Aloe vera

Hello everyone. I was wondering if anyone has tried aloe vera gel orally to help with UC. I was on a health food store this weekend and the lady working there suggested I try it for UC. She said I would be a "happy camper" in 24 hours. I am skeptical. I haven't tried it yet. She said she has IBS, she didn't know the difference between IBS and IBD, and I wasn't about to give her a lesson on it, she already knew a lot (ha ha). She said I have to drink a cup of it every day, and I'd see results in 24 hours. We'll see. Just thought I'd ask. I'll let you all know. She also said it's really viscous, so I should mix it with water.
Jen
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I've been doing that for a while - well, what I do is I take a small glass (it looks like the size you'd get a gin and tonic in), put a scoop of chia seed in the bottom (which is meant to be good for you in general, but also boosts your fibre intake) the about a third of the way up with aloe vera gel, then the rest with fruit juice. Tastes fine, and it does seem to help. But the problem with so much that I try is that I'm always doing a lot of things at once, I couldn't tell you which helps and which doesn't, and I'm not about to start experimenting by seeing what induces a full-blown flare.

But, when I travel for work and I can't have my regular morning drink I think I do notice a significant difference. The extent to which it's the aloe v. the chia seed I can't tell you. It may just be that the travel puts an extra strain on me that my guts reacts to.

Very important is that statement on taking one with the aloin component removed. I took aloe pills for a few days (without it removed) and it made me start bleeding like crazy.