My experience using the Cowden protocol

Hi
I am a female living in Ireland & the wrong side of 60 but I still feel young inside despite what my body has been telling me.
Following a car accident when I was 8 weeks pregnant with my 3rd child I was confined to bed for the following 7 months with a query as to whether I would be able to walk after the delivery. I complained of back pain & after the birth I was prescribed pain killers & a hard collar. Neither provided any relief so I took any alternative route that might help. I had little things going on in my body too & I was too busy with 3 children to be attending a gp for drugs rather than try to get to the root of the problem.
20 years later I was diagnosed with MS. I self injected 3 times a week for almost 4 years but with a hatred of needles I stopped it. I went to a guy who did numerous tests & gave me a list of foods to avoid as my body couldn't metabolise them which helped but I still felt I was slowly going downhill.
10 years after my MS diagnosis I felt unwell but I couldn't describe what was wrong so my gp said it must be MS. 6 months later I found a lump in my breast & I had surgery. The day after surgery I felt good again & then I got very angry. If cancer could be treated why was MS a life sentence, I started reading about every ailment I could find on the internet. I had narrowed it down to Lyme & another which eventually was said to be Lyme. Now I had reached a conclusion as to what might be wrong with me as I had so many of the Lyme symptoms, how do I treat it. I was looking for a natural remedy as I am very anti drug/chemical. I felt the one that suited ME best was the Cowden Protocol even though it is very expensive. I gave up the anti cancer drug I was on ( it had too many side effects anyway) before I started the course. It is supplied by Nutramedix & I have no connection with the company or any of it's staff & I am not gaining financially from writing this.
It's 14 ingredients taken on a rotational basis. There are pages that can be printed for the 190 programme that can be ticked to know what to take at each dose.
The first 3 days are a brain/nerve cleanse plus a detox. On day 2 I felt very heady but on day 3 I noticed the heavy leg feeling & the drop foot had gone , wow, if that was all I was to get from it I was happy. I could walk more normal than I had done for at least 15 years. It does take control of the day as it's all timed. You cannot eat for 2 hours before taking it & you mustn't eat for 30 minutes after taking it. I was a chocolate nibbler all day so I miss that.
In the 6 weeks I have been using it other little things have eased, burning feet, leg spasms & brain fog are all gone. My husband was in hospital for a few days & then I did some decorating which left me in agony. I thought I had overdone things but I later wondered if it might be a herx that lasted about 10 days. The protocol does have instructions for dealing with a herx but I guess I was ok before I realised what it may have been.
I will update this as I progress through the treatment. If anyone thinks my spelling is bad is the Irish way of spelling which is different from US.
Till the next time
Maggie Anne

Post Edited By Moderator (opugirl) : 11/4/2013 8:37:53 AM (GMT-7)

Yes Maggie thank you for posting.

I am so glad you are on your way to healing. What progress you have made!

Thank you for such a detailed post, Maggie Anne! I'm so very happy that you got the all-clear on the cancer! Lyme disease is enough to handle!

Have you looked into the ACA rash that can come with chronic Lyme? It can give a person that papery looking skin. It's just a thought.

I'm so glad that you are doing so well! Congratulations!

Oh ow! I hope that you can find something to relieve that!

Wonderful! Thank you so much for keeping us all updated. Keep improving!

Hi Everyone
Here is the latest update on the treatment.
I have completed 3 months of the protocol to-night. The initial improvements I noticed have stayed good which is great. My balance has greatly improved now too. The skin & foot issues haven't changed apart from moving from one location to another. Has anyone else experienced old symptoms coming back in force & lasting weeks. Sometimes I wish I would herx as I would know things were happening. I have started different products for the last week & I was hoping the issues mentioned above would go away but not so far.
Have a lovely Christmas & GOOD Health & Happiness for 2014.
MAry

Hi Traveler
Thanks for your reply. I looked up images of those 2 rashes & mine is different I think.
If it is Bartonella is there anything I could do to help myself move it along. I'm inclined to think you are right as all the tight muscles in that leg are free due to yoga classes I attend & I feel if I could shift it I would be feeling brilliant for my Christmas of having 8 for dinner every day for over 2 weeks.
I also think you are right about things leaving in reverse order........ next could be migraine then!! Perish the thought.
Happy Christmas to you & yours & all on this site.
Good health for 2014.
Mary

Thanks Trav
Houttuynia is part of Cowden & I am due to start it in another week so I guess I can manage until then. I am preparing for an influx of visitors & I would be afraid of a herx just now. I didn't experience a herx so far so maybe I would be better to stick with the programme than have one when they arrive. Once they are here I can leave them to the catering if I get one.
Thanks again Traveler & Happy Christmas to all

Teragram,
Eczema or psoriasis? The reason I ask is I have psoriasis that developed during the time that I was dealing with Lyme and company. One of the members on here shared an article with me about using B. infantis to help cure psoriasis.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23842110

It might be worth your time to give it a try? I know that with just one month's worth of use, it helped ease my psoriasis symptoms.

Why don't you take a look at the pictures in this link and see if you can identify it:
www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/psoriasis-vs-eczema-pictures#1

My Grandson has really bad eczema, diagnosed by a Pediatrician, so I had a good visual when I was trying to figure out what I had. I knew that it wasn't what that poor little boy goes through.

I believe so. I have mild plaque psoriasis on my left elbow, and have only one spot (about the size of a silver dollar) of pustular psoriasis on my left ankle is all. Although when things are really flaring, my fingernails get all funky too, like they show for psoriatic arthritis.

Which ever you have, there are studies that are showing that with the proper balance of gut microbes, the symptoms will usually ease up, if not completely go away in some cases. I know that taking the B.infantis for just one month calmed the flare that got me diagnosed.

I'm starting water kefir soon too, to see if that will help keep this at bay.

Yes, I avoid them too. How do you do an organ detox?

Do you feel that in general the Cowden protocol has helped you?

Thanks, also
Margaret

Hi everyone
This is the latest update at 17.5 weeks. The last of my visitors left yesterday after a delay due to cancellation of ferries for several days. We have had gale force winds & torrential rain for several days. I am feeling much better & I had a minimum of 8 every day for meals which wasn't a problem for me this year. I did see on tv where the US is having very cold weather, which is best, rain & winds or freezing temperatures??
My hands peeling & the foot problem have only just about disappeared after months I think. I have a lot more energy & I can stay at the sink or stove much longer then I have for years. It's all a very slow process but I will continue for the 6 months & then I might continue with a lesser amount of the products due to the expense. I have missed coming here to see how people are improving or asking questions.
I wish you all a healthy 2014.
Mary