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Glutamine supplementation

The 2011 review article “Glutamine Supplementation” (Annals of Intensive Care, https://doi.org/10.1186/2110-5820-1-25) evaluates the clinical significance of glutamine as a conditionally essential amino acid during critical illness, particularly in ICU patients receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). The review emphasizes that intravenous (IV) glutamine at 0.3–0.5 g/kg/day restores plasma levels, improves immune

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Randomised placebo-controlled trial of dietary glutamine supplements for postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome

This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial titled “Randomised placebo-controlled trial of dietary glutamine supplements for postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome” (PMID: 30108163), published in Gut, evaluated the efficacy of oral glutamine in patients with postinfectious diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) and increased intestinal permeability. The study demonstrated that glutamine supplementation significantly improved

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