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ladybug

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Hi!
Does anyone take fish oil (omega-3) pills? I had a dietician once that had all the CFer's on them, but since I've moved, I don't hear anything about them anymore. Do dieticians recommend them to CFers, and if so, why? I have never taken them faithfully, but my husband has taken them for years. Should I start taking them? How much is recommended?

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oliver68

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Hi,

That's for our experience. Our CF daughter has been taking Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid pills (1/day) , for 9 months now, as per the pediatrics' prescription. The pediatrics checked as this was the first time such a question was raised.
Studies on CF-mice showed Omega-3 to help on lung cicatrization. Also, Omega-3 may impact on nervous-breakdowns as per a very recent publication.
 
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anonymous

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Fish oils are made up of the fatty acids EPA and DHA. In cystic fibrosis it is the DHA that is the focus of research. There is an fatty acid imbalance between arachidonic acid (AA) and DHA (Docosahexaenoic acid). Too much AA and too little AA. Research (funded by martek biosciences) in cf mice has been done and by supplementing the mice with Neuromins DHA (comes straight from algae so is pure and avoids the possibility of contaminated fish) the scientists found that it corrected the CF defect anfd reversed the signs of CF. This is really exciting but of course they are advising peoplle not to take high doses until they develop a suitable supplement (the usual). However other martek-funded research has shown that high dose of algal dha is well tolerated. (http://www.ecfsoc.org/Vienna/abstracts/P133.htm) so i cant understand why they're not rushing it through and letting people know esp if it doesnt appear to harm the liver. my boyfriend has started taking the DHA (34 with CF) which they used in the study so i will report back. we reckon it's worth the risk. Hope this helps
Cazze
 
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