Inositol/Inozitol in PCOS!

Customer question:

Hello! I am interested in buying inositol in your online store. I have been diagnosed with PCOS for about 15-20 years, and the symptoms worsen quite quickly after childbirth .. (the most disturbing is very thinning hair) .. Could inositol help with this? Otherwise, I have some reservations about safety, as I am still breastfeeding my 10-month-old baby and I don't know what impact this might have on him ...? Sincere thanks in advance for the reply.

Client

Answer:

Inositol is an important signaling substance involved in various biochemical processes. Among them are also the regulation of blood sugar and the normalization of hormonal balance.

We partially synthesize it ourselves, and most of it must be obtained from food (fiber, phytic acid). It is excreted abundantly with excessive sugar and coffee intake, so a diet with a low sugar intake is even more important with already developed problems and a genetic predisposition to PCO.

In PCO, insulin is elevated and sex hormones are also elevated. Among them is testosterone, which is responsible for impure, acne-prone skin, hair loss and increased hair growth.

The safety of inositol therapy has been tested in pregnant women with gestational diabetes. They enjoyed it twice daily 2 g of inositol (myoinositol) together with 400 mcg of folic acid. No side effects were observed with this dosing of inositol (in myo-inositol form), but improved glucose metabolism (lower blood concentrations) and fewer preterm births were demonstrated.

Inositol is also added to milk formulas in a 0.01% concentration. As I have not found data on safe supplementation during breastfeeding, I would advise to adhere to the recommended dose (500 mg / day). When you have finished breastfeeding, you can increase the dosage to 4 g per day. After a few months of such supplementation, PCO reports a more beautiful appearance of the skin and normalization of ovulation cycles, but no data are available on hair. Perhaps hormone stabilization also addresses this problem.

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