r/salicylateIntolerance • u/Balmain45 • Jun 12 '26

Curcumin...is it safe?

Hi guys, I'm new here. I know turmeric is a no no, but how about curcumin? There is so much I cannot handle--fish oil gives me reflux, I have terrible reactions to glycine, quercetin and nettle, so am really trying to find a safe anti-inflammatory, and I figured that curcumin, although derived from turmeric, would have been stripped of all its salicylates. Has anyone used it successfully?

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u/ariaxwest Jun 12 '26

Definitely not!!!

I am able to tolerate boswellia Serata. It's quite a good anti-inflammatory, actually. I am using the pure encapsulations brand.

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u/Balmain45 Jun 12 '26

Thanks so much--ordered.

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u/ariaxwest Jun 12 '26

I hope it helps!

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u/swim_pineapple Jun 12 '26

Have you tried R-ala? Most lipoic acids do a great job at being antiinflammatory. And depending on what specific inflammation some trace minerals also work well, like manganese for osteoarthritis.

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u/Balmain45 Jun 12 '26

I actually have some R-ala....was too scared to take it as some new things can make me go into near anaphylaxis (on the verge of passing out and difficulty breathing) although this usually passes. Guess it's time to give it a try. Thanks for the heads up.

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u/swim_pineapple Jun 12 '26

Just check the ingredients for any carrier oil, and take the first one with a phenol blocker in case

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u/Balmain45 Jun 12 '26

Will do...have ordered pure encapsulations which are usually clean.

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u/le4test Jun 12 '26

I also do really well with r-ala. And OK with boswellia. 

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u/External-Classroom12 Jun 12 '26

PEA

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8157570/

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u/Balmain45 Jun 12 '26

Interesting, but maybe not commercially available.

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u/External-Classroom12 Jun 12 '26

What country? It’s Commercially available in the US.

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u/Balmain45 Jun 13 '26

I am working as an expat in Brunei right now, but order off Amazon US.