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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Herpes / April 2004L-Lysine and Milk
Been an HSV1 sufferer for about 10 years now, lucky with outbreaks although now have slight scarring on upper lip due to very localised repeat infection area. Anyhow, been taking L-Lysine (1000mg) daily now for about 3 years and seems I am in the lucky percentage in that it has really helped my outbreaks, that coupled with wearing a sunscreen, cutting out nuts from my diet and eating well. I take my tablet in the morning, after my cereal and milk and with my cup of tea. Recently heard that you should not take Lysine with milk and am stumped as to why?! Did a search on Google (other search engines are available) and found a few references (including one in alt.drugs.psychedelics!!) but nothing conclusive. Can anyone tell me why please? >Been an HSV1 sufferer for about 10 years now, lucky with outbreaks >although now have slight scarring on upper lip due to very localised >repeat infection area. >Anyhow, been taking L-Lysine (1000mg) daily now for about 3 years and >seems I am in the lucky percentage in that it has really helped my >outbreaks, that coupled with wearing a sunscreen, cutting out nuts >from my diet and eating well. >I take my tablet in the morning, after my cereal and milk and with my >cup of tea. >Recently heard that you should not take Lysine with milk and am >stumped as to why?! >Did a search on Google (other search engines are available) and found >a few references (including one in alt.drugs.psychedelics!!) but >nothing conclusive. >Can anyone tell me why please? The only comment I find (on the label of my bottle of Lysine) related to milk is to avoid taking lysine while nursing. But that doesn't really apply here. My bottle also says to take the stuff on an empty stomach, and I don't know why that is, except perhaps that the body can only absorb so much L-lysine at once, and there's usually a bunch of the stuff in oridinary food. Since milk is one of the things already high in lysine, maybe taking a supplement with milk is just a waste. That's my guess, and I'm sticking with it until further information comes down the pike. Take care, Mike > >Been an HSV1 sufferer for about 10 years now, lucky with outbreaks > >although now have slight scarring on upper lip due to very localised [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > Mike It depends, I guess, what kind of milk? Perl Molson http://www.jwolfe.clara.net/Humour/MedThumbs/MilkGovHealthWarning.gif >> >Been an HSV1 sufferer for about 10 years now, lucky with outbreaks >> >although now have slight scarring on upper lip due to very localised >> >repeat infection area. >> >Anyhow, been taking L-Lysine (1000mg) daily now for about 3 years and >> >seems I am in the lucky percentage in that it has really helped my >> >outbreaks, that coupled with wearing a sunscreen, cutting out nuts >> >from my diet and eating well. >> >I take my tablet in the morning, after my cereal and milk and with my >> >cup of tea. >> >Recently heard that you should not take Lysine with milk and am >> >stumped as to why?! >> >Did a search on Google (other search engines are available) and found >> >a few references (including one in alt.drugs.psychedelics!!) but >> >nothing conclusive. >> >Can anyone tell me why please? >> The only comment I find (on the label of my bottle of Lysine) >> related to milk is to avoid taking lysine while nursing. But that >> doesn't really apply here. >> My bottle also says to take the stuff on an empty stomach, and I >> don't know why that is, except perhaps that the body can only absorb >> so much L-lysine at once, and there's usually a bunch of the stuff >> in oridinary food. Since milk is one of the things already high in >> lysine, maybe taking a supplement with milk is just a waste. >> That's my guess, and I'm sticking with it until further information >> comes down the pike. >> Take care, >> Mike >It depends, I guess, what kind of milk? You're wrong, as usual, Perl. Mike >Perl Molson >http://www.jwolfe.clara.net/Humour/MedThumbs/MilkGovHealthWarning.gif Amino acids should be taken with an empty stomach for optimal absorption. Chuck >Amino acids should be taken with an empty stomach for optimal absorption. Kewl. And thanks. Mike |
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