-glutamine in warm water or saline used as a mouthwash 2-3x a day to help with mouth sores. It isn't stable in water, you have to make up fresh each time.
We are going to try it...
Gail
(Barry Cooper's wife)
CG to husband Barry, dx. 7/21/05, age 66, SCC rgt. tonsil, BOT, 2 nodes (stg. IV), HPV+, tonsillectomy, 7x carboplatin, 35x tomoTherapy IMRT w/ Ethyol @ Johns Hopkins, thru treatment 9/28/05, HPV vaccine trial 12/06-present. Looking good!
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