Turmeric Success

Guys, I lurked on this site in my darkest days and searched the internet front to back. I was diagnosed with UC over 6 years ago, mild to moderate range is what I was told by my doctor. But nasty, typical UC symptoms nonetheless. Early on after diagnosis, I found relief using Colazal. Eventually, that relief went away and I found very good relief from Prednisone. I played the game of going back on to Colazal for a few months until it stopped working and then back on Prednisone. Colazal seemed to work less and less over time. Eventually, I tried Asacol with zero success. I was going on Prednisone too often, so the Doctor wanted me to try Imuran. I really was at wits end and did not want more drugs. I was suffering and my symptoms were as bad as ever with the Colazal and Asacol doing nothing. I had tried a few natural options, without much success. I did start making my own yogurt a few months earlier which I feel like it may have helped a little but just a very slight noticeable difference. 2 days after stopping all drugs, symptoms in full swing, I tried Turmeric. I settled on real turmeric (not supplements) with 4-5% curcumin. 1 tsp Turmeric, Mixed with warm water, 15+ turns ground pepper, and 1 tsp olive oil and slam it down. I did it 2 times that day. I kid you not, the very next day my symptoms were gone. I have had no symptoms for 3 years now since that day. I have reduced my turmeric drink to one time daily but almost never miss a day. For some reason, I still believe the home made yogurt is helping in this process so I continue to eat that daily. But it was the Turmeric that turned off the symptoms literally over night.

I apologize for not passing along this information sooner. I have meant to post for some time, but I wanted to be sure of the success and then life got busy. I learned a lot lurking on this site (and many others) so I wanted to at least post this in case it helps someone. Good luck to everyone.

I've been making a turmeric paste and having that each morning.

turmeric
coconut oil
honey
ground pepper

I never measured---just make enough for a week and keep in cupboard.

I'm too far gone for any supplement to work since now I'm blessed with CD but I figure it can't hurt.

That's awesome news! May you have remission that lasts forever.

See the above paper in my first post.
Turmeric/curcium is fat soluble, the pepper makes it more bio available.
The fat may protect it in the stomach and allow it to get to the small intestine.

Another possible is turmeric extract where it is not pure curcumin but the other curcuminoids.
Harder to find and somewhat more expensive.
Like this stuff also called C 3 curcuminoids. Dr's Best,there are other brands cheaper.

But of course turmeric powder is cheaper yet,and may have other compounds
that work.
Bio avalability will also be increased with heat.
Old Mike

Post Edited (Old Mike) : 1/5/2017 11:42:41 AM (GMT-7)

To the OP, congrats on your steady remission. What brand did you use? I am not familiar with turmeric other than glancing at a few previous posts from others so as much description as possible would be helpful. I don't know how to go about buying it. Thanks for passing the info along.

Curcumin Meriva works great for me and is supposedly much more bioavailable than the C3/piperine varieties. In previous posts I have seen a few people mention they didn't do well with the piperine and that was the case for me too.

So do you shred your own turmeric from the item itself? Do you see it having a similar effect as just cutting off a slice and chewing and chasing it down with a cup of the water/oil/pepper?

I do not shred nor cut my own turmeric root. In fact, I have never bought actual turmeric root. I buy the ground turmeric. That said, I would guess the real root probably is very good for you, I am just a bit lazy and the pre-ground stuff is working.

Turmeric works well for me too.

I also take slippery elm powder (a teaspoon mixed with luke warm water - I add a little cold water first to stop it from congealing).

I'm still on Humira, but it didn't bring me into remission on its own.

Uniform Charlie said...
What is the difference between turmeric and curcumin?

Curcumin is one of the active ingredients of turmeric. It also gives turmeric its yellow colour.

Personally I've been taking Turmeric Xtra capsules and they seem to be working well for me as part of my regime.

This blog suggests some studies have found whole turmeric is more effective than curcumin on its own.
http://blog.naturalhealthyconcepts.com/2013/08/02/turmeric-or-curcumin-whats-the-difference-which-should-i-take/

Post Edited (UCyousee) : 1/9/2017 4:53:13 PM (GMT-7)

Old Mike, that stinks on the bruising and blood thinning. That is definitely a risk with Turmeric. I think I notice cuts bleeding more and longer but so far they still heal fine, and no random bruising. I sometimes wonder if my home made yogurt 'set the stage' for the Turmeric, at least on me. I'll never know for sure. The one thing I can say is there was something about the yogurt, presumably the probiotics, that made me feel slightly better. But it never turned my symptoms off as I had hoped. But I was eating my yogurt daily for 4 months before that day I started the Turmeric drink. So many variables, and we are all different. Good luck sir. Anyone battling UC, I feel for you.

UC Fight On - Do you filter the mixture after you mix it? Or down it as it is?
Cheers.

I find that if I already have bowel bleeding, turmeric makes it 10x worse, but if the bleeding has stopped and there is lingering inflammation, turmeric pushes it over the edge into remission.

I have never found any product that works better than organic raw turmeric powder put into gel caps with a bit of black pepper. Everything else seems like a gimmick.

Reporting my method of using turmeric.

First, I didn't notice day and night benefit like OP. I am already in remission but I get migraines often (although reduced a lot). Advil is the only thing that works. All of us know, advil isn't a great option. So started using Turmeric.

I get fresh turmeric root from health food store. Wash it well, even with dish soap sometimes and dry out using a paper towel. I grate that turmeric with some ginger in a food processor. Fill up a mason jar with grated stuff. Fill it up with 90-100 proof vodka to cover everything. Leave it in the dark for a couple of weeks, stirring occasionally.

After that period, filter through a coffee filter, leave it filtering overnight in a cool place (not in the fridge). Take the filtrate, add a couple of tsp of ground black paper, the same amount as filtrate extra virgin olive oil and a tbsp of Quercetin. Fill up a dispensing style glass bottle, put a dosing cap and store in the fridge.

At the time of taking it, shake the bottle and take 5ml out using a syringe.

Be super careful with the process, the stains are almost impossible to remove.

Anybody knows a good + cheaper source of buchner style funnel? Seriously considering it for future extractions.