• Arginine deficiency can cause constipation

• Arginine supplementation may decrease the incidence of gallstones

• Arginine reduces intestinal permeability (due to Arginine’s role in the production of nitric oxide)

• Arginine alleviates many cases of ulcerative colitis (by promoting the healing of the ulcers that occur in the colon of ulcerative colitis patients)

• Arginine may improve irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

• Arginine reduces ulcers

• Arginine helps prevent post surgical damage after intestinal manipulation

• Arginine improves outcome in sepis