Vitamin World Timed Release Pantothenic Acid 500 mg Review

Only one human study has looked at this ingredient for bowel regularity, and it did not test the form or use of this product. In a small, preliminary controlled trial, 60 people recovering from bone and joint surgery were given either dexpanthenol, a form of pantothenic acid, through a vein, or salt water on the second and third days after surgery. Higher doses shortened the time until the first bowel movement compared with salt water ^[1]. The study did not report what share of people improved ^[1]. It did not test pantothenic acid swallowed as a tablet, as in this product, and it did not look at long-term relief of everyday occasional constipation. It only looked at bowels slowing down right after surgery ^[1]. This product gives 500 milligrams of pantothenic acid per serving, but no study tested this oral dose for regularity. Larger studies of oral supplements in people with ongoing occasional constipation are needed before any firm conclusion can be drawn. Customer ratings are strongly positive, but no written reviews could be read, so it is not known whether buyers used it for regularity. Animal and cell studies are never counted.

Four of the ten panelists spoke about pantothenic acid, also called vitamin B5, and three of those four recommend it. They take it mainly for adrenal gland support, for fat metabolism, and to fight fatigue, with one also mentioning it for repairing the gut lining and for clear skin. Preferred sources include a B complex or vitamin B5 on its own, plus a cream applied to the skin, and one panelist used a product with 5000 percent of the daily need. The fourth panelist warns that high doses can dry the skin and says deficiency is rare in healthy people, so supplements are generally unnecessary, and another cautions against synthetic forms or massive single doses because they can create shortfalls in other nutrients like biotin. No one reported stopping it, and no panelist gave a dose close to the 500 milligrams in this product.