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Posted 2/10/2014 2:34 PM (GMT 0)
Has anyone been on Aloe either drinking it for a long time or using it as an enema? I am thinking of getting some and trying it again to see if it helps me. I am also wondering if anyone has ever tried it as an enema and what were the results? I have heard of survival techniques that use enemas to get liquids into your body that may otherwise make you sick if you ingest them into your stomach. I remember seeing Bear Grylls use an enema of his own urine to overcome dehydration in a survival show. So my theory is that if one drinks Aloe then why not use it as an enema and allow it to hydrate you that way and at the same time perhaps heal and help any inflammation.

What do you think?

Posted 2/10/2014 2:45 PM (GMT 0)
don't think i'll be following the advice of a guy named bear grylis - and who has the necessary equipment on a "survival" show to perform a pee enema ?

I'm ok with the aloe thing - I'm pretty sure that's been tossed around here before -


how things going Steve ?
Posted 2/10/2014 2:50 PM (GMT 0)
Hey Soy, Things are ok I guess. Just trying to get a handle on things with my condition. I seen that guy do this enema to get fluid into his body. He was doing a survival show as if you were stranded on a boat in the ocean and had no access to fresh water. I found it interesting that he would do that and basically said that there is water in your urine and would help you survive but not make you sick by dong an enema.

How are you doing?
Posted 2/10/2014 2:52 PM (GMT 0)
Hey unbannable, Where does your friend have the Colitis located? Lower or upper colon or? How much of it does he drink to get results?
Posted 2/10/2014 3:02 PM (GMT 0)
I found a study on this and it seems that it may help some of us. I also understand that 5asa's are also derived from a plant so why not the aloe plant also? I do see that the concentration matters..

Anti-inflammatory effects of aloe vera gel in human colorectal mucosa in vitro.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14987320
Posted 2/10/2014 7:22 PM (GMT 0)
Hey Twiggs,

Did you stop the WOO - If I remember right you were headed down this route - was just curious.

EDIT: I see in your sig you did now.. Did you not see any benefit from it?
Posted 2/10/2014 7:31 PM (GMT 0)
Is it an anti inflammatory?
Posted 2/11/2014 3:20 AM (GMT 0)

twiggs said...
I found a study on this and it seems that it may help some of us. I also understand that 5asa's are also derived from a plant so why not the aloe plant also? I do see that the concentration matters..

Anti-inflammatory effects of aloe vera gel in human colorectal mucosa in vitro.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14987320

Interesting twiggs, do you happen to know what plant 5asa's might be derived from?
Posted 2/11/2014 1:57 PM (GMT 0)
Maria, I believe that they used to make asprin and such from the bark of willow trees (salicylic acid) and is where they origionally got it from a plant or tree. I need to correct myself but I believe it is now created synthetically. I thought though but can't seem to find where I saw it but some is still used from the plant itself but cant remember where I saw it. It was on a show and it was from Europe. I will continue to find where I saw that. I do know there are plants that contain the compound and it is where we got the idea from to make it in the first place.

Mark, I took the WOO in heavy doses for like 6 weeks. It seemed to help a bit but it didn't close the door per say. I do think it helped a lot with any buildup of Candida I had. I had a herx like none before but in the end my colitis was still there.

ubannable, Thanks I will wait to hear back from you. I am now using the aloe in a drink and enema and will be on my second day today.

Sibbty, It is an anti-inflammatory yes. I posted a study and if you poke around on the internet you will find a bunch of stuff on it for colitis. I posted a NCBI link on it also. Did you take a look at it?

Today I will be doing my second day of the enema with the pure aloe juice. I have to say I don't feel as uneasy this morning after doing it yesterday for the first time. My gut last night at work was much more settled. I am drinking 6 oz. of it after I move my bowels completely so it has nothing in its way. I then do an enema of about 3 oz. I am really looking forward to doing it again today. My colitis is located 8 inches up from the rectum and is a 4 inch patch up to the 12 inch mark. I can feel the cool aloe juice get right to it and as I do it it seems to feel really cooling and relieving to my gut.

I will keep everyone updated on how it works for me in the days to come.
Posted 2/11/2014 7:54 PM (GMT 0)
After doing a lot of research here and on other UC message boards, I think that Aloe Vera can be effective, but it seems (like everything else with UC) that perhaps the brand, leaf type, and other ingredients in the bottle have a lot to do with results.

I, for example, tried Lilly of the Desert's whole leaf juice. Unfortunately I did not realize that the outer leaf can act as a laxative, and that this formula in particular has carrageenan in it. The weird thing is that it made me feel awful for 2 or 3 days, but then after I noticed the bleeding lessened. I am also on drugs for this flare so I don't know exactly which caused the blood to go down. I am, however, tapering off the pred, so improvement while tapering is very good news so far. (Oh, and I also noticed that my Almond Milk and Almond Cheese have carrageenan in them as well, so I bought different brands the same day I quit the aloe.)

I am trying again with the inner leaf only, preservative-free blend also from Lilly of the Desert. I will post if there are positive results.

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Dx Oct 2012 - Rowasa brought remission in 3 months
Current flare since Dec 2013 - Uceris, Tylenol with codeine, Pred taper from 30-10mg (down 5mg per week - 2 weeks left!), Xarelto treatment for bloot clot from hospital.
Posted 2/12/2014 1:58 PM (GMT 0)
Snoopy, I agree you have to drink only the inner part of the plant. I am also doing this as an enema which gets right to my patch of Colitis. I didn't do a mesalamine enema last night and am fine so far today. I will be doing my second enema this mid/lat morning. I also believe that I have a really bad Candida infection and perhaps is what has taken over my lower colon. I am going back on my anti Candida protocol because I show all the classic signs for infection. I just ordered a gallon of Braggs acv to go with my protocol and plan on using that as an enema also while drinking it. I am going hard core and only eating meat greens fish and eggs while on this anti candida protocol. The last time I tried this I was eating rice crackers and rice bread and didn't realize that it didn't work because of that. I also only had consumed WOO by itself and think I need to hit it from all angles. I was reading that if you have a Candida infection that took over your lower colon that Braggs can be used as an enema to help clear it.

In the first months of my orig dx I had taken a gel cap form of WOO and with that also Garlicin. I was also eating a lot of greens/salad from my summer garden. I had a 3 month med free remission that summer and of course I went back to eating tons of bread and drinking beer pretzels etc..Affter 3 nmonths and about 3 weeks at the end I was eating like this I felt sick again and started to see B. I believe I am just further along with this infection and need to really go big on it and be on a strick diet and hit it hard with all resources. I started yesterday so will see what happens.

 

Posted 2/12/2014 2:19 PM (GMT 0)
"of course I went back to eating tons of bread and drinking beer pretzels etc.."

Steve, don't you think it's about time to say good bye to the love of your life ? I know the feelings of loss can be almost unbearable, but time can heal your wounded heart (and colon) -

together, we'll get through this - we're here for ya buddy !

;-)
Posted 2/12/2014 2:25 PM (GMT 0)
Hey twiggs, I recommend Lily of the Desert Inner Filet Aloe Vera Juice 3oz 3x daily with water, before or away from meals.

I'm currently dousing the stuff as I'm in a flare again.
Posted 2/12/2014 2:42 PM (GMT 0)
Stereo that's great. When I run out of my brand I will hit up amazon to get a jug of that. Thanks. I have also read that Aloe vera juice inner leaf is an incredibly anti Candia. This may be why along with the Braggs as to why some do well with it. I have to ask and wonder if it can be that perhaps some of us is suffering from a systemic Candida infection that penetrated the colon. PK says Candida would be really hard to eradicate with one thing alone and one would have to follow a very strict anti candida diet. The more I read about Candida the more I am seeing how it very well can be all of my problems looking back even prior to DX. I am convinced it is my problem and can be why I had a 3 month remission med free summer in 2012. Trying to eat anti candida has got to be the hardest thing to do really.
Posted 2/14/2014 8:05 AM (GMT 0)
twiggs - I have suspected that candida began my UC symptoms. My story is a long one, but the short version is that I had fructose malabsorbtion for 11 years, then discovered a possible supplement that allowed me to eat sugar, then waaaaaay overdid it for a year and I think I sugar/carbed my body into UC. I have a family history of inflammatory diseases, but not actually UC anywhere.

So how do you do the enema? I read some enema "recipes" online for aloe, but they were all straight from the plant. Is the inner leaf juice safe to use? Do you mix it? How much do you use?
Posted 2/14/2014 9:07 PM (GMT 0)
Snoopydog, I use the inner leaf straight up. I was typing up everything and lost a whole post I was going to reply to you but will make it short and to the point.

I am doing amazing after 4 days of a very strict anti candida diet. The aloe is just one part of what I am doing and I am hitting it from all angles and the results have been amazing. I did this prior thinking that WOO would be enough to do the trick but it wasn't. I have to say also that I wasn't eating a complete anti candida diet also. I had been eating rice crackers and gluten free rice bread which are no no's. Long story short...I am on day 4 of only Meats, fish, greens, tea, fresh ginger, coconut oil, eggs, green olives. I drink aloe and use it as an enema daily. I do the enema after my main movement in the am. If I cant hold it like I couldn't on the first 2 days then I release after about 3 mins and then do another. Funny but on the 3rd day I did the enema and never went to the bathroom that day which was yesterday. I actually went this am at 7:40. I was amazed and had never gone that long. Not only was it a nice movement but it was really brown as compared to a mustard color before. It wasn't hard like I wanted but it came out slow and was all one piece but was still a bit soft. All in all it is a huge improvement in just a few 4 days. My gut is night and day quieter also with no gas or cramping. I have had to use a mesalamine enema every night and have not had one in 3 nights! and still produced the best movement in a long time.

I am also hitting the Candida from a lot of other angles but the diet part I believe is the hardest but most important here. I take the following daily. Multivitamin, b complex, d3 5000mg, 1200mg turmeric, Lysine, Garlicin and 3 drops of WOO from Greece in 1 teaspoon of EVOO and finally a UFCC 100 billion probiotic. I drink a lot of Camomile tea to which I either add coconut oil to or have fresh ginger. I will be getting my Braggs ASV soon and will start that also. IO plan on taking 2 tblsp x3 and then also perhaps 3 oz enema straight up.

 The thing I am reading about Candida in the colon is it hides in the crevices and is hard to get out so the enema is the perfect thing for that. It does help if the colitis is located in reach with an enema. All of the things I think are tremendous for getting rid of it but all will be less effective if you eat ANYTHING that your body thinks or converts to sugar.. So no Carbs at all or starches. Best to just eat fresh non processed meats, eggs, fish and greens. I am not sure how long I have to stick to that diet but I will as long as I am doing well on it.

Keep us updated as I will also

 

Posted 2/24/2014 2:37 PM (GMT 0)
UPDATE:

Still doing great. I started the Braggs ACV 4 days ago. I drink it 3 times a day with 2 teaspoons in seltzer water.. It has been 2 weeks today without the Mesalamine Enemas. I had a near perfect log this am which was about (quessing) 16" long. I ate a huge bowl of popcorn last night and survived. I was nervous and then had that nice movement this am which made me really happy. I have not done an Aloe enema or a ACV enema lately and do not plan on it as long as I am progressing without it. I do drink both daily. It seems that every day there are tiny steps in the right direction but today with the best of the best movements. All I can do is continue and see how it goes. Day to Day.

The diet is tough to follow but have been antiCandida for 2 weeks. I had that bowl of air popped popcorn last night to test the waters. I do not plan on doing that for a long while. I plan on sticking to the AntiCandida diet for another 2 weeks then will add in slowly some boiled red potatoes then fried in turmeric and EVOO and then soon after some sourdough bread which is (yeast free).

Best

 

Posted 11/15/2021 1:05 AM (GMT 0)
Gosh I know this is an old thread, but I am wondering how the enemas with fresh aloe leaf worked over time? How much leaf to water did you use? I am wanting to do this, but an internet search isn't helping out at all. This conversation here is the closest to any info I have been able to get. Cheers and thanks in advance if you see this and respond!
Posted 11/15/2021 10:20 PM (GMT 0)
Aloe did nothing for my UC, and I am very sensitive to mucus-forming polysaccharides in general. That includes the popular slippery elm, marshmallow root, etc. My UC is "damp type" so anything that increases moisture, like damp weather or damp food, makes my diarrhea worse. Dry/hot weather and food with low moisture content make my bowels feel great. It's probably the reason why aloe didn't help.
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