All I can say is it does work. Her bloodwork is perfect on everything taking the taurine. Skeptics miss out on a lot of great things.
I read your first reply which was deleted, and I understand why it was, given the purpose and function of this Forum. . . this Forum does not allow the same rhetorical tactics used in much of social media these days. This Forum is a refreshing respite from the nastiness which exists on those platforms.
Now I see you've modified the content of the original post. Hopefully my reply here might be of help to your concerns.
What confounds me is the fact that I stated
nothing to contradict your post about Taurine. I merely echoed your advice to seek professional consultation, expanding a bit about why doing so is
important for those few who may have a special risk and need to be counseled against taking taurine.
Were you not serious when you wrote that before taking taurine one should consult a doctor? The other curious contradiction with your taking exception to my urging of provider consultation, is that you had lab work done to assess your mom's health, likely measuring various electrolyte markers. Did you order and perform the lab assays yourself, or were they done by a health care provider?
If my post is read in proper context, I fail to see where I stated that Taurine WON'T work as a diuretic.
I did focus on two specific and documented side effects which have clearly occurred, and which can create serious problems if someone is sensitive to such risks. Those at risk include individuals who already have challenges with potassium and lithium issues.
Your labeling of me as a skeptic is silly, especially when I have recommended the use of taurine in intractable cases of severe edema, and even with congestive heart failure as an adjunct to Rx meds with physician consult.
I am a licensed Professional Midwife who received training at Seattle Midwifery School. Much of the coursework during that 36 month classroom and clinical course involved Naturopathic disciplines. As such, I have a tremendous understanding and appreciation of alternative therapies and treatments.
During my university studies for my BS/ed and MS/ed, much of my coursework focused on pre-med sciences. Also included in my degree work in public health, was a lot of coursework in epidemiology and statistics. I also have minors involving athletic-sports training.
As a midwife, I also have a great concern about the potential issues of taurine supplementation during pregnancy. . . more so during the first 2 trimesters. . . due to the incomplete and contradictory information about potential teratogenic effects. But that, again, is a departure from the recognized general safety of taurine supplementation to the public at large.
There is a good body of NCBI based studies on the positive aspects of taurine (stuff doctors and other practitioners read). And while you focused on liver function as one possible pathophysiological reason for some cases of edema, even more important is taurine's role in renal function and health.
Hopefully this will correct any of your misconceptions.
I hope you choose to re-read my post.
