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ammonia levels

How to keep ammonia levels down? Or how to lower them? Anyone know? Thanks in advance.
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the amino acid, Arginine helps flush out amonia.
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163305 tn?1333668571
You DO crack me up! I started on Lactulose in Bangkok thanks to my 'wire road', doc. Wonderboy didn't think I needed to check my ammonia anymore.. But he does like us to be happy, so maybe he was trying to appeal to your, unique humor.
     BTW: Send me your trainer. . . NOW !! please, please.
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92903 tn?1309904711
Wouldn't less have a partial ammonia cleansing affect w/o the Hershey Squirts? I was told by young blood that you need to get into dump-o-rama mode for it to work - but I'm thinking you ought to be able to get partial affect without leaving a trail.    
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163305 tn?1333668571
Lactulose will help rid your intestines of ammonia.  Take enough to have 2-3 bowel movements daily, adjust accordingly. It will give you diarrhea but that's how it works.
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180992 tn?1383374057
I'm told that Glutamine Aids in Gastrointestinal Function. see this link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutamine
Glutamine is crucial in nitrogen metabolism.  Ammonia is formed by nitogen fixation.  My friend Claire was given high doses of Glutamine while on Chemotherapy. I thought this interesting when she was telling me about her treatment.  Even though Glutamine is known to have cleansing effects it is unknown to what extent because of no hard clinical data.
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