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Chondrus crispus is rich in dietary fiber and oligosaccharides with prebiotic potential to alter colonic microbiome composition.
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SUPPLEMENTS
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Sea Moss for Bloating
RESEARCH
- Sea moss may support gut health via fiber and prebiotic effects, but carrageenan in it can alter microbiota and reduce protective mucus.
COMMUNITY
- People report gut improvement and energy, but some experience thyroid-related swelling and nerve pain after starting it.
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SAFETYSea moss is high in iodine and may trigger thyroid issues or swelling; check with a doctor if you have thyroid disease.
WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS
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Carrageenan from red seaweed reduces short-chain fatty acids and mucus layer thickness by changing gut bacteria, worsening with infection.
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High molecular weight carrageenan from Chondrus armatus decreased immune cell phagocytic activity in dose-dependent manner in vitro.
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35% positive
“I take it in a pill form that also contains bladderwrack and burdock root. Clearer skin, more energy and correcting my gut after eating bad food is what I notice the most. Works best for me at night right after a good meal.”
U/TISD-LV-MF84 ↗“I took sea moss and other supplements 2 months ago and after 1.5 weeks I experienced awful nerve pain in my neck/thyroid area and face. It felt like ants biting me under my skin. I went to the doctor and he couldn’t feel anything wrong with my thyroid but told me to keep an eye on the symptoms. The symptoms lasted for about a week then fizzled out. I recently tried sea moss again to see if that’s what it was or if it was another supplement and within a few days the pain came back along with a swollen neck!”
U/MONMONMACHOMP ↗“This started right after I took the sea moss and I’ve had no other changes. And upon further research which I wish I did earlier, I’ve found numerous people reporting the same thing https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wellness-us/article-13218877/sea-moss-supplement-dietitian-warning-thyroid-disease.html[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wellness-us/article-13218877/sea-moss-supplement-dietitian-warning-thyroid-disease.html](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wellness-us/article-13218877/sea-moss-supplement-dietitian-warning-thyroid-disease.html)”
U/KEY-DIMENSION-9038 ↗COMMENTS
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