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#21

You have to look closely at the exact amount of allicin you’re actually getting. When I analyzed/converted the amounts several months back, I could see that the Now Foods “Garlic 5000” actually had more Allicin than the vast majority of other supplements (including brands like Allimax, etc). The Now G5k probably does have more fructans, but when you’re in kill phase (and ensuring good motility) that part shouldn’t matter.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t ever get ginger, artichoke, Iberogast, or yoga/meditation to really work for me personally…although I only tried those before the protocol. So I had to rely on pharma for that part. I do totally support the idea of taking cleanse-support supplements (if it’s practical/affordable to add in) to mitigate any Herxeimer effects from the kill-off.

#22

I think I know what you mean. Are you thinking about this thread on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/SIBO/comments/18n9bqv/allimax_aka_allisure_ac23_is_not_pure_allicin/?
The Allimax and Allimed thing is indeed strange, but you can find a lot of stories about their effectiveness on the internet. What’s more, I’ve seen quite a few scientific studies that use Allimax/Allimed. If it were all a scam, it would have to be a gigantic conspiracy. I find it hard to imagine that a capsule containing 54 mcg of allicin (almost 100 times less than Garlic Now Foods and over 3000 times less than the declared value of 180 mg of allicin) would have any effect other than homeopathic.
Anyway, I feel that it works promisingly. I have been taking allicin for three weeks (I started with a dose of 180 mg per day, increasing to the current dose of over 2000 mg) and I have had the most flashes of normality in years. I don’t have spectacular results yet, but I have very strong or strong brain fog.