cautiously optimistic about Wild Oregano Oil (85% Carvacrol)

Well - I am currently on 35mg/daily Pred and tapering and 150mg/daily Immuran. Those are the only two meds at the moment. Stopped all supplements a little while ago aside from a scoop of Organic Grass Fed Whey Protein Powder daily, sometimes twice.

Even on high pred and imuran I was still having ranging mucus and slight blood if I ate really bad etc. or well I just have always had excess mucus and loos stool type stuff for 10 years.

Closest I ever came to full relief was Remicade and SCD - But still had D and mucus (though mucus was minor) but always loose stool never really formed.

Spoke with GI and got approval to try WOO/Thyme oil while on Imuran and Pred - they are monitoring blood work weekly for one month. Added Prorto's WOO therapy but made a few modifications: i.e. I went a little extreme perhaps. I'll list exactly what I took at the end.

Results: In two days mucus went away. Like 100% gone. I have not seen any for about a week now. Nothing. No sign whatsoever. Stool is fully formed and larger 90% of the time. Other times it's still formed just not one big piece lol. Zero blood. None. Whatsoever. Zero urgency throughout the day or night. Only go maybe once a day sometimes once in the am and once in the evening. Seems to depend how much and what I ate.

Not sure what else to say...

I won't get to excited, as it's only been a week and a tiny bit. But two days.. I mean come on. How crazy is that. In 10 years of trying this and that and everything in between.

Here is exactly what I took:

WOO (but with Thyme oil) - Health First Orega-Supreme Gels Caps - www.healthfirst.ca/productOverview.aspx 1 capsule 3x daily (8am, 4pm, 8pm) - Link doesnt; seem to work so find it at www.healthfirst.ca/ - Product info:

ECOCERT® Certified Organic
Oregano, Thyme & Olive Oil
90091 120 Gelcaps
Natural Product Number (NPN) 80022667

Medicinal ingredients:
Each gelcap contains*:
Oregano (Origanum Vulgare) leaf oil* 40 mg
80% carvacrol
Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
dried leaf and flowering top oil* 26 mg (1430 mg crude)
63% carvacrol


Primadophilus Reuteri - www.naturesway.com/Products/Probiotics/14240-Primadophilus-Reuteri.aspx 1 capsule (10am'ish) and 1 capsule before bed. - as per what Proto keeps saying. I think this is the same type/capsule.

Did this for four days.

After four days on the above I added a glass of this kefir milk each time I took the reuteri - www.liberte.ca/en/non-effervescent-kefir-products/non_effervescent_plain_kefir.sn

What else I did along with the above - the extreme part (starting day 1) lol.

Good and powerful air cleaners (one in bedroom and one beside me where I work) run them 24/7
Filtered water only (with the extra carbon trick to the top of the water jug)
All chemicals whatsoever were cut out - switched everything to products from nature clean - www.naturecleanliving.com/ And I mean everything lol.. from soaps and shampoos, to dishwasher tablets and laundry soap and everything in between. No chemical (synthetic) products exist in my house anymore.
Switched to this toothpaste: www.redmondtrading.com/product/earthpaste-natural-toothpaste/earthpaste-wintergreen/ and a more natural mouthwash. I eat a teaspoon of this a day now (what the heck).. I want the wintergreen and cannot find another source at the moment. Tastes good to lol. PS if you have a zit a dab of this makes it go away in a well fast... like anywhere from an hour to say a few hours.

All organic and grass fed food stuff - no additives, artificial sugars or preservatives or pesticides (or at least that I am aware of).

Might be overkill but again two days..

I guess I'll see how long (or if) it lasts when I get down to low doses of Pred. Or if things act up again for some reason. But thought I should share this with all.

Med Note:
Pred - I stayed on 40/mg daily till just the other day as I want the mucus thickening properties. I might go back up to 40 from 35 for two more weeks then really start to taper for good - not sure yet or I may stay at 35 and taper down by 5mg every two weeks instead or weekly. Same with Immuran. I want to stay on it for some time along with the above for some other related mucus reasons.

Liver counts are just fine so far.

Post Edited (Canada Mark) : 10/30/2013 7:01:29 PM (GMT-6)

I was nervous as heck partly for the same reason but just became tired of nothing working anymore. So i went all out, haha. If you do try it make sure to do as proto says and take the reuteri. Same brand and type he tried would be best I would think. I'd say check with him err her... I think him! haha. Maybe I don;t know.

Or maybe add the reuteri for a few days and then WOO..

Also I have crohn's-colitis so maybe this has something to do with the ultra fast change.

CanadaMark are you not doing to Amino Acid stuff anymore? I am still on it with no results yet..I sleep better thats about it.

Dr A, Yep, this stuff has a serious bite. Even when I use just one drop for my gums, it can get very uncomfortable for a few minutes.

5 drops of this WOO is a large dose compared to virtually all other WOO products.

Best...

@ Proto - still doing fine - almost perfect actually, or as close as I have ever come.. crazy. If this continues man I owe you well... everything! - Been a short time frame though so I try not to get to excited lol.

@Dan - I stopped the AA's and keep meaning to post on it. I may return depending on how this goes. I sure slept like 100% perfect on it though after a while. It did make some positive benefits that seemed to carry through. But ultimately I ended in a major flare. Might look at it in combo with meds in the future. Again I want to see how this goes. Keep us posted on your progress. I;d love for it to work for one of us.

I am receiving many private messages from members on this board that are having success with WOO. PLEASE do not hesitate to post to the board. This is how other members find out about it and make a decision on whether to give it a go or not. This is exactly how I found out about WOO and will always be grateful to this board..

Very glad to hear so many having a positive result !.

Best...

Well - The appearance of perfect "trophy poops" has occurred about three times now. Still only a week and a bit into it, but that says something. I don't think I've ever had this many in a week before on any treatment.

Things still feel a little "off" - like how you know something isn't quite perfect or normal but darn close. I have to say it's the closest I've come to date. Hope it lasts.

Hope others give it a go.

If you aren't seeing any changes with the WOO, how long would you give it before
stopping it?

Let me rephrase my question...

Is there anyone out there that is seeing success without taking the additional recommended Primadophilus Reuteri probiotics?

@EPH. As StealthGuardian has commented, it is critical to repopulate with probiotics. Primadolphius Reuteri has been mentioned many times in the research studies, etc that I have read. I take the Prima Reuteri, VSL#3 and Saccharomyces Boulardii + MOS and have no issues.

Best...

@Penang. Not sure how to get the Telia brand in UK.

If there is any UK WOO people on this board, please advise where to locate quality WOO in the UK.

As mentioned before, get the high Carvacrol (75-85%).

I took my first dose of WOO this morning and will take my reuteri
in a couple of hours. I took two drops in water and will take two more tonight. (Starting slowly) I am not having any bleeding, just a tiny bit of mucus every other to every third day. Hopefully this little bit will knock it all out.

@Penang No, WOO is not something you should take long term. You are correct about it being hard on the liver long term. I did not have to take it very long (about 2-3 weeks). If WOO is going to work for you, you will not have to keep taking it. Keep us posted and I wish you well.

Best...