A message to PB4

Hi PB4,

Long time no text! I just wanted you to know that I am still doing GREAT. Remember we first met at that one forum? It's no longer around though. :( Remember the poster "Researcher" LOL!!! He was so mean!

I know you know this from me already, but I had Crohn's really bad (to say the least). On August 30, 2001, I started taking Bee Propolis on a "whim". Just because I heard that it MIGHT help Crohn's. It MIGHT. I didn't know if it would or not. The reason I found Propolis at all is because I had taken honey (about 2-3 tablespoons at a time) and it seemed to help with my cramps and thought I'd look for other bee products to see what was out there. To my surprise, I found Bee Propolis, which I had never heard of before, and I read about it. It was then that I found that Propolis was "supposed" to be good for "this and that" and MAYBE Crohn's. I ordered it, and took one 500mg tablet of Twinlabs Bee Propolis a day (they don't make the tab anymore. Just the liquid) and only after 2 days, my cramping and HORRIBLE bloody diarrhea was TOTALLY GONE. I went from bloody diarrhea to a totally normal and formed stool! I haven't had any problems since then. It's been 10 years now, and it still boggles my mind how I went so long with this problem and no Doctor could get rid of it. I had Crohn's for 10+ years! I was given Prednisone, Metronidazole and other drugs and they only masked the problem. They would help (somewhat), but not for long. The Doctor would taper me off of the drugs, and the problem was back again, and again and again. I feel I am TOTALLY NORMAL now, and I am GLAD. More GLAD than anyone will ever know. I NEVER thought I'd be saying that, but I am. :) There is always the negative people that REFUSE to believe it, or if they try, they don't truly give it half a chance. If it doesn't work within a day, they quit. You know what I mean. It worked in 2 days for me, but might take longer for some, but I realize that it's possible that it might not work at all in some people that DO give it a really good chance. I still take Bee Propolis from Swanson Vitamins (http://www.swansonvitamins.com) and if not there, I feel any Brazilian Bee Propolis is the best to take. Since Twinlabs quit making the tablet, I like Swanson Vitamins the best. They are cheap for one.

Anyway, I thought I'd write you again after all this time and say "hi" and that I'm still doing ok, and I am glad you are doing better too. I never told you this before but I am now... I lived in Kansas at the time and 3 years ago moved to Nebraska. GO HUSKERS!!! LOL!!!

Talk to you again sometime,
Brian

Post Edited (brianm) : 9/23/2011 12:35:51 AM (GMT-6)

Hey Brian M!!!!

Nice to hear from you again and yes of course I remember you and your bee propolis success! I'm so glad you're still doing so great!! I thought that you no longer had to take the bee propolis though?

I'm still taking mine (I buy it online from puritans pride still), my GI said to go ahead and take it daily since it's non-toxic and won't build up in my system and he mentioned it wouldn't interfere with any IBD meds (although I still can't take any of them). I've never missed a day of them so hopefully they won't stop making it. I'm still doing about the same (as noted in my signature) could be better but have definitely been worse so I'm NOT complaining LOL!

Yes, I'll never forget "Researcher" *shivers down the spine just thinking about him* (and not in a good way LOL) Oh well, if we were all the same, it would be a pretty boring world.

Congrats on your move!! Nice chatting with ya and take good care!

Yes, you're correct, I swear I've had very few colds and have NOT had a stomach bug since taking the bee propolis (not that I got the stomach flu alot before but the last time I had one was honestly in 1996).

Nice to talk to you too Brian...I'm glad you pop in every once in a while to update that things are still going so well for you, keeping fingers crossed it stays that way indefinitely for ya!!

Hmmm, I think so, she has UC and posts on the UC forum here at HW (she's a moderator on the UC forum here) Unless it's a different "Red"....it's been so long and I've communicated with soooooo many people and when they have the same name as others (from different boards) I get confused sometimes LOL.

Do you remember "Shannon" from the old board? She was posting over on the HW UC forum for a little while too. I think "Bammer" used to post at the old forum as well, she posts here on the CD forum from time to time as well.