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Posted 12/9/2008 1:14 AM (GMT 0)
I met a lady today who does acupuncture and traditional chinese therapy...

i have always been a skeptic of this as i dont like it when i go in for a treatment and they tell me that i have to come back for virtually the rest of my life and pay a fortune to see any benefits.

((( warning bells!! ))))

but this lady did her thesis on ulcerative colitis and has found this to be a huge benefit to everyone she has ever treated with UC.

i havent tried it as of yet, but thought you may find it interesting.

i found it interesting and will chat with her about it a bit more and keep you posted if your interested.

this is the link

http://www.tcmpage.com/hpgastrointest.html

A clinical histological study done at Shanghai Acupuncture and Meridian Institute, in which tissue samples of colon mucus were stained with HE staining, HID-AB and AB-PAS mucin staining and observed under a microscope, showed that moxibustion at acupuncture points St 36, Ren 12, and Ren 6 could effectively treat chronic ulcerative colitis. The results showed that chronic mucositis (inflammation of the mucous layer of the intestinal wall) was decreased, neutrophil infiltration in epithelial cells disappeared, and crypt abscess and/or mucous ulceration were eliminated.

moxibustion is what she suggested in particular.   doing a google search on it now
Posted 12/9/2008 2:27 AM (GMT 0)

My acupuncturist said that treatment for UC could not be possible without being off all medications which I was unwilling to do.  I hope that you can get relief with your treatment.

Sue

Posted 12/9/2008 2:34 AM (GMT 0)
oh, i havent tried it, started it, or even decided to do it.

not sure,  just found out about it and thought that i would share with others just in case it could help or if they tried it.

so, you were told to go off meds?

thats interesting.

i wonder why.  i am skeptical of this stuff and if they say to go off all meds, without proving to me that it actually works, im not sure im into it.

dont get me wrong, i hate taking all these meds, but....

thanks for feedback tho!

Posted 12/9/2008 8:40 AM (GMT 0)

Hi kazygirl, did you bounce me out of your guild?  confused

I had acupuncture treatment and some Traditional Chinese Medicaine from a lady who was trained in China and also had some treatment from my fatherinlaw (who lectures to acupuncture practitioners in Australia). I also saw a guy in Sydney who referred me to a guy in Canberra for acupuncture treatment. It may have helped my general condition but didn't actually put me into remission. I thought at the time that it was gonna be the treatment that cured me (i have a Chinese background). I still think it has a place in UC treatment but it just wasn't for me.

Acupuncture is pretty amazing. You go in for a consult, and the practitioner feels your pulses and can tell where abouts in your body you have a problem even before you describe your condition! I believe that its been around for millenia in some form or another but a lot of the research was lost during the cultural revolution.

Posted 12/9/2008 1:18 PM (GMT 0)
I am a believer in accupuncture - I wasn't before - I was a true skeptic. I have never tried it for my Uc but I did try it on my legs. There was a period where I could hardly move my legs because it felt like I was walking thru mud (from some back issues I have). So I seen a medical doctor who also does accupuncture. I went thru 3 months of it and it has made a world of difference! He checked my body for energy and my legs were at a 10 where normal is 60. So I wonder if they do the same for a Uc'er? I say that if you want to give it a go, go for it! Who knows? Maybe it will help you eh?
Posted 12/9/2008 1:51 PM (GMT 0)
I've always wanted to try that. No one around here specializes though. That way of treatment has been around longer than we have so there is definately something to it. As far as a lifelong treatment..... If I saw any benefit in it at all, like going to the dentist for the rest of my life to keep my teeth, then I would probably go. There are lots of components to UC which I think this could benefit, just wish someone around here did this stuff.
Posted 12/10/2008 12:44 AM (GMT 0)
y2kbug.... i didnt remove you, but one of our members was drunk and booted a bunch of people that he didnt know.. might have been that.
just whisper us and ill invite you back in! how is wotlk going for you? did u get the expansion? i did, im 80 now and starting the 10 man raids. good fun. the graphics are amazing and they did an awesome job!! woot!

anyhoo.. back to the topic.
i might try it now that ive had some good feedback from you all. thanks!
true thing about the dentist connection. thanks for that drA.
makes sense and i didnt even think of it like that.
Posted 12/10/2008 3:12 AM (GMT 0)
Hi kazygirl,

I had several acupuncture treatments in September and October. At my last two treatments, the practitioner did moxibustion at points on my big toe. Soon after, bleeding basically stopped for me. I've only seen blood a few times since. It could have been coincidental - who knows? But I felt enough improvement that I stopped going to acupuncture (not covered by my insurance). I will definitely go back for tuneups.
Posted 12/11/2008 1:12 AM (GMT 0)
I tried accupuncture years ago, but after a few sessions I got much worse -- not because of it, was already heading that way -- and gave up on it because it was expensive and not apparently effective. Neither she nor my current Naturopathic insisted or even wanted me to go off my asacol; it seems pretty risky advice (legally). My new Naturopathic does accupuncture but has not suggested it for me although the other things we are doing are helping me a lot.
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