Problems with MucosaCalm
If you experience worsening symptoms or diarrhea with MucosaCalm, you can attribute your reaction to licorice. Note, however, that the glycyrrhizin component of licorice has been removed from the licorice contained in MucosaCalm. Therefore it only contains deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL).
Glycyrrhizin is the component shown to be “effective in killing Helicobacter pylori strains, including those resistant to clarithromycin or metronidazole”. (1)
Of course, anything that can kill pathogens can also lead to diarrhea if the body flushes these pathogens (and their toxins) out of the intestines. However, MucosaCalm doesn’t contain the glycyrrhizin component of licorice, so if you experience an increase in bowel movements, this is unlikely to be the culprit.
So what could it be? During the discussion in the LTYG Private FB Group, some people found that they were sensitive to either NAG or Slippery Elm. They discovered this by taking individual ingredients and testing each one.
My assistant Linsy also did not tolerate MucosaCalm if she had extreme allergies and death reactions (Herxheimer) to almost anything she used to heal her intestines. So she only used marshmallow root for a while and when her allergies / herx decreased she started using MucosaCalm again (knowing the ingredients were really useful).
As with everything, listen to your stomach! You can only take the individual ingredients that you can tolerate and stick to them.
(1) Source: Krausse R., Bielenberg J., Blaschek W., Ullmann U. In vitro anti-Helicobacter pylori activity of Extractum liquiritiae, glycyrrhizin and its metabolites. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2004; 54 (1): 243- 6th
Jini Patel Thompson is an internationally recognized expert in natural digestive disease healing. She healed herself from widespread Crohn’s disease and has been drug and surgery free for over 20 years. Jini has appeared on numerous podcast, television and radio shows in the US, UK, Canada and Australia, giving people hope and vision on how to cure their Colitis, Crohns, Diverticulitis and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in all natural methods. Her books on natural digestive disease cures have been sold in over 80 countries around the world.
