[BlueLancer]

While not having any adverse effect on me in the spice (tumeric) form in recipes, the active ingredient curcumin, when taken in concentrated capsule form, gave me severe .. and I do mean SEVERE .. gastric and intestinal problems for a period of several days. Vomiting, intense headaches and light sensitivity, severe stomach and intestinal cramps, and violent diarrhea were the result of my taking curcumin capsules as directed. It took three days to get into my system and six days to get it out ...

[SeekAndFind]

For your further reference:

How curry spice helped a dying woman beat cancer: Sufferer, 67, turned to kitchen cupboard staple turmeric after five years of failed treatment

Dieneke Ferguson was diagnosed with the blood cancer myeloma in 2007 and underwent three rounds of chemotherapy as well as four stem cell transplants

She tried Curcumin, a component of turmeric, and five years on, her cancer cell count is negligible, with her recovery featuring in the British Medical Journal

Curcumin has been linked to a host of benefits, including for heart disease

[Yaelle]

Wow, sounds allergic. I take a really strong curcumin supplement and have never felt anything after.