Tumeric

I've read a bit about it and haven't come across anything that says it's not advised with tamoxifen.  I'm on tamoxifen and my Onc told me to take it for joint pain.

I am on Tamox and take Tumeric for arthritis, my oncs are aware and did not say not to.

Hello,

The Femara bone and muscle pain is really getting to me and I was thinking of trying tumeric, but wonder if anyone has an iced tea tumeric recipe they would be kind enough to share?

Thank you! 

I like to stick with Penzeys Spice. They have a website and all spices are fresh and very, very good quality.

http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/shophome.html 

Does anyone have a suggested daily dosage for tumeric?

Just a word of advice about turmeric:  It enhances the production of bile, which is bad if you have gall bladder troubles or gallstones.

4bethann:  I started taking Omega 3 capsules (by Health Balance available at Costco -- EPA 400 and DHA 200).  I take 3 a day and, within a week my muscles and joint pains -- mainly in my hands -- went away.  Not saying it will work for everyone, but I tried a few other things, and this is what worked for me.  I do have a gallstone and so have avoided turmeric -- sure don't want to bring on a gallbladder attack -- they hurt!

Linda

This is the turmeric I take. 2 a day. One with lunch, one with dinner. ONC knows and said it's okay.

 NSI Turmeric Extract Curcumin C3 Complex® with Bioperine® -- 1160 mg - 120 Capsules
Item No. 835003004423

Supplement Facts
Serving Size: 2 Capsules
Servings per Container: 60
Amount Per Serving % Daily Value
Turmeric Extract (Curcuma longa)(standardized to 95% curcuminoids)(rhizome)(curcumin C3 Complex®) 1160 mg *
Providing *
Curcumin 1100 mg *
Black pepper extract (piper nigrum)(standardized to 95% peperine)(fruit)(Bioperine®) 5 mg *
*Daily value not established.
Other Ingredients: Kosher gelatin (capsule), rice flour and magnesium stearate. 

Crap. I remember reading that book and taking note on Dr. S-S's thing. Hmm, I have to figure out how to incorporate pepper and oil during my lunch and dinner supplement!

This brand comes with the patented pepper right in the capsule to maximize absorption.

http://www.lef.org/Vitamins-Supplements/Item00912/Super-Curcumin-with-Bioperine.html

Oh good, mine has bioperine too. I didn't know Bioperine = pepper!!!!

Two questions for you ladies about curcumin:

1)  How long did you take it before you noticed any difference (if at all)?

2)  Any negative/noticeable side effects?

My questions are independent of whether or not you taking Tamoxifen.  Thanks!

We were talking earlier about how the pepper or the bioperine helps get the turmeric into our bodies (past the intestinal barrier).  I happened to see this article today.  It says that there are "enteric coated" turmeric supplements that are the most bioavailable. I wonder if the pepper/bioperine does the same thing as coating?

"If you wanted to take resveratrol or turmeric for cancer prevention,  the supplement that you choose must include an enteric coating to protect the nutrients from stomach acid.  Both of the compounds are quickly changed into inactive substances that the body does not recognize, if they are allowed to interact with stomach acid.  ... Researchers commonly refer to this phenomenon as low bioavailability."

http://articlet.com/article329.html 

I found this on the internet and thought all who are taking tumeric should be aware of this finding. I posted the link, as well as an excerpt from the article.
http://arthritis.about.com/od/cox2inhibitors/a/inflammation.htm
The latest findings though from Colville-Nash and colleagues indicate that COX-2 is associated with an inflammatory reaction during the early phase of an inflammatory response (at about 2 hours). However later in the inflammatory process a swell of COX-2 exists which has been shown to have anti-inflammatory effects in the studied rats.

While the new COX-2 inhibitors and older NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) serve to interrupt inflammation early on, it appears they may serve to aggravate inflammation later on. This may also help explain why older NSAIDs, although having anti-inflammatory properties, fall short of stopping disease progression.

The new findings may contribute important concepts towards better use of COX-2 inhibitors and NSAIDs. It may be found that continuous use of these drugs may not be the best application but rather reducing their use at times may enhance their efficacy. It need also be realized that conclusions may not directly apply to humans since the study involved lung inflammation in rats, not joint inflammation in humans. A correlation must be made implementing human clinical trials.