LDN (low dose naltrexone) - it works!

Here's the thing about LDN, it will still work but not as quickly and perhaps not as effectively if you are not on a diet such as SCD or Gaps or Paleo. IMO the reason for that is that when you take out the offending foods (for most of us that's gluten and dairy, and wheat), you give your colon a rest from those offenders doing continual damage to it and THAT enables the LDN to work at 100%.

Again, IMO, eating offending foods is analagous to keep pouring acid on open wounds, whatever you might use to "treat" those open wounds wouldn't be as effective or work as quickly as if you stopped pouring acid on those open wounds.

I hope I'm explaining it properly? Does it makes sense?

So Sibby, you can still take LDN without making diet modifications, but it will not (as evidenced by others who have done it that way) work as fast. Instead of taking a few days to a week to see greatly reduced symptoms, it may take several weeks or months.

I understand about your needing carbs. How about replacing the wheat and gluten products with some rice (white and not brown rice) and some potatoes?

What's the hold up on your doc giving you VSL?

Good luck with your "negotiations" with your doc, should we ask Hillary Clinton if she can lend a hand on these talks, lol?

Seriously though, I do hope he'll come around and prescribe it for you.

Although I am in remission, yes, I'm still taking LDN, and frankly don't intend to stop. I feel all it can do is benefit me, protect me against cancer, infections, etc....

I heard one famous doctor (who researches LDN) saying that there's no reason why everyone shouldn't be on LDN. I'm guessing that the sentence would end with: for disease management, and disease prevention - but these are my words not his.

I haven't had a colonoscopy since my diagnosis, primarily because I can't afford it. My insurance sucks, unlike your Canadian benefits, and for me it's ALL out of pocket. Last time my colonoscopy adventure cost me $5,000. I know my gastro would like me to do another soon, but he knows my finances, so we agreed on 2013. I haven't yet shared this with him as I haven't seen him in over a year, but I hope to stretch that out to 2014 when hopefully we'll have some advances in our healthcare system and it won't cost me so much.

Since my LDN was prescribed by an osteopath, who has since retired, I am pretty much on my own now. But I've had the consult of Skip's Pharmacy - and they are great and knowledgeable.

The great thing about Paleo, besides cutting out the gluten and wheat - which will be benefiting your Gi tract and colon, it will be anti-inflammatory. Most people on Paleo do not get hungry, because there are plenty of foods to eat, lots of variety, and the foods satiate.

As far as going back to "normal" eating, some people do go back and have no problems, others prefer the Paleo way because of its anti-inflammatory properties, and others find if they do go back, some of their symptoms return but to a lesser degree. It's a very individualized thing.

If you can, I would suggest you give LDN a good 6 months to do its thing before you re-introduce the offending foods.

I hope I've answered your questions.