Your ideas on cures/helpful naturals

Hi all

I am coming off the pred, on 5mg at the mo, the colitis is already rearing its ugly head so I want to hit it with something else !!

I am taking aloe vera tablets once a day to cleanse. Does anyone have anything else that might help keep my colitis mild ?????

Thanks xxxx

are you using any enemas? they really help with lower region. I use(d) generic Rowasa (mesalamine).

I don't use aloe, not allowed on SCD.
I take spoonful of refrig. cod liver oil every morning, keeps me regular now that C is my main issue, no D anymore.
What are your main issues? D or C? Gas? Urgency? Sleep deprivation? Blood?

Hard to makes rec's not knowing anything. Or what meds you're on.

Here are things that are non-prescription that I have found at least one study with positive results [obviously no cures in the bunch).

Boswellia - www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11488449
Probiotics - Align, Mutaflor, Saccharomyces Boulardii, VSL#3 [I don't have the references to the studies)
Psyllium Seed Powder - www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10022641
Slippery Elm - www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11860402
Turmeric - www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/turmeric-000277.htm
Vitamin E (D-alpha Tocopherol) enema - www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18932276

As noted in my signature, I'm taking psyllium seed powder and using Vitamin E enemas. I believe that the psyllium seed powder took me out of my last flare which prednisone seemed to have little effect. I just started using the Vitamin E enema just because my recent colonoscopy showed more inflammation than I wanted to see (which also leads me to believe that the Mesalamine enema is not having much effect) . So I'm hoping that it will allow for more complete healing.

I also use the Colorectal Recovery Program from Ageless Nutrition --

I have been using this for 4 months and I am really happy with the results.

You have to go to the site to read about it and decide if it is for you.

http://www.gutsense.org/store/colrectkit.html

You can go to the link above or google -- colorectal recovery program ageless nutrition -- and you will find it.

I don't have any connection with this company, I am just putting out there what works for me.

L

I have tried so many natural supplements and nothing has helped. Not to get you down. I think, for me, the best bet would be to try a very restrictive diet again but I did do SCD once and it did not help so maybe diet does not play a roll in my UC. I have even tried loading up on probiotics to keep things at bay, no luck. Best of luck to you!

A good quality probiotic will help restore healthy gut flora. Omega-3 supplementation will help reduce inflammation. I've found dietary changes to be very helpful, too, although it's up to you to keep a food journal and figure out what works for you personally. Natural healing supplements can help you reduce or eliminate the need for medications.

Gentle Now--

I developed UC after following and diet EXTREMELY HIGH in fiber--

I was out of control and I thought I was doing so much good for my body! Laugh!

Well, then I found gut sense and fiber menace and I figure I completely ruined or changed my gut flora with all the fiber.

I have read the books and I use the program along with the 4g enemas and things are coming around.
L

Thanks for replying, Lynn. I too was eating TONS of fiber before being diagnosed; but I hadn't connected those dots. Looks like I will be reading the book! Glad you're doing better.

I noticed a difference with the Vit. E enemas, fecal infusion, and spinach the spinach thing. Nothing put me in remission though. The other things I just take because of general health.

Lynn4221 said...
Mudua--
How do you do a vitamin E enema?
thanks,
L

Hi Lynn

 

See link below

 

http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=67345