NOW Supplements, Quercetin with Bromelain, Balanced Immune System*, 120 Veg Capsules

My wife takes everyday and so does our German Shepherd Shadow for allergies. It also helps my swelling in my legs, Lipedema and inflammation with MCAS Mast cell. Love this supplement! It helps so many issues! Will continue to buy over and over! I highly recommend it!

I got an ear infection (for the first time in my life) last year. I tried to handle it with peroxide and/or alcohol in the ear, and aspirin to reduce inflammation, but it got worse, so I went to a clinic. The doctor gave me a Rx so I got it filled (expensive little tube of ear drops) and it went away but came back. I thought to myself, No wonder I never go to doctors. See what good that did? So I read up on the internet on holistic type remedies. I am so thankful for you who take the time to leave meaningful comments. As the first reviewer said, this stuff works miracles. I take these and neem capsules plus a garlic pill. Takes care of it every time it recurs. Guess Ill have to be watching for it from now on, but Im convinced it is sinus related and this stuff keeps me from having to take antihistamines. They are discovering that antihistamines affect your memory if you are over 50. I just hate taking meds when herbs and vegetables, etc. (natural remedies) will work. Americans want a quick fix for everything and doctors are all too willing to hand out prescriptions. I personally prefer more old fashioned ways, if possible. Great stuff, these Quercetin with Bromelain. And you cant beat this price. I shopped it to death. So thankful for personal reviews and for Amazon.

I am very thankful that this has helped my wife. She has suffered from random unexplained allergic reactions not really linked to anything. Her lips and sometimes eyes would randomly swell up, and she would randomly get itchy. We think it is hives but the kind under the skin you cant see. We have no idea why this comes and goes for her, but the Quercetin/Bromelain blend is a life saver. She was having to use benedyrl liquid on a daily base with her flair ups, benedyrl works fantastic but it made her foggy and sleepy which she didnt like. We initially got a very pricey bottle of a different brand at whole foods since we needed it asap, but the Now Foods brand is a trusted US brand and has the most potent quantify for the price. So we will be buying these from now on. She cant swallow pills but these capsules open and you can mix with apple sauce or take it like you would a headache powder. After the first day or two of taking this dramatically took off the edge of her reactions, and after a solid week of taking these she didnt have any flair ups. She hasnt had any swollen lips for weeks now, must be working.

Easy to swallow they do not dissolve before you can swallow them

This supplement is really helpful with allergies and not having such shallow breathing- but I was taking the prescribed dosage on the package (twice, two times a day) and ended up having extremely bad anxiety. Upon first her research learned that 1000mg is the dosage you should have daily and one of these pills is 800mg so be careful.

It is great for the immune system.

I love Quercetin but the Bromelain has wreaked havoc on my stomach extremely bad. I have been using another brand of Quercetin w/o Bromelain and had no issues. I do have ulcers and erosion on my small intestines so, the Bromelain is not for me.

I cant take OTC or prescription allergy products due to the side effects and have seasonal allergies in addition to high sensitivity to onion and garlic, anything in the allium family in general, fennel, spider bites, etc. I have been taking 2 capsules of this twice a day (800 mg Quercetin/330 mg Bromelain 2 times per day on an empty stomach) for three years now. I took a health magazine article where an allergy specialist suggested this dosage to my doctor who prefers alternative treatment. When used for seasonal issues, the allergy specialist recommended starting this dosage 4-6 weeks before the start of the allergy season and continuing through the season. In my case, I found that the longer I am on it, the more I can also tolerate or react less to my food sensitivities. This means that while I cant eat onion at all, I can now get by with some onion seasoning and can add a few chunks of onion to the bottom of a roast or in a stew/soup for flavor. As long as I control the amount added and dont actually ingest the onion, this seems to work, most of the time. Now I can eat garlic seasoning and small amounts of cooked garlic, which is such a relief as it adds so much flavor to things and while I miss my onion in cooking/eating, I was a much bigger fan of garlic. When I do have reactions to eating something Im sensitive to, I just take an extra 800mg dose of this about an hour after eating if I notice some reaction. I still get internal throat and ear itching sensations during allergy season. When that happens, I add a third 800mg dose of this daily for awhile and drink one or two packets of Emergen-C. If I have moderate/severe itching and drink a packet of Emergen-C, that seems to reduce the itching after about an hour, but that has only been true since I started taking Quercetin with Bromelain. I hadnt been bit by a spider for years and got bit a few months ago. As soon as I was bit, the area began tingling, hurting, turning red and swelling, but not as bad as before I took this product. In the past, Ive carried an Epi-pen, but I guess Ive been lazy and let that go, because it isnt often one gets bit by a spider unless it is an occupational or hobby hazard. Anyway, I was bit on the web of my finger, Normally the reaction would be for my entire hand to swell, turn red and hurt and it would take a week of Benadryl capsules for it to resolve back to normal. The reaction this time was about 2 inches around the bite site. I applied Benadryl cream, and covered the site with a piece of tape to draw out the venom. After about 15 minutes, I decided that really wasnt helping, so I opened a charcoal capsule and made a paste with a few drops of water and applied it to the bite for a good half hour. With my much more limited reaction on the Quercetin/Bromelain, the charcoal paste application was able to do the trick. A few hours after the bite, there was absolutely no allergic reaction left. It was even hard to see where I had been bit...just a small red dot with a little skin puncture was detectable. Originally I took straight Quercetin capsules without Bromelain. However I know I have been using this brand with Bromelain for at least 1.5 years now and I do think the Bromelain makes a difference and since I am better on this than not, I can tell you that his brand is effective.