apple pectin

I don't use apple pectin, per se, but I do eat an apple pretty much every day. Butyrate, a short chain fatty acid found in apples, has been shown to prevent colon cancer & reduce inflammatory response in the colon. It's actually a natural TNF blocker! Plus I like apples a lot, they don't bother me (I do peel them), & they're a great source of soluble fiber. Go for it! Also- good deal on the remission status! Remicade has been good to you, no?

I eat an apple everyday...if you eat it with the skin on you'll get both the soluble and insoluble fibre benefits from it.

:)

Has anyone used it in supplement form?

I'm fructose intolerant; my digestive system doesn't handle apples too well. Once a year in the fall, I go to Apple Hill and eat some homemade apple goodies. Very tasty.

well, i do not cope well with aples :) even in remission and no matter if i peel them or not.
gas is the first issue that appears.

sometimes i made myself some apple pie with almonds flour - SCD style. It seems that cooked are better handled. Strange, because i do not do well with apple compote too... But i do this only once every two weeks.

pectins are considered pre-biotics - the problem with them is that they can feed also the good bacteria and the bad ones too.

if you will find out that you can't handle apple i suggest carrots - they also contains pectins.

Eva Lou said...
I don't use apple pectin, per se, but I do eat an apple pretty much every day. Butyrate, a short chain fatty acid found in apples, has been shown to prevent colon cancer & reduce inflammatory response in the colon. It's actually a natural TNF blocker! Plus I like apples a lot, they don't bother me (I do peel them), & they're a great source of soluble fiber. Go for it! Also- good deal on the remission status! Remicade has been good to you, no?

I think I will eat an apple day too, but apples do not 'contain' butyrate.

"The only direct source in the diet is from butter, which contains 3% butyrate"

www.diagnose-me.com/treat/T242586.html

Glad you posted this, here is how it works:

"A recent study in California found low doses of freeze-dried grape powder could inhibit the development of colorectal cancer thanks to the polyphenol resveratrol and synergistic effects between the grape compounds. The study Faecal slurry from healthy individuals was fermented with apple constituents, such as apple pectin and apple juice extracts that were high in polyphenols. The samples that were fermented with pectin were rich in butyrate and the scientists concluded that this assisted in colon health because of its effect on histone deacetylases (HDAC). When the butyrate content was high, HDAC was inhibited. With slower production of HDAC, there would be significantly less growth of precancerous and tumour cells."

supplementspot.com/health/library/apple-pectin-helps-prevent-colon-cancers/

So as long as your slurry is fermenting properly ( big if for UC'ers with rapid transit times ) then this clearly wards off cancer.

Here's wishing the best to Dakota Girl; I miss her on the forum. Sherry said a while back that DG was involved with a project raising pups to become helpers for the handicapped. RE pectin: blueberries have a lot of it. / Old Hat (30 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)