Glutamine is an abundant, versatile amino acid that’s essential to your health. It’s so essential that it makes sense to think taking glutamine would provide major health benefits. But it’s important to be realistic about the evidence before supplementing glutamine. Taking glutamine can help with sickle cell disease. It may provide your immune system with an added boost in those “conditional” situations when you need more glutamine than your body can make. But there’s no solid evidence that glutamine provides major benefits if you’re generally healthy.
Check with your healthcare provider before taking glutamine or any other supplement. They can advise you on potential benefits and risks based on your unique health situation.