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What is Beta 1,3:1,4 Glucan?

Beta glucan is a polysaccharide derived from the cell wall of baker's yeast, oat and barley fiber, and many medicinal mushrooms, such as Reishi, Shiitake, and Maitake. Yeast and mushrooms contain a mixture of beta 1,3 glucan. Oats and barley contain a mixture of beta 1,3 glucan and beta 1,4 glucan.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Support immune health 3 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 1 0
PDD-NOS (Pervasive Development Disorder NOS) 1 0
ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) 1 0

See all 3 patients currently taking Beta 1,3:1,4 Glucan

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 1

Reported Dosages

  1 other daily 16 g daily 50 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Beta 1,3:1,4 Glucan (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 50%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Beta 1,3:1,4 Glucan

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

Currently Taking Beta 1,3:1,4 Glucan

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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
0
0

Stopped Taking Beta 1,3:1,4 Glucan

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Beta 1,3:1,4 Glucan

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 100%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Beta 1,3:1,4 Glucan

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Beta 1,3:1,4 Glucan

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

Report created on May 28, 2012.