F-Factor stopped flare dead in its tracks

i'm so glad you are getting back to normal! that's great news.

i definitely agree with you about the Florastor. i have a colonoscopy on wednesday and if i need a prep, i'll just use that. it literally caused me to have 20 bms in a 10 hr period. that stuff is the strongest laxative known to man.

Very interesting; thanks for sharing the info about the bars

I was just reading about the benefits of inuLin

SS0000 said...
I was just reading about the benefits of inuLin

I tried Inulin in Organic Stevia and it made it worse. I was reading how its illegal in SCD because that prebiotic might help the bad bacteria flourish as well.

So I was surprised the Inulin, Flax, Psyllium combo was so effective. I had to throw out several bags of Flax this year as I simply cannot consume it without massive gas. Yet the trio together in this F-Factor blend works without any gas.

I am going to begin withdrawing the other items because I think I can continue on the F-Factor alone

Cutting back on imodium, VSL#3DS, Librax. I was taking them faithfully every four hours but began to forget, think I took them twice all day yesterday. This is because the profound effect from F-Factor bars.

Also been consuming sauteed cabbage and cauliflower with meet or chicken in olive oil nightly. Eggs in the morning, fresh cherries and blueberries. Switched to Wallaby yogurt I used to use and backed of the fruity chobani for now.

Apparently cabbage juice is considered a remedy for flares.

"According to Michael T. Murray, ND, studies done at Stanford University's School of Medicine on cabbage juice and ulcerative colitis showed healing of ulcerative colitis within seven days after beginning cabbage juice consumption."

www.ehow.com/how_5033218_cure-ulcerative-colitis-cabbage-juice.html

I am also drinking a lot of water so that the fiber does not become a problem and also because I need to in this record heat as this is always flare season for me.

 Yeah there is multiple products which bar exactly are you consumimng!??

linahawk said...
is this the bar your talking about http://www.ffactorfoods.com/detail_fudgeBrownie.php

Yes those are exactly the bars. Fudge as well as apple. Go easy until you find your level of tolerance, drink some water after you consume it.

aguywithuc said...

notsosicklygirl said...
That;s wonderful news but I wouldn't get too ahead of myself thinking it was ONE thing. I have had flares stop dead in their tracks for no reason at all. Sometimes things just go your way, other times, not so much. It sounds like you;re feeling well though & that's great. Keep it up!

Oh its absolutely the bars. Mebevrine was working too, then it ran out and things went downhill. If adding Mebeverine improved my condition, then removing worsened my condition its not speculation its science.

I was taking librax and immodium but that just bought me a few hours then wham urgency or pretty much any time I ate something the wave would travel down and startle my colon.

It was when I consumed the bars that things dramatically changed. I was using a lot of psyllium seed powder which held it for a week but I did not keep up with it.

The bars are the complete solution because there is so much fiber it mopped up and firmed up the stool. I do think librax,imodium,mebeverine should be taken if on hand as well to help stop the spastic emptying. My transit time was insane, I would consume a salad and see it 4 hours later, so pour some concrete in there ( F-Factor bars ) and take the other items to slow all the action down, stop the corrosive process and allow some healing, while supporting the good bacteria.

I have never had a flare stop on its own, its well known that once a bloody flare has started it is very difficult to stop without strong meds like prednisone which I wont take again. Usually its like picking a lock, you keep trying the probiotic, the med that worked last time, the right anti-inflammatory foods until you find 'The' key for 'This' flare. Had florastor not sent me into a tailspin my usual methods would have slowly worked. I am saying give F-Factor a chance because the speed of the turnaround was breathtaking. But I also included everything I am supplementing, using as meds and consuming as food to give the whole story.

My mindset was that something was very cozy in there and my usual safe diet was keeping it going so I had to eat all different foods and upset the balance along with VSL#3DS which at times was The Key and at other times not the missing ingredient and did not seem to be this time either. Plus it was expensive paying for it myself.

I am guilty of eating fast food frequently, eating TV microwave dinners, binging on alcohol and not drinking enough water in the heat. Basically I abandoned what has worked for nearly 2 years and took on bad habits. These bars are easy to get and cheap. Buying more today.

So how much is F-Factor paying you? I want in on it also


F-Factor...the bar for U.C. ....

I'll look around and see if they sell them here. I want a 2 day turnaround also.

Somedude said...
Hmmm..

It has the usual suspects ...the wheat and the dairy.. :(

INGREDIENTS: WHOLE OATS, INULIN, CANE JUICE, BROWN RICE SYRUP, PLUM PUREE, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, FLAXSEEDS, APPLE FIBER, PSYLLIUM SEEDS, SUNFLOWER OIL, VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS (EVAPORATED CANE JUICE, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN, GROUND VANILLA BEANS [MAY CONTAIN MILK]), WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, NATURAL FLAVORS, SOY LECITHIN, BAKING SODA, CREAM OF TARTAR.

I guess that means I am not really gluten-free right now. I avoid dairy but not having any problems from this. They are cheap, got them at King Super you could always start small and abandon if you think they are bad for you. All the good ingredients come first in the list so your primarily getting oats, inulin, flax and psyllium.

I don't like to see brown rice syrup either but basing this on results for the aggregated blend.

I also need to include that I am taking DigestMORE plant enzymes with glutamine. Earlier tried piling on glutamine and the flare was unphased. Pure Green Protein is always in my diet and always helpful.

Yes I am pimping these bars pretty hard but that's because I expect they will help others. They have been around for a year and a half so maybe there is a strong market for them and they wont go away.

Post Edited (aguywithuc) : 7/29/2012 11:58:49 AM (GMT-6)

aguywithuc,

Glad your okay, and you've figured out what works for you! Sounds like one hell of a flare.

So what kind of fiber is in those F-Factor bars? I question this, because in a first attempt to control my first ever on-coming flare, Benefiber (which is made of 100% wheat dextrin - a soluble fiber), completely accelerated the inflammation causing me go in a fully-bloody-flare.

I'm not sure if you are aware, but if you ever plan on jumping on the gluten-free bandwagon again, make sure to check labels stating that any whole grain oats/oatmeal is in fact gluten free. Unless otherwise stated, oats are never gluten free; they are always contaminated/prepared somehow with wheat.

aguywithuc said...
Apparently cabbage juice is considered a remedy for flares.

"According to Michael T. Murray, ND, studies done at Stanford University's School of Medicine on cabbage juice and ulcerative colitis showed healing of ulcerative colitis within seven days after beginning cabbage juice consumption."

www.ehow.com/how_5033218_cure-ulcerative-colitis-cabbage-juice.html

I am also drinking a lot of water so that the fiber does not become a problem and also because I need to in this record heat as this is always flare season for me.

How are you doing with the cabbage juice? How long have you been drinking it? In the two months I juiced with raw red cabbage, I never had gas (as most people assume), and I've come across a lot of information on how most if not all the fiber is removed through the straining process anyway. I think the fiber would cause most of the gas, no?

Here is the article I tend to refer back to on how red & green cabbage differs from each other, health wise: www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=19

stereofidelic89 said...
aguywithuc,

Glad your okay, and you've figured out what works for you! Sounds like one hell of a flare.

So what kind of fiber is in those F-Factor bars?

I'm not sure if you are aware, but if you ever plan on jumping on the gluten-free bandwagon again

How are you doing with the cabbage juice? How long have you been drinking it? In the two months I juiced with raw red cabbage, I never had gas (as most people assume), and I've come across a lot of information on how most if not all the fiber is removed through the straining process anyway. I think the fiber would cause most of the gas, no?

Here is the article I tend to refer back to on how red & green cabbage differs from each other, health wise: www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=19

Hey there,

The fiber is from psyllium and flax with a little from oats and I have loads of pysllium here I have a walk in pantry at the new house and its like mini vitamin cottage. I just was not using much other than psyllium seed powder since it converts to butyrate and previously has been The Key to ending the flare.

I am certain if I kept eating baked salmon 3 meals a day I could put this flare away but I was baking it in my convection double oven for guests all summer and I just finally got sick of it.

My last flare resulted in a stroke and a 64k bill from a week in the ICU so this is still a mild one, I just kept making progress then I would screw up the recovery, Florastor sent me into rinse mode, F-Factor ended that nonsense. I am still taking imodium and librax twice daily, not going to screw up this recovery.

I don't think I need to be gluten-free, but it was time to throw everything including the kitchen sink at this flare because its such a slipperly slope once it starts and I dont want to be in the hospital again. I went into the garage and found the meds I was using 2 years ago and said the heck with my no-meds policy. I always flare in the summer heat and June set the record in Colorado for record heat and I think July will as well. I have two air conditioners running full blast in this home, trying to not go outside and work on the landscaping and in-ground trampoline the HOA insisted on because the heat will change my gut PH and mess me up further.

I have juicing equipment around here somewhere I still have a lot of boxes that are unpacked about 50 of them. But I am not juicing. I am sauteing the cabbage and cauliflower in olive oil and adding chicken or steak.

I think the body building at 3 gyms every single day just created too much total body inflammation so I am laying off that too. 8 mg of cortisol ( prednisone ) is all the body produces and my gut needs it now not my muscles.

I need to stop working out so much for a while...

Post Edited (aguywithuc) : 7/30/2012 10:27:29 AM (GMT-6)