Methods and compositions for the treatment of diverticulosis
The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for the treatment of diverticulosis. It is more specifically directed to compositions including L-glutamine, its salts, or its derivatives, and uses of such compositions in the treatment of diverticulosis. In a method aspect, the present invention provides a method of treating diverticulosis. The method includes ingestion of 0.05 g/kg body weight to 10.0 g/kg body weight of L-glutamine, an L-glutamine salt or an L-glutamine derivative per day by a person who has diverticulosis.
1. A method of treating diverticulosis, wherein the method consists of ingestion of 0.05 g/kg body weight to 10.0 g/kg body weight of L-glutamine or an L-glutamine salt per day as a solution by a person who has diverticulosis, wherein L-glutamine or an L-glutamine salt is the only active ingredient in the solution, and wherein the person who has diverticulosis has a number of diverticula, and wherein the number of diverticula in the person with diverticulosis is reduced by at least fifty percent after ingesting the solution for a period of at least three months.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the compound ingested is L-glutamine, and wherein L-glutamine is the only active ingredient in the solution.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the L-glutamine is ingested for a period of at least six months.
4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the number of diverticula in the person with diverticulosis is reduced by at least seventy-five percent.