Has anyone tried Umary Hialuronica Acidio from Mexico?

Interested to see findings. Experienced overnight knee pain relief but in the 7 weeks I was on it gained 7 plus pounds and have had terrible cramps in my legs and feet at night.

I was on Diclofenac for years. LOVED it. But had to get off because kidney function was off. Had been on Vioxx, meloxicam and naproxen before - about a total of 30 years. NO side effects. In fact , I am allowed 1 500 mg naproxen a month if I need it. Wonder drugs for me.

I am very sensitive to steroids and would be wound up if any was in this product. I sleep very well on it so feel certain that the ones I get do not have a steroid in them.

That is awesome-thank you! My niece is going to Mexico and I thought I would have her pick me up a bottle.

Here is a copy of the email I sent to ConsumerLab.com:
I am hoping to hear something back or at least pique their interest enough to look into it.
I'm not sure why anybody thinks there is dexamethasone. AKA Decadron, in it. Decadron has a very short half life when injected into joints. Basically worthless. Kenalog works much better. I've taken oral Decadron in the past without any effects like UMARY has given me.

Tue, Apr 9, 4:27 PM (2 days ago)

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Hi,
Retired RN here. I am a member of Mayo Clinic Connect's newsletter
forum. There is quite a discussion going on about a Mexican Supplement
called UMARY. Supposedly provides Hyaluronic Acid, Turmeric and some
other herbs to help with Arthritis as well as Polymyalgia Rheumatica.
The people who are on it are saying that it is a miracle supplement
because 24-48 hrs after the first dose, they are feeling 100% better.
Amazon and WalMart have both been selling it and cannot keep it in
stock. Probably as word of mouth travels.

I have tried it and I can tell you that it does work as people claim.
I could tell a difference in my Spinal OA 2 days after starting it.
Someone in Canada had it tested.

The Canadian test disclosed the presence of diclofenac (Voltaren, a
prescription NSAID) at about 25-30 mg. I am quite familiar with
Voltaren after taking it for about 10 yrs. I was taking 100 mg a day.
Worked pretty good but not nearly as well as UMARY does. The other
possibility is the homeopathic effect of using tiny doses of
something.

Some people suspect the presence of steroids in it. Well, I've taken
those too over the last 35 yrs and NOTHING in that category has been
as effective as this stuff.

Soooooo.... I would like to ask you to do an analysis of this on an
emergent basis before people start killing their kidneys, liver or
brain. If you basically find nothing more than what the bottle says is
in it, it could be the combination or the process of production. Or it
could be that some of the plants being used are being harvested from
an area that has wastewater irrigation or outflow. Diclofenac is
excreted by patients in the wastewater stream and is not filtered out
even here in the USA. It is also readily absorbed by plants so it
could possibly be transmitted to people either in supplements or food
sources. In other words, don't irrigate crops with wastewater! (I
know of places that use spray fields for post-treatment wastewater and
then allow farmers to grow hay on it. Transmission in meat from
grazing animals???)

Sincerely,
Crystal Griffith RN

I have a number of friends who swear by Umary and I would like to try it. I am wondering the difference between Umary USA and Umary from Mexico. In reading the labels it appears that the one from Mexico has additional, and somewhat scary, ingredients.

You might want to remove your email address to avoid the spam trawlers.

There's no evidence I can find that diclofenac is accidentally included in Umary through the food chain. It's more likely it's either deliberately added or included as "ortiga/nettle", which acts in the same way as diclofenac and comes with the same health risks, acting as an NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug). The risks of taking NSAIDS at the same time as prednisone include gut damage and possible colon perforation which can require emergency surgery.

With the FDA's previous strong health warnings about Ortiga (nettle) and Artri King products from Mexico because of their damage to stomach and gut as well as liver damage resulting in death, and the inclusion of undeclared diclofenac and dexamethozone, Umary seems to be a reincarnation of that same market under a different name to dodge the previous warnings. I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole.
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/medication-health-fraud/public-notification-artri-king-contains-hidden-drug-ingredients

Thanks for the additional info on this product. I'm very familiar with NSAIDs & Steroids of various ilk. Have been on both for severe osteoarthritis since the early 80s. Fortunately, I have not had any side effects over the years but did come off my NSAID last Nov and saw a rise in my GFR renal test. I wasn't aware of the Ortiga issue and FDA. Definitely a "take at your own risk" issue. I will be perusing the link you listed. Thanks again.

Thank you for the extra info @megz
Curious about nettle… see it all over Amazon in many different forms from many different brands. Are those unsafe?
Also curious what you take for your pain relief if you don’t mind sharing. I don’t want to take Umary until we have solid info on what’s actually in it. I’m suffering daily though and I still work full time. It’s so embarrassing when coworkers see me locked up and waddling.

I've done a lot of research about this- including trying to find a lab in the U.S. that would test it and tell me what is REALLY in this. The issue does not seem to be the ingredients that are listed but rather, what might be in it that ISN'T listed.