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What is Colostrum?

Colostrum is a nutaceutical it is a liquid that is produced for 72 hours prior to breast milk. It contains immunoglobulins and lactoferrin. It also stimulates maturation of white blood cells called B lymphocytes and increases the activity of macrophages.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 5 0
Support immune health 5 1 Efficacy_slight
Other 3 0
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 3 0
Inability to walk 1 1 Efficacy_none
Fatigue 1 0

See all 15 patients currently taking Colostrum

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 2

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Colostrum. See all 14 dosages ►

  5 other daily 300 mg daily 350 mg daily 475 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,450 mg daily 1,800 mg daily 3,000 mg daily 3,600 mg daily 3,800 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Colostrum (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 50%
Other 2   Other: 33%
Expense 1   Expense: 17%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 17%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Colostrum

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Colostrum

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Stopped Taking Colostrum

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Colostrum

Always
 2 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Colostrum

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 50%
Not at all
 1 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Colostrum

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 100%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 0 0%

Report created on May 23, 2012.